his books include the last citadel, as he referred to, covering the entire think you should work, like men of war, history of black truth and the civil war reflected by the university of kansas press be on the lookout for that. gettysburg processing of courage, testing of history, iconic valor in seventh storm, history of sherman s march in georgia. he s also offered short biography of robert e lee from robbery free lessons in leadership. as part of general series edited by general wesley. the end of the cap smithsonian focusing on and give noah and andre caputo a warm welcome. [applause] all right. start at page one, andy. it is a real honor to share time with the group of historians as i understand by your quote. it is a privilege to speak to a group whose knowledge about the civil war is only matched by their curiosity to learn more. i want to draw some distinctions right off the bat my colleagues i am guessing representing awful entertaining looks for things that happen
he became a successful entrepreneur and venture capitalist after the war. he is the author of fearful odds: a memoir of vietnam and its aftermath his remarks at the society of the cincinnati in washington dc are about five minutes. thank you for coming out on this almost went to reignite. i am emily parsons. i am delighted to welcome you to the headquarters of the society and its american revolution institute. it promotes knowledge and information. the filling the aim of the continental army officers who founded the society in 1783. to achieve this goal, the institute supports advanced these, provides resources to teachers and students, advocates for battlefield preservation, and presents public programs like this one. tonight program also not just on the week of veterans day, but on a poignant and diversity for our society. 50 years ago today, a young number of the virginia society named robert charles lawrence ferguson. died of wounds he sustained in vietnam. for the last
who fought the bloody angle. he came out with his dog and we spend an afternoon walking the field and talking about civil war history in graduate school. one of the best if not one of the best decisions next ameren my wife. i decided to study under him. it was not always easy. it was not always smooth. we had disagreements. i think he s misguided about some things. he doesn t think there has been any good music after 1980. clearly wrong. [laughter] and also sometimes his use of evidence is somewhat questionable. for some time he has maintained that a book that he let me borrow, i returned it. he claims there is a copy stain on it. he treasures his books and i understand that but the problem with this charge is that i don t drink coffee. [laughter] in the face of evidence he maintains that i damaged his book, a serious crime for dr. gallagher. the opportunity to be at his seminar was as you can imagine eye-opening. so that he impressed was to master the history auger fee, to a
welcome to our final program. gary gallagher of the university of virginia. most of your familiar with his works. he has been prolific, writing about confederate history. he has 100 articles as well as numerous book titles. some of my personal favorites, confederate war, union war. many books have had a profound impact on the field. i am a student of dr. gallagher s. in 1988, i was a historian at spotsylvania. he published earlier a biography who fought the bloody angle. he came out with his dog and we spend an afternoon walking the field and talking about civil war history in graduate school. one of the best if not one of the best decisions next ameren my wife. i decided to study under him. it was not always easy. it was not always smooth. we had disagreements. i think he s misguided about some things. he doesn t think there has been any good music after 1980. clearly wrong. [laughter] and also sometimes his use of evidence is somewhat questionable. for some time he has m
peter: good afternoon. i am the director of the institute. it is my pleasure to invite aaron sheehan-dean, the professor of southern studies at lsu. he is professor of southern history as well as civil war and published a number of scholarly works, including a monograph on a book published by the university of virginia. he has done a number of things as well as the editor with myself for civil war america which is published by unc. aaron came to cwi in 2013. this is your third year at lsu. we will have to note if there s a change in his accent. do you have a cajun accent now? he is shaking his head no. he will speak on the war in 1865. welcome aaron sheehan-dean. [applause] aaron: thank you, pete. i have not developed an accent. the giveaway is i talk too fast. people know that i am a yankee. my students in particular i will do my best to speak slowly. i do cook jambalaya. native in that regard of the food of baton rouge. i would like to thank you for the opportunity to sta