By the Gettysburg College civil war institute. Big thank you mr. Carmichael. I am also of says i am a director of the civil war institute. It is my pleasure this afternoon to introduce Elizabeth Van lew who is the associate director for civil war history. Awesome williams professor of American History at the university of virginia. Thankfully, she is not a hockey buff. At least i do not believe she is. Oh gosh, she said go caps. What has happened to American Sports . I do not know. I never thought in a civil war conference people would be dying about hockey, but such is life. Elizabeth is a published scholar. We need to be counted, white women. Published by the university of the North Carolina press 1998. This union which is one of my favorite overviews of the political crisis of the 18 fifties. It is quite good. Published by the university of North Carolina press. Victory, defeat, and freedom at the end of the civil war, published by oxford. It is an outstanding book. It is a way to l
War history. All at the university of virginia. Thankfully, shes not a hockey buff. I dont believe she is. She said, go caps. What has happened to the American Sports scene . I dont know. I never thought in a civil war conference people would be jawing about hockey. Such is life. A very accomplished scholar. Shes published a number of books, including we mean to be counted, white women and the politics in antebellum virginia. This union, one of my favorite overviews of the 1850s. Published by university of North Carolina press. Victory, defeat and freedom at the end of the civil war, published by oxford. Its an outstanding book. Its a way to look beyond the surrender proceedings and material culture, visual culture. How it resided in american memory. Its outstanding. I cant say enough good things about it. Today, subject of her talk, she published true story of Elizabeth Van lew, a union agent in the heart of the confederacy. [ applause ] i bring you greetings from virginia and im deli
Administration with a concentration on American History from shepherd university. Keith has also served in the United States air force and the Air National Guard for 40 years and recently retired as a colonel with the 167th airlift wing. He lives with his wife cindy in martinsberg, west virginia. Please join me in welcoming keith as he talked about the battle of antietam from the perspective of the soldiers that experienced it firsthand. [ applause ] thank you, kevin. It is great to be with you. I certainly had a very enjoyable drive down here. This is some beautiful country. So what im going to do this evening, the mayor talked about perspective and what im going to share with you are actually two perspectives on the battle of antietam. Since im the opening speaker for three days of antietam information, we thought, kevin and i talked before we came down, it might be good to have a general overview of the maryland campaign. Im going to do a broad brush stroke to have some perspective
Van lew was published by Oxford University in 2003 and 13 prizes including the library of virginias peoples choice awards. She will speak to us about her new book, armies of deliverance which was published earlier this year by oxford. A review in the wall street holzer calledold the book a highly original and sweeping new study. I had the good fortune to hear liz speak on the subject a few weeks ago in hampton roads, virginia and im so glad we could have her here to speak to us. Please join me in welcoming elizabeth varon. [applause] can everyone hear me . Good. In his first time were message to congress delivered july 4, 1861 Abraham Lincoln casts secession as the work of a small band of conspirators who had duped and cowed the south into submission. After drugging the public mind of their section for more than 30 years as lincoln put it, relied on coercion to bring many good men to a willingness to take up arms against the government. Theres much reason to believe, leggett speculated
At the university of virginia. She is the author of five books that probe important issues related to the sectional conflict from the American Revolution to the civil war. The trueful graffiti story of Elizabeth Van lew, a union agent in the heart of the confederacy was published in three prizes. Today, she will speak to us about her new book armies of deliverance a new history of the civil war, which was bylished earlier this year oxford. A review by some guy named Harold Holzer maybe some of you have heard of him called this a highly interesting new study. I am so glad we could have her here today at the forum to speak to us. Welcomingn me in elizabeth varon. [applause] prof. Varon all right. Can everyone hear me . Good. Yes. All right. In his first wartime message to congress delivered on child july 4, 1851, Abraham Lincoln cast secession as the work of a small band of conspirators who had duped in Calgary South into submission. The southnd cowed into submission. Relied on in had ge