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Sarah Kay Bierle

On Monday August 18th, 6:30 Pacific Time. Author and Historian, Sarah Kay Bierle will present "John Pelham's Fall & The Rise of a Confederate Legend.".

John Pelham’s Fall & The Rise of a Confederate Legend On March 17, 1863, Major John Pelham—commander of the Stuart Horse Artillery—fell off his horse mortally wounded. That day at Kelly’s Ford marked the end of his short life and the beginning of his memory and influential legends. This presentation explores the experiences of the twenty-four-year-old officer, his battlefield tactics and innovations, and how he rose to fame during his life and even more after his death.

Click here for the Zoom link. The presentations starts at 6:30. The Zoom room opens at 6:15 Pacific Time.

Sarah Kay Bierle graduated from Thomas Edison State University with a BA in History and works in the Education Department at American Battlefield Trust. She has spent years exploring ways to share quality historical research in ways that will inform and inspire modern audiences, including school presentations, writing, battlefield tours, and speaking engagements. She has published six books, including a biography "Glorious Courage: John Pelham in the Civil War." She has a forthcoming book later this year about military decisions at Chancellorsville with the University of Tennessee Press.

If you missed the program, here is the link to the recorded presentation.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FKrGYysooFFEHFTQa6W8uTD4IqKc2KXt/view?usp=sharing

Author and Historian, Matt Borders will discuss "General Lew Wallace: Confidence of Courage.

Specifically looking at his career following his removal from command after the Battle of Shiloh, his eventual return to the good graces of the Lincoln Administration, and his remarkable life. Join us as we look at one of the most famous authors of the 19th century through the lens of his military career.

Matthew Borders

A graduate of Michigan State and Eastern Michigan University, Matthew Borders holds a BA in United States History with a focus on the American Civil War and an MS in Historic Preservation. Following graduation, he taught at Kalamazoo Valley Community College before accepting a position with the National Park Service's American Battlefield Protection Program. He worked as the historian for the ABPP for six years, during which time he became a certified battlefield guide at Antietam National Battlefield and Harpers Ferry National Historic Site. He is also the President of the Frederick County Civil War Round Table and a founding member of the Antietam Institute.

He, along with Joe Stahl, has co-published four books in their Faces of Union Soldiers series. These works look at Federal soldiers at a variety of battles, their stories and their regiments.

If you missed the program, here is the link to the recorded presentation.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UfD44XJLcVAVsCZ9xVhPGG0IgpteIaWR/view?usp=sharing

On June 16th, D. Scott Hartwig will discussed his book " I Dread the Thought of the Place: The Battle of Antietam and the End of the Maryland Campaign."

Finalist of the American Battlefield Trust Military History Book Prize, Winner of the Richard Barksdale Harwell Award

The memory of the Battle of Antietam was so haunting that when, nine months later, Major Rufus Dawes learned another Antietam battle might be on the horizon, he wrote, "I hope not, I dread the thought of the place." In this definitive account, historian D. Scott Hartwig chronicles the single bloodiest day in American history, which resulted in 23,000 casualties.

Based on decades of research, this in-depth narrative sheds particular light on the visceral experience of battle, an often misunderstood aspect of the American Civil War, and the emotional aftermath for those who survived. Hartwig provides an hour-by-hour tactical history of the battle, beginning before dawn on September 17 and concluding with the immediate aftermath, including General McClellan's fateful decision not to pursue Lee's retreating forces back across the Potomac to Virginia. With 21 unique maps illustrating the state of the battle at intervals ranging from 20 to 120 minutes, this long-awaited companion to Hartwig's To Antietam Creek will be essential reading for anyone interested in the Civil War.