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Speaking Engagements

2011

April

Tuesday, April 12   6:50 am Eastern
WWCO Radio    Bloomfield, CT
The anniversary of the Civil War

Tuesday, April 12   9:00 am Eastern
WGAU Radio    Athens, GA
The anniversary of the Civil War

Tuesday, April 12   1:00 pm Central
Franklin, TN
Decation of the Civil War Unknown Soldier Marker

Tuesday, April 12   4:00 pm Central
KSET Radio   Beaumont, TX 
Decation of the Civil War Unknown Soldier Marker

Wednesday, April 20   7:00 pm Central
Clarksville, TN  Civil War Round Table
Presentation: "Great Panic Prevails:" How the Press Reported the Battle of Nashville

Thursday, April 21   6:00 pm Central
Baton Rouge, LA Civil War Round Table
Presentation: Appomattox: The Place of Lee's Surrender and a National Resurrection

Thursday, April 28   10:00 am Central
Iowa Public Radio
Interview on The History Buff's Guide to the Civil War


May 
Monday, May 9  11:45 am Central
Wisconsin Public Radio
Interview on the start of the Civil War

Saturday, May 14  11:30 am Central
Cambridge, WI 150th Anniversary of Beginning of Civil War
Presentation and Book Signing

June 
Wednesday, June 1
WAKM Radio,  Franklin, TN
Debut of Sesquecentennial Stories: Williamson County in the Civil War

Thursday, June 9      7 pm Central  
Columbia, TN Public Library
Presentation: What was It All About?: The True Cause of the Civil War 

Friday and Saturday, June 17 and 18
Battle of Nashville Preservation Society, Nashville, TN
Dramatic Production, "The Andersonville Trial," with preceding comments on Civil War prisons

August  
Tuesday, August 16    7pm Central
Corinth, MS
Presentation: Appomattox: The Place of Lee's Surrender and a National Resurrection

September  
Thursday, September 15    6pm Central
Southern Indiana Civil War Round Table
Presentation: "With the Desperation of Demons": How the Press Reported the Battle of Franklin


November  
Saturday, November 12    
Belmont University, Nashville, TN
Opening Remarks to Civil War Symposium

2012

February

Thursday, February 9,  6:30 pm Central
Tennessee Valley Civil War Round Table, Hunstville, AL
Presentation: Messengers of Death: How the Press Reported the Civil War  

April

Thursday, April 12    7:00 pm Eastern
Knoxville, TN Civil War Round Table
Presentation: "With the Desperation of Demons": How the Press Reported the Battle of Franklin


Thursday, April 19    6:00 pm Eastern
Cincinnati, OH Civil War Round Table
Presentation: Appomattox: The Place of Lee's Surrender and a National Resurrection  

PAST EVENTS

2010

March 
March 8 
Nashville Civil War Round Table
Presentation: "Great Panic Prevails:" How the Press Reported the Battle of Nashville  

March 16,   6:30 pm Central
Middle Tennessee Civil War Round Table
Presentation: Appomattox: The Place of Lee's Surrender and a National Resurrection
May
May 10    6:30 pm Eastern
Tri-City Civil War Round Table 
Presentation: Appomattox: The Place of Lee's Surrender and a National Resurrection 

May 11    6:30 pm Eastern
Knoxville Civil War Round Table
Presentation: Appomattox: The Place of Lee's Surrender and a National Resurrection 
August
Thursday, August 12,   6:00 pm Central
Friends of Fort Negley Fundraiser
Fort Negley Museum, Nashville, TN
Keynote Speaker

Saturday, August 21,  10:30 am Central
Belmont Mansion Conference on Civil War Living History
Nashville, TN
Presentation: How the Press Reported the Civil War

September
Thursday, September 16,  6:30 pm Central
Constitution Day Presentation, Ledbetter Auditorium  
Columbia State Community College,  Columbia, TN

Saturday, September 25,  1:00 pm Central
Decatur Civil War Round Table Annual Fall Symposium
Arthur, IL
Presentation: Appomattox: The Place of Lee's Surrender and a National Resurrection
October
Saturday, October 9,  1:00 pm Central
Davis-Kidd Booksellers 
Memphis, TN
Book Signing 

