Hello. We are here at the seminole nation museum, located in the capital of the seminole nation, wewoka, oklahoma. What we have here today are different exhibits that portray the history of the people. We were separated from our original homes in florida. I am the twin chief. I am the assistant chief of the seminole nation of oklahoma. I came into office in 213. This is 219. In in my second term. I have two more years. I think many tribes in america, the seminole are of interest in part of that interest is the defiance the seminole put up during the conflicts and earlier history to not be defeated. The only tribe in American History to never surrender. The war is being fought against them. I think International People know who the seminoles are, but all tribes have a great story to tell and have such a beautiful heritage, culture and history to share. The seminoles in this museum would be pleased for anyone to visit. They have a Library Research center here. All of these things if you
Our final speaker this morning is brian dirck. Brian is a professor of history at Anderson University in indiana. He is the author of numerous books on Abraham Lincoln including lincoln and davis, imagining america, lincoln the lawyer, lincoln and the constitution, Abraham Lincoln and White America and lincoln and indiana. His subjects probed some of the most interesting and relevant topics in lincolns life and he has won awards for his work including one from the new york civil war roundtable. He recently had the opportunity to travel to seoul, where he addressed the korean Abraham Lincoln society. I know i would like to hear more about that. [laughter] how can i get on the gravy train . [laughter] today, he will talk to us about Abraham Lincoln and death which was published earlier this year. A review at civil war monitor states students of the 16th president will want to add this concise, thoughtprovoking and sensitively written volume to their bookshelves created please join me in
Nonfiction become award from the mississippi utah letters. S and he has a book out and you can our bookstore at battlefield center. Introduce to dr. Timothy smith. [applause] i appreciate the opportunity to here. I have always heard about the time. And this is my first i heard how nice it was and im a believer now. A great place here and i appreciate the invitation to here. We will truck about the western talk about ing to vicksburg, Champion Hill. To vicksburg . Been how many to Champion Hill . Not as many. A good number. Champion hill is one of those fields and watching the news and listen to the Civil War Trust they tlefield are doing a lot of work there. The state of mississippi just several Hundred Acres to the National Park a unit of the Vicksburg National Military Park going on this at Champion Hill. We will talk about that battle the larger r, Vicksburg Campaign just a little bit. A power point either. Im a little bit old fashioned. Do have a map of Champion Hill that we will t
Books and letters. You can buy a copy in our bookstore. I am pleased to introduce dr. Timothy smith. [applause] thank you. Appreciate that. Appreciate the opportunity to be here. This is my first time to be here. I am a believer now. Ou have got a great place here we are going to talk about the western theater here. Vicksburg, Champion Hill. How many of you have been to vicksburg . I figured that. A good number of you. Champion hill is one of those great battlefields, if you have been watching the news, listening to the American Battlefield trust, they are doing a lot of work there. The state of mississippi has just turned over several Hundred Acres to the national park. Ervice a lot going on at Champion Hill. We are going to talk about that battle in particular. The larger Vicksburg Campaign just a little bit. I do not have powerpoint either. I am a little oldfashioned. We do have a map, which we will talk about a little bit. I tend to go overboard when i do powerpoint and completely
Passion, and redemption of Stonewall Jackson and empire of the summer moon, a finalist for the National Book critics circle award. Sam spent most of his career as a journalist including national correspondence, Senior Editor with time, executive editor of texas monthly. Delighted to have you here this evening to discuss your latest book hymns of the republic, the story the final years of the American Civil War and to my immediate right is donald miller, the author of several New York Times bestsellers including masters of the air, americas bomber always who filed the air war against nazi germany, which is being developed as a miniseries produced by Steven Spielberg and tom hanks, the closest i have ever gotten to meeting those guys. He previously worked as a consultant for the hbo series pacific and contributed to several episodes of american experience. Doctor miller received a phd from the university of maryland. We say lafayette. Where he don is the john Harry Mccracken in lafayette