Tag Archives: Civil War Centennial

On Ike in Gettysburg

Posted on November 19, 2020 by Chris Mackowski

On November 19, 1963, former President Dwight D. Eisenhower delivered a speech in Gettysburg’s national cemetery to commemorate the centennial of Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address. (For details on the event and Ike’s speech, see this post, “Ike, JFK, and the … Continue reading →

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Bud Robertson: In Memoriam (part one)

Posted on November 7, 2019 by Brian Matthew Jordan

Like so many Civil War historians of my generation, I first knew James I. “Bud” Robertson, Jr., as the talking head on Civil War Journal. With his distinctive drawl, the silver-haired Virginia Tech professor lent color and personality to the Arts & Entertainment network documentary series that I … Continue reading →

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