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2011

April

Friday, April 15   6:00 pm Central
Baton Rouge, LA Civil War Round Table
Presentation: Appomattox: The Place of Lee's Surrender and a National Resurrection

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

July 
Friday, July 1   Noon Eastern
Gettysburg National Battlefield Park
Presentation and Book Signing

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