A month-long lecture series, “1861: Virginia Prepares for War,” continues Feb. 10 in Abingdon with a lecture by Dr. Brian Wills on the various depictions of the Civil War in film and speculations ...
Award-winning Civil War historian Gary W. Gallagher is slated to speak at the University of Virginia’s annual Fall Convocation in the John Paul Jones Arena. The ceremony, set for 2 p.m. Oct. 31, ...
The anatomy of the myth / Alan T. Nolan -- Jubal A. Early, the lost cause, and Civil War history: a persistent legacy / Gary W. Gallagher -- "Is our love for Wade Hampton foolishness?": South Carolina ...
Even one hundred and fifty years later, we are haunted by the Civil War--by its division, its bloodshed, and its origins. Today, many believe that the war was fought over slavery. This answer ...