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    Panel Discussion on the Civil War

    James Robertson, author of After the Civil War: The Heroes, Villains, Soldiers, and Civilians Who Changed America; Mark Tooley, author of The Peace That Almost Was: The Forgotten Story of th…

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    Battles of the Civil War Panel

    Authors talked about their book on battles of the Civil War. After their presentations the authors responded to questions from members of the audience. Rick Britton moderated. Jack Hurst …

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    Civil War Panel

    Authors discussed their new book on the Civil War. After the presentations, they responded to questions from members of the audience. Art Beltrone moderated. David W. Lowe, author of Mead…

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    Analyses of the Civil War Panel

    Panelists analyzed moments, strategies, and actions that determined the outcome of the Civil War. After each author had talked about his book, they responded to questions from members of the…

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    Fields of Honor

    Historian Ed Bearss talked about his book Fields of Honor: Pivotal Battles of the Civil War, published by National Geographic. In the book he chronicles 14 crucial battles ranging between 18…

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    Editing the 'Truth' of Civil War History

    Mr. Miller spoke about separating historical fact from fiction concerning the Civil War and the challenges of editing personal papers. Mr. Miller used the papers of General Thomas “Stonewall…

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    Fighting for the Confederacy

    Professor Gallagher talked about editing Fighting for the Confederacy: The Personal Recollections of General Edward Porter Alexander, published by the University of North Carolina Press in a…

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    New Perspectives on the Civil War

    Two authors presented their new findings on the Shenandoah Valley and sex in the Civil War. Mr. Mahon addressed the view that the Shenandoah Valley was the major granary for the Confedera…

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    Civil War Books

    Tony Horwitz and Carrie Allen McCray spoke about the influence the Civil War has in today’s cultural and political thought and discussion. Mr. Horwitz is the author of “Confederates in the A…

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