Next speaker. I want to make sure they have their full allotted time to deliver their talk and give a little time at the end for q a as well. And im very pleased to introduce doug to wayne hsieh, who is serving currently on the civilian faculty at the Us Naval Academy as an associate of history and hsieh is an expert in many of the military history of the civil war. His publications include the book west pointers and the civil war, which is a study of how west point as an institution shaped the us army before the civil war and during the war as well. Hes also coauthor of another book, which i often find myself recommending to people who are looking for a really insightful overview of the military history of the civil war. And that book is called a savage war military history of the civil war. So check that one out. If youre as well. Today, hes to speak to us about observation and and signals from first bull run to the Overland Campaign. Welcome to virginia tech. All all right thanks so
Next speaker. I want to make sure they have their full allotted time to deliver their talk and give a little time at the end for q a as well. And im very pleased to introduce doug to wayne hsieh, who is serving currently on the civilian faculty at the Us Naval Academy as an associate of history and hsieh is an expert in many of the military history of the civil war. His publications include the book west pointers and the civil war, which is a study of how west point as an institution shaped the us army before the civil war and during the war as well. Hes also coauthor of another book, which i often find myself recommending to people who are looking for a really insightful overview of the military history of the civil war. And that book is called a savage war military history of the civil war. So check that one out. If youre as well. Today, hes to speak to us about observation and and signals from first bull run to the Overland Campaign. Welcome to virginia tech. All all right thanks so
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