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Our last speaker is well known to all of you, Gary Gallagher is the third professor in the history of the American Civil War americas at the university of virginia and the founding director of our core sponsor, center for civil war studies at the university of virginia. Knowing that gary was about to retire a number of years ago and move west, i have been writing just about every introduction for him the last few years as if tomorrow the last time we would see him in richmond. I want to apologiz...

Retirement would mean farewell. I am very pleased that, in his retirement, he remains a fixture in the commonwealth. As i think everybody knows, and appreciates, garys contributions to civil war studies are varied beyond his own scholarship which is writing and editing nearly 30 books and hundreds of articles and reviews. He has been a frequent contributor and columnist for popular civil war magazines, preservationists and battlefield guides. He is the Founding Editor of the most Popular Series ...

They are basketball powerhouses. Being from indiana, i have a faint memory of when we were relevant in basketball. I will note that you won this year because of a guy from indianapolis. Amy has just published this is her book right here. The battle to freedom journeys through slave refugee camps. It is published by the university of North Carolina press and part of the civil war america series. This was a pretty good year, i would say. Sit tight. It will take a while for me to tell you all the a...

Are basque about powerhouses used to Winning National championships. Being from indiana i have a faint memory of that day we were once relevant. At uvanote that you won because of a guy from indianapolis. Published, her book is right here, the book is titled embattled freedom journeys through civil war slave refugee camps. It is published by the university of North Carolina prep and part of the civil war america series. You had a pretty good year i would say. Dont you think so . Its going to tak...

Faint memory of that day when we once were relevant in basketball. Ill note you won this year at uva because of a guy from indianapolis. Lets not forget that. Amy has just published, her book is right here. The book is title em bbattled freedom. Its published by the university of North Carolina press and part of the civil war america series. Amys had a pretty good year, id day. Sit tight. It will take a while for me to tell you all the awards this important book has received. Its received the 20...

Her graduate training at uva and as i mentioned, she is at kentucky. She only goes to schools where there are basketball powerhouses, there used to Winning National champions. Being from indiana i have got a faint memory, i know amy won this year at uva because you know a guy from indianapolis. So lets not forget that. Amy has just published, her book is right here, the book is entitled embattled freedom, journeys through civil war slavery vg camps. It is part of the america series. Its a pretty...

University distinguished professor in the arts, humanities and social sciences at the university of cincinnati. Hes the author of seven books on the civil war era. This sbook won the Tom Watson Brown prize. We are delighted to welcome today professor phillips. [ applause ] good afternoon. Thank you for inviting me to speak. Ive long wondered why another ohioillinoisan that ive been summoned east to the mother state. After hearing garys opening talk, i know now. Its to give the naughty talk. Afte...

Welcome to this session, which is a debate we think on the topic of lincoln and his generals and i am Glenn Lafantasie from Professor Emeritus from Western Kentucky University wrti and Bowling Green and we have with us this morning a distinguished panel i, i regret to say that one of our panelists took ill and lauren foote will not be joining us this morning. But shes at home recuperating fighting with many regrets that cant be here. But let me go ahead and introduce our panelists for you and yo...

Welcome to this session, which is a debate we think on the topic of lincoln and his generals and i am Glenn Lafantasie from Professor Emeritus from Western Kentucky University wrti and Bowling Green and we have with us this morning a distinguished panel i, i regret to say that one of our panelists took ill and lauren foote will not be joining us this morning. But shes at home recuperating fighting with many regrets that cant be here. But let me go ahead and introduce our panelists for you and yo...

Generals and i am glenn panelists took ill go ahead and introduce our panelists for you and you have longer biographies of these people in your packets. But i thought id go ahead and introduce people anyway. And to my immediate right is. Ken. No. He is the drawn of southern history at auburn here received his doctorate. Doctorate from, the university of illinois. American civil war. He is currently writing about the idea and the realities of Abraham Lincoln as a commander in chief to his right H...