program, katrina quinn, who, along with all these panelists, is working on a book called the soldier in the civil war press. ms. quinn: thank you, dr. sachsman. i am excited to be here this morning with my colleagues to talk about how the civil war press commemorated the civil war soldier. harris casey, from frog hail, alabama left his family farm to in the fall of 1861 to fight for the confederacy. his unit was known as the cherokee rangers, and they would see action in major engagements such as murphreesboro. like 95,000 other soldiers of the confederacy and 110,000 soldiers of the union, harris met his fate on the battlefield. but unlike many soldiers cut down in battle, somehow harris was brought back to his family home, and this is where he is buried, on his family s land, the very place he ran and played as a child. 700 miles away, jonathan colegrove, from the banks of potato creek in pennsylvania, also left his family farm in the fall of 1861. his unit, the pennsylva
conservation, and museums and the chief curator at the colonial williamsburg foundation. pastverseas williamsburg curatorial operation, educational conferences, conservation initiatives, and museum operations, including direction of the abbey altar to museum.ler it goes without saying that ron plays a significant leadership role at williamsburg, directing initiatives across the foundation and importantly expanding decorative arts research with a focus on the material culture produced and consumed within the american south. staff isorial particularly thrilled to welcome ron to charleston this evening. over the last five years, our and colleagues at colonial williamsburg have developed a partnership that stem from the enthusiasm, guidance, and encouragement provided by ron, and the visible side of this collaboration is a groundbreaking new exhibit at the colonial williamsburg foundation, curated by ron and margaret richard, which we will hear more about this evening. what began
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