Good evening, [inaudible] [applause] to introduce our speaker for this evening who will tell you, Leeanna Keith teaches history at the Collegiate School for boys in new york city. She is the author of the colfax massacre. [inaudible] [inaudible] please join me in welcoming Leeanna Keith. [applause] thank you everybody. Forgive me for remaining seated. Im going to tell you what happened to me. I know you want to know how i broke my legs. They sideswiped me. I feel very lucky to be here at all. Now im going to tell you a story about the civil war and afterwards all i can remember is on the lady who a [laughter] what can i say, thats my story. Ive been traveling and one thing about my book is theres a lot of local history and their s, stories that happen in different places. This is not where much of the action takes place. Seeing how about how to organize this talk make me recognize a certain pattern to the geography of the civil war and the whole radical movement. Which in my story get
Tonights presentation please join me in thanking them. [applause] and now to introduce our speaker for this evening who will tell you, Leeanna Keith is at the Collegiate School for boys in your city she is author of the untold story of the glass tower and most recently present article of the civil war the publication had this to say, sense of detailed accounts radicals and republicans at the roots for the civil rights movement. And socalled radical republicans. [inaudible] mainstream american and during the civil war. Please join me in welcoming Leeanna Keith. Cement thanks everybody to please forgive me for remaining seated. I just wanted tell you what happened to me i know you you want to hide broke my leg, which is a cement mixer pulled up beside me and sideswipe me and so i feel very lucky to be here at all. And i will be fine. So now im going to tell you the story about the civil war and after words all youre going to remember is i am that lady got hit by the symmetric. [laughter]
Has been misunderstood and often times overstated for the destruction caused. Pamplin historical park in virginia hosted this hourlong talk. We have a great speaker coming up. Rubin. E sarah focus on the American Civil War, u. S. South, 19thcentury america, she coauthored the valley of the shadow, the eve of war, which won a prize for the best digital project on the American Civil War and American Civil War history, and the James Harvey Robinson prize. Very pleased to introduce dr. Anne sarah rubin. Rubin inc. You very much. ,ou have all been so welcoming and it has been a treat to be here with some of my civil war sisters. What has been great about this weekend is the range of talks you are hearing represents the variety of work that women are doing in this field. For me, i worked on shermans march for about a dozen years, nine years on through the heart of dixie, which has a companion website, and another three on a project that really fortuitously fell into my lap just as through th
In america, which explains the war the way americans remembered shermans march was published in 2014. And that is the subject of her talk today. Her first book, the rise and fall of the confederacy, 198611 868 won the 2006 craven book prize. Valley ofhored the the shadow that won the first eve lincoln prize for the best digital project in the American Civil War history. And James Harvey Robinson prize. Im very pleased to introduce dr. Anne sarah rubin. [applause] dr. Rubin thank you so much. And everyone here at pamplin. It has been a real treat to be here with some of my civil war sisters. And i think that what has been great about this week, weekend, rather is that the range of talks you are hearing really represents a variety of work that women are doing in this field. As for me, i worked on shermans march for actually about a dozen years. Nine eyears on throug the heart of dixie that has a companion website at shermans march. Org. And another project that fell into my lap just as t
up next, the best selling historical novelist jeff shaara focuses on the latter half of the civil war involving sherman and the end of the civil war. he argues against the depiction of sherman is a villain and talks about how slaves reacted to his military victory. the smithsonian associates posted this 90 minute event. . good evening everyone. can everyone hear me well? good. i am mary maclachlan, you program coroner with the smithsonian associates and i would like to welcome all of you tonight to what promises to be a stimulating program on the union general, william t sherman s marched to the city. before we begin and i announce our speaker, would like to remind everyone to check their cell phones and make sure they are turned off. and also remind everyone that photos are prohibited during these programs. lastly, we are delighted to have c-span history channel filming tonight program. jeff shaara will take questions at the end of the program and we have microphone so w