I have known our next speaker for quite some time. I remember probably decade or so ago sitting on a bus going from Gettysburg College to the shenandoah, talking about next projects, our i have no now next speaker for quite some time. Remember probably a decade or so ago sitting on a bus, going from Gettysburg College to the Shenandoah Valley talking about next projects. Our next speaker has been a great friend of me and the institute, and a great supporter of our journal of the Central Valley during the civil war era. So, it gives me great pleasure to introduce Brian Matthew jordan. Brian is associate professor of Civil War History and chair of the department of history at sam houston state university. Hes the author or editor of six books on the civil war era, including marching home, Union Veterans and their unending civil war, which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in history in 2016. His more than 100 reviews, articles, have appeared in scholarly journals, and in volumes and
I have known our next speaker for quite some time. I remember probably decade or so ago sitting on a bus going from Gettysburg College to the shenandoah, talking about next projects, our next speaker has been a great friend of me and institute and a great supporter of our journal of the Shenandoah Valley during the civil era. So it gives me great pleasure to introduce Brian Matthew jordan. Bryant is associate professor of Civil War History and chair of the department of history i have known our next speaker for some time. I remember getting on a bus. It gives me great pleasure to introduce Brian Matthew jordan. Brian is associate professor and chair of the department of history at sam houston state university. He is the author or editor of six books on the civil war era, including marching home, Union Veterans, and their unending civil war, which was a Pulitzer Prize nominee in 2016. His reviews of articles and essays have appeared in general volumes and popular magazines. Please join
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