War, is the war in 1864. Good morning. If you could all take a seat, please. I am pete carmichael, professor of history here at gettysburg college. I am also the director of the civil war institute. It is my pleasure this morning to introduce brooks simpson, the Asu Foundation professor of history at Arizona State university. He is a historian of 19th century america. The american presidency as well as the civil war and reconstruction. He has written extensively about ulysses s. Grant. He is the author of let us have peace . S grant and the politics of reconstruction, released in 1991. He is also the author of u. S. Grant triumph over adversity. That earned distinction as a New York Times notable book of the year. Just recently, he has published and edited a boeing by the library of america a volume by the library of america, voices of the civil war. Sharesy brooks Stephen Brooks shares. He has given talks focusing on the war and the east and we know he is a superb battlefield guide. M
Every night. [laughter] in this photograph, there is no risk of his work falling by the wayside. For freeman was the bag or the biographer and wrote for albums on robert e lee. He did three volumes on the army of Northern Virginia entitled these lieutenants. All good work beautifully written. Tohad froze that is equal british cadence. He did great original research. He was very much enamored with the general. He admitted to this. Every morning as he walked to work, he would salute the statue of robert e lee in richmond. Thats a little odd but nonetheless, he had great admiration for the general. And he was a professional historian. Freeman grew up in virginia. His undergraduate at university of richmond and went on to Johns Hopkins where he got his phd. Did not enter the academy. He decides to work for a living was a journalist with two different papers in richmond. His historical output alone is amazing. This should remind you of our conversation with Gordon Wright yesterday who has a
By the wayside. At a had the realization recent book signing in which i did not have to strain my eyes very much to see the end of the line. People made their way up. ,he guy said to his wife, honey this is the author of the book i have been reading every evening. And she said, oh, the book you follow sleep to every night . [laughter] the person this photograph, Douglas Southall freeman, there is no risk of his work falling by the wayside. He wasnt gotten for of her robert e. Lee and wrote 4 volumes on how polish and the 1930s and he received a political price. E lee in the 1930s and he received a pulitzer prize. All of his work is beautifully written. Equal to bruce cattons. He did incredible research. Douglas southall freeman was enamored with the general. In fact, he admitted to this. It is not an anecdote. Every morning as he walked to work, he would salute the statue of robert e lee and richmond. A little odd i would say. Nonetheless, if he had great admiration. A professional his