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I appreciate it. As i told you folks i talked with his morning, it is an honor for me to be here. There is Something Special about the battlefield here at cold harbor. I came about my interest in the american civil war, im sure like most of you did. I got it from my father. My dad was born in 1901 and a little town on the tennesseealabama border that was only 35 years after the end of the american civil war. As you might imagine, most of those old men sitting around the Grocery Store were confederate veterans. He grew up listening to their tall tales and talking with them about their battles. ...

Allow users to track the escape routes federal prisoners of war took as they escaped these camps in the Confederate States during the war. But most recent book which of course is the subject of tonights event and my prop for this evening is rights of retaliation civilization soldiers and campaigns in the American Civil War and this came out just a few months ago from unc press. I really enjoyed reading it and i know were gonna enjoy listening to dr. Foot talk about it tonight. And of course its available at all booksellers under the sun wherever you buy your books from no doubt you can obtain ...

Imprisonment in the confederacy. That project gave rise, not just to the book, but also a very interesting humanities projects called among other things, allow people to track the escape routes, federal prisoners, they escaped these camps in the Confederate States during the war. Most recent book, which of course, the subject of tonights event, and my prop for the evening,s rights of retaliation. Civilization, soldiers, and campaign and the American Civil War. This came out a couple of months ago. I really enjoy reading it. I know we will enjoy listening to doctor lorien foote talk about it to...

How important was gettysburg. Right but i am honored. To present this mornings speakers. They are both exceptional people. Our first speaker will be professor gary gallagher. Who is the john l . No, is that the way its pronounced nau now . A Professor Emeritus in the history of the American Civil War and director of the center for Civil War History at the university of virginia. Hes the author coauthor and editor of numerous civil war era works. He has served as president of the society of civil war historians and received the Tom Watson Brown book prize from the society in 2012 for his the un...

Editor of two additional books and these are on a variety of civil war topics including things like manhood and violence in the union army and uspow escaped from imprisonment in the confederacy and that project gave rise not only to a book but also a really interesting digital humanities project called fugitive federals. Which among other things will allow users to track the escape routes federal prisoners of war took as they escaped these camps in the Confederate States during the war. But most recent book which of course is the subject of tonights event and my prop for this evening is rights...