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Museum of the Civil War Soldier located near petersburg, virginia. He previously served as the first president of the association for the preservation of civil war sites from 1990 to 1994, an early version of what today we know as the American Battlefield trust. Hes also spent time as a historian including local fredericksburg in spotsylvania. Hes also served in other capacities. Dedicated researcher, a prolific writer, he has published more than 20 works on the civil war, on stonewall jackson, st. Petersburg, virginia, 1861 to 1865, and my favorite, the final battles of the petersburg campaign. His latest book, a campaign of giant is certainly a mustread a campaign of giants is certainly a must read for all civil war enthusiasts. I was fortunate enough to have an opportunity to do the maps for buck. I said, you know what . Youre doing good work and he gave me an opp ....
Colleagues with emerging civil war, welcome to spotsylvania. Its a great location to be because you cant turn around without tripping over civil war history. Its a pleasure to welcome you to spotsylvania county, what is literally the bloodiest ground in america. Few days over the next we will have the opportunity to commemorate and recognize some of those stories and some of the legacies. The theme this year is civil war legacy. Im proud to be presenting for you a fabulous lineup of speakers over the next day and a half, and excellent to her on sundaymorning tour on morning. Kicking things off for us is our keynote speaker, dana shoaf from civil war magazine. For generations of people it has served as the single most influential and accessible points in civil war history. Been there for 16 years, he has been editor for 7, and he has left some complementary copies for us upstairs. Thanks to dana for bringing some of his work to us. I want to ask about coming down here to speak as part o ....
U. S. Army Educational Center and the entire staff of the u. S. Army heritage and Educational Center, and the u. S. Army war college, welcome to the third lecture of our series. The u. S. Army war college sponsors the series to provide an historical dimension to the exercise of generalship, strategic leadership, and war fighting institutions of power. We would like to extend a warm thank you to the Army HeritageCenter Foundation for their support and everything we do. Please be aware that the book for tonight is on sale in the gift shop, and we will have a book signing directly after the lecture. All proceeds go to the foundation to support the growth of the Army Heritage and education center. Our spe ....
Minds of each commanding general. He argues that the siege was unique in military history and discusses how the conflict brought about the end of the war. This talk is about an hour. Ladies and gentlemen, on behalf of the director of the u. S. Army Educational Center and the entire staff of the u. S. Army heritage and Educational Center, and the u. S. Army war college, welcome to the third lecture of our series. The u. S. Army war college sponsors the series to provide an historical dimension to the exercise of generalship, strategic leadership, and war fighting institutions of power. We would like to extend a warm thank you to the Army HeritageCenter Foundation for their support and everything we do. Please be aware that the book for tonight is on sale i ....
Strategic leadership, and war fighting institutions of power. We would like to extend a warm thank you to the Army HeritageCenter Foundation for their support and everything we do. Please be aware that the book for tonight is on sale in the gift shop, and we will have a book signing directly after the lecture. All proceeds go to the foundation to support the growth of the Army Heritage and education center. Our speaker is dr. Richard somers. He is a native of indiana and obtained his bachelors degree in history from the Carleton College in northfield, minnesota. He earned his doctorate in history at Rice University in 1970. The u. S. Army employed him right here at carlisle barracks, making him the last ch ....