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His book on the raid comes out, it is now out and you can buy a copy of it at our bookstore. Im pleased to introduce dr. Timothy smith. Thank you, i appreciate the chance to be here. I have always heard about pamplin park, and it is great here. Were going to talk about the western theater today. Vicksburg, how many of you have been to vicksburg. She o he is one of the great battlefields, listening to the civil war American Trust now, you know theyre doing a lot of work down there. They turned over nearly several hundred acres. So there is a lot going down at Champion Hill. So were going to talk about that battle in particular, the larger Vicksburg Campaign. And i do not have a power point either. Im a little old fashioned. We have a map of Champion Hill which we w ....
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. ....
best generals that each side had. i think this campaign has been more misunderstood, more misinterpreted than maybe any other campaign in the civil war. i think the reason is because of expectations. today in politics you would see, a presidential campaign or primary campaign going on. several candidates are seeking the nomination of one of the parties. they. or coming up on one of the nominating primaries the state primaries typically you ll hear some politicians say, if i finish in the top three than that will be a win. if i could finish in the top three than i would be happy or something like that. of course trying to manage expectations. if he does that successfully and of people in the press so forth by it, top three finishes a win for him. if you finishes number two, and that s great! he exceeded expectations. but, on the other hand, if he doesn t bother to manage expectations or if he is not successful at it, people don t buy it, then he finishes second then oh ....
Sit through one navy talk, but im sure you are. Enjoy it. My friend. Oh, now, chaplain, its good to talk about charleston in 1863. And neal, first analyzes and researching Naval Operations. There are civil war. He was born and raised in new orleans and spent nine years as a u. S. Navy Surface Warfare officer. So he knows wherever he speaks, both in active duty and in the reserves. Neal is a graduate of the university of new orleans. The university of houston, and the university of louisiana. Monroe. He lives in the greater houston area, teaching both lone star college, north harris and coral. Once you senior high school, he is the author of defending the arteries of rebellion confederate Naval Operations in the Mississippi River valley, 1861 1865, and front ....