Member Review Timothy B Smith at Kenosha WI

[Kathy the history sleuth]

Civil War Museum | The Upper Middle West Experience

The Civil War Museum in Kenosha, WI, is like no other Civil War museum in the country, seen from the perspective of the people of the upper middle west.

museums.kenosha.org

The museum is having a full day program featuring Timothy B Smith speaking about Vicksburg
September 23

 

[bdtex]

Wish I could be there. Post pics from the event please.

 

[Championhilz]

I've heard Tim speak several times on the Vicksburg Campaign - you are in for an excellent program.

 

[Championhilz]

Here is the link to one of the talks that Tim gave at the Mississippi Department of Archives & History:

 

[lupaglupa]

I wish I could be there!

 

[Kathy the history sleuth]

I will post pictures. I'm looking forward to it. I love his books and watch his presentations on YouTube.
Vicksburg is still on my radar.

 

[Ole Miss]

Kathy, thank you for sharing the news about this event. I look forward to your photos.
Regards
David

 

[Kathy the history sleuth]

Kathy, thank you for sharing the news about this event. I look forward to your photos.
Regards
David

I wish they would record it but then why should anyone pay? He has some utube videos out there

 

[stu613]

I wish they would record it but then why should anyone pay? He has some utube videos out there

Tell him PJ says hi!

 

[Sowbelly and Hardtack]

The Civil War Museum in Kenosha is a gem and they've held some excellent lectures which you can find on YouTube. I totally agree with @Championhilz about Timothy B Smith, you are in for a treat.

 

[Kathy the history sleuth]

I wish they would record it but then why should anyone pay? He has some utube videos out there

The Civil War Museum in Kenosha is a gem and they've held some excellent lectures which you can find on YouTube. I totally agree with @Championhilz about Timothy B Smith, you are in for a treat.

I go to the Museum about once a year. I would join but it's about an hour away. When I saw Timothy B. Smith was coming I was excited. I really enjoy his books. He adds so much incidental material that fleshes out the story, like the bios and pictures of the generals in the Champion Hill book. It opens the door to further reading and makes the characters more than just names.

 

[Josh The Lighthouse Guy]

Here is the link to one of the talks that Tim gave at the Mississippi Department of Archives & History:

I've never heard Timothy Smith speak before and...wow. He has a frantic energy.

 

[Kathy the history sleuth]

I've never heard Timothy Smith speak before and...wow. He has a frantic energy.

Timothy B.Smith was great today and you are right.

 

[Kathy the history sleuth]

Photo with the speaker

 

[Belfoured]

Timothy B.Smith was great today and you are right.

Also a good guy ...

 

[Kathy the history sleuth]

I'm not sure what pictures to post because we are sitting in a room looking at a screen. Dr. Smith spoke extemporaneously about Champion Hill
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[tony_gunter]

Civil War Museum | The Upper Middle West Experience

The Civil War Museum in Kenosha, WI, is like no other Civil War museum in the country, seen from the perspective of the people of the upper middle west.

museums.kenosha.org

The museum is having a full day program featuring Timothy B Smith speaking about Vicksburg
September 23

I'm still mad at him for saying that Halleck got the idea of sending Sherman downriver to attack Vicksburg from Grant.

Did Lincoln get the idea of sending Pope to Gordonsville from McClellan too?

 

[Belfoured]

I'm still mad at him for saying that Halleck got the idea of sending Sherman downriver to attack Vicksburg from Grant.

Did Lincoln get the idea of sending Pope to Gordonsville from McClellan too?

Technically, if that happened it would - again - have been Halleck, since he became G-in-C effective July 23 and Lincoln/Stanton were no longer doing that job after July 23. That's why Pope was reporting his movement on Gordonsville to Halleck on July 30, August 3, and August 5. Not sure he needed to get the idea from anybody because the Confederates were at Gordonsville. Not too many options involved ...

 

[Kathy the history sleuth]

I've never heard Timothy Smith speak before and...wow. He has a frantic energy.

I think his years of teaching history show.

 

[Kathy the history sleuth]

Technically, if that happened it would - again - have been Halleck, since he became G-in-C effective July 23 and Lincoln/Stanton were no longer doing that job after July 23. That's why Pope was reporting his movement on Gordonsville to Halleck on July 30, August 3, and August 5. Not sure he needed to get the idea from anybody because the Confederates were at Gordonsville. Not too many options involved ...

He said Grant was on his own and made command decisions on his own to his credit unlike Pemberton who had two masters to answer to.He had the mission of conquering Vicksburg and Halleck was in Washington.
No one seemed to think much of it at the lecture. I don't think Halleck has too many present day fans.