Fixbering campaign. He discusses how the leadership contributed to a victory. This event was part of historical parks small battles big results symposium. Weve got a great speech for our second session this morning. Dr. Timothy r. Smith is a veteran of the park service and currently teaches history at the university of tennessee at martin. In addition to numerous articles and essays hes the author and editor and coeditor of 18 books including Champion Hill, the decisive battle of vicksburg. His book comes out this fall and actually is now out, and you can buy a copy of it out at our bookstore at battlefield center. So im pleased to introduce dr. Timothy smith. [ applause ] thank you. Appreciate that. Appreciate the opportunity to be here. Ive always heard about it and its my first time to be here. Ive always heard about it and how nice it was and im a believer now. I believe you. Youve got a great place here and appreciate the invitation to be here. Were going to talk about the western
Nonfiction become award from the mississippi utah letters. S and he has a book out and you can our bookstore at battlefield center. Introduce to dr. Timothy smith. [applause] i appreciate the opportunity to here. I have always heard about the time. And this is my first i heard how nice it was and im a believer now. A great place here and i appreciate the invitation to here. We will truck about the western talk about ing to vicksburg, Champion Hill. To vicksburg . Been how many to Champion Hill . Not as many. A good number. Champion hill is one of those fields and watching the news and listen to the Civil War Trust they tlefield are doing a lot of work there. The state of mississippi just several Hundred Acres to the National Park a unit of the Vicksburg National Military Park going on this at Champion Hill. We will talk about that battle the larger r, Vicksburg Campaign just a little bit. A power point either. Im a little bit old fashioned. Do have a map of Champion Hill that we will t
And now live from the mississippi book festival a panel of writers from the heritage of mississippi series. Good morning everyone. Thank you for coming to the panel. Im Chris Goodwin. Welcome to the heritage of mississippi series panel. Katie blunt is the director of the Mississippi Department and a longtime member of the Mississippi Historical society. Two of the groups are responsible for the series she will moderate this penal. Thank you very much. Pleased to be here. I want to begin by recognizing our sponsors. Thank you very much for making this panel possible. I want to thank you all for joining us here in the state capital we are very proud of this building in it was recently designated a National Historic landmark. Its very appropriate in our bicentennial year. Im pleased to host this discussion about the heritage of mississippi series which was also a by centennial initiative. The series will cover the mississippi history in 17 volumes. Seven of them have already been publishe
Im chris goodwin. Welcome to the heritage of mississippi series panel. Katie blunt is the director of the Mississippi Department and a longtime member of the Mississippi Historical society. Two of the groups are responsible for the series she will moderate this penal. Thank you very much. Pleased to be here. I want to begin by recognizing our sponsors. Thank you very much for making this panel possible. I want to thank you all for joining us here in the state capital we are very proud of this building in it was recently designated a National Historic landmark. Its very appropriate in our bicentennial year. Im pleased to host this discussion about the heritage of mississippi series which was also a by centennial initiative. The series will cover the mississippi history in 17 volumes. Seven of them have already been published and there are seven scholars working in their fingers to the bone on the next volume and then a few yet to be signed. The series as i said it is meant to cover the
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