captain donelson felt justified in his actions, and he wasn't punished for the mishap. but he still got branded as a mankiller by men in regiments in nearby. and of course, donaldson's negative experience is only part of the problem. shields ended up dead, and it's by what most of us would consider unavoidable accident if he not been so often drunk, violent. neither the shah would ignore the shields incident or isolated. it wasn't that 118th pennsylvania was uniquely liquored up. in fact these types of occurrences, both ornery and funny, and then also violent, occurred throughout union and confederate armies. and they did so at least in part because the army's regulations regarding liquor left the armies unable to completely rid the camps of. the potentially disruptive spirits. and this is what would like to talk about tonight in the limited of time that we have. how the armies were at war with liquor in more than one sense. first, i'd like to discuss how union confederate armies purposefully went to with liquor stocked in their medical and subsistence department as muc

captain donelson felt justified in his actions, and he wasn't punished for the mishap. but he still got branded as a mankiller by men in regiments in nearby. and of course, donaldson's negative experience is only part of the problem. shields ended up dead, and it's by what most of us would consider unavoidable accident if he not been so often drunk, violent. neither the shah would ignore the shields incident or isolated. it wasn't that 118th pennsylvania was uniquely liquored up. in fact these types of occurrences, both ornery and funny, and then also violent, occurred throughout union and confederate armies. and they did so at least in part because the army's regulations regarding liquor left the armies unable to completely rid the camps of. the potentially disruptive spirits. and this is what would like to talk about tonight in the limited of time that we have. how the armies were at war with liquor in more than one sense. first, i'd like to discuss how union confederate armies purposefully went to with liquor stocked in their medical and subsistence department as muc

bobby donelson at usc -- he is building something there, physically, on the former campus of booker t. washington high school. what is happening across the state to tell that were complete and complex story? how are historians talking to each other about these issues? >> well, those of us who teach south carolina history are very rare breed these days. [laughter] quite frankly, those of us who are talking are an older generation. one of the bright young stars of south carolina american history -- he is at clemson. you did not know? he is going to clemson and is a former student of mine. seriously, when they made their quotation, there was someone teaching south carolina-ish -- history at every institution of his state. it is still taught at another school -- until someone retired, it was taught at nc state. we do have a problem because some folks deal with -- we are dealing with product -- broader issues, the world. forget about the community that they are supposed to be serving. >> i think you bring up a really good point, something that the field history and public history both need

bobby donelson at usc center for civil rights history and research is building something there, literallyhysically on the former campus of booker t. washington high school. what is happening across the state to tilt the more complete complex story? how are historians talking to each other about these issues? those who teach south carolina history are very rare breed these days. [laughter] quite frankly those of us who are talking aren't older generation. my friend, or the bright young stars of south carolina and american history's and brett morris who until recently was as usc buford. he is now going to be at clemson. he is going to clemson. he is a former student of mine and i am delighted. when he made that quotation there someone teaching south carolina history at every institution in the state. it is still taught. until bill hein retired it was still taught at sc state. we do have a problem. some folks say they are dealing with broader issues, the world. they are forgetting about the community they are supposed to be serving. >> i think you bring up a really good point. something with