state university professor john marszalek. >> if you could please make your way to your seats. thank you. >> good morning, everyone. i am the csc a director, -- the associate director, and it is my pleasure to introduce to you john marszalek. john marszalek is the distinguished professor at mississippi state university, where he taught courses on the civil war, jacksonian america, and race relations. he earned his phd at notre dame and joined the faculty at mississippi state in 1973. during his time at mississippi state, he also served as the director and mentor of distinguished scholars and as the executive director and managing editor of the ulysses s. grant association. grant papers are now housed at mississippi state university. he is the author and editor of more than a dozen books and 250 articles. that's impressive. including his important work, "sherman." a finalist for the lincoln prize. dr. marszalek received the richard wright literary award for lifetime achievement from a mississippi author and the historical society presented him the highest award for national dist

speaking next is professor john marszalek. >> good morning, everyone. is the marszalek distinguished professor at mississippi state university, where he taught courses on the civil war, jacksonian america, and race relations. his phd at notre dame and joined the faculty in 1973. as the served directorate mentor of distinguished scholars and as the executive director or her and managing editor of the ulysses s. grant association. grants papers in a house that mississippi state university. he is the author and editor of more than a dozen books and 250 articles. that's impressive. john marszalek received the richard wright literary award for lifetime achievement from a mississippi author and the historical society presented him the highest ward for national distinction in history. he is currently at work on a book on the development of the mythology surrounding robert e. lee and sherman. he will be sharing with us some of his more recent work on henry halleck. [applause] john: i thought i was dead. what was i going to do? thank you for being here so early

speaking next is mississippi state university professor john marszalek. >> if you could please make your way to your seats. thank you.