Friday-Saturday,  October 15-16
Ohio Valley History Conference 
Tennessee Tech University,  Cookville, TN
Presentation: States Rights v Confederate Federalism: The Fight Over Leadership in the Secessionist War Effort
Tuesday, October 19   7:00 pm Central 
Elm Springs Mansion, Columbia, TN
Presentation: "We Must Not be Enemies:" Commonalities between Lincoln and Davis

Saturday, October 30,  Noon Central
Landmark Booksellers,  Franklin, TN 
Book Signing
December
Tuesday,  December 21,  7:00 pm Central
Lincoln-Davis Civil War Round Table
Alsip, IL 
Presentation: Appomattox: The Place of Lee's Surrender and a National Resurrection

2009

January
January 11    3pm Central 
Franklin,  TN
Franklin Civil War Round Table
Panel: The Battle of Franklin
January 17    1pm Central   
Brenton, TN 
Barnes and Noble Book Signing 
January 19   7:30 am Eastern 
WHCU Radio, Ithaca, NY
Interview on the historical significance of the Obama Inauguration         
January 19    8am Central  
WAKM Radio, Cool Springs, TN
Interview on the Inauguration
February
February 7    Noon Central   
Murfreesboro, TN 
Barnes and Noble Book Signing 
February 12   8am Central 
WMT Radio, Cedar Rapids, IA
Interview on the 200th Anniversary of Lincoln's Birthday
February 19   12:30 pm Central   
Columbia State Lyceum Series, Columbia, TN
Presentation: In Print: A Discussion on  Writing and Getting Published with Jeff Hardin
February 24    7pm Central
Polk's America Discussion Group, Columbia, TN
Presentation: Lawyer Lincoln: A Prairie Attorney and the Nature of Law in his Era
March

April
April 9    7pm 
Huntsville, AL
Tennessee Valley CWRT
Presentation: Appomattox - The Place of Lee's Surrender and a National Resurrection 
April 18    1pm Central   
Murfreesboro Public Library, Murfreesboro, TN
Local Authors Booksigning

May
May 1    Noon Central     
Law Day, Maury County Bar Association, Columbia, TN
Presentation: Lincoln the Attorney, and the Nature of Law in his Era
June
June 14      3pm Central   
Franklin Civil War Round Table, Franklin, TN 
Presentation: Messengers of Death: The Press and the Battle of Franklin  
July
July 4      1pm
Gettysburg Battlefield Visitors Center, Gettysburg PA 
Presentation: Messengers of Death: How the Press Reported the Battle of Gettysburg
September
September 17   6pm
Ledbetter Auditorium, Columbia State CC, Columbia, TN
Presentation: "Defining Liberty: Comparing The Confederate and US Constitutions
September 22    7pm
Sons of Union Veterans, Franklin, TN
Presentation: Appomattox: The Place of Lee's Surrender and a National Resurrection 

October
October 12,   6pm Central 
Historic Carnton Plantation  
Presentation with Historian Eric Jacobson
What was the Civil War Really About?

October 29,   6:30 pm Central 
Columbia State Community College  
Presentation with Historian Adrienne Skora
Mary Todd Lincoln: A Misunderstood Figure in History

November
November 3  8am Central  
WAKM Radio, Cool Springs, TN
Interview on the Frankllin Civil War Round Table

November 14,   2pm Central
National Czech and Slovak Museum, Lindale Mall, Cedar Rapids, IA
Presentation: The American Soldier's Experience in WWII
November 21  Noon
First Annual Fort Negley Civil War Symposium
Presentation: Appomattox: The Place of Lee's Surrender and a National Resurrection
November 27   8am Central    
WAKM Radio
Anniversary of the Battle of Franklin

November 28   4pm Central
Blue and Gray Days
Historic Carnton Plantation
Speech: The Meaning of the Battle 

December
December 3,   6:30 pm Central
Columbia State Community College 
Presentation with Historian Hoyt Gardner 
Protest Music of the 60s