. >>> next, john marszalek. he argues that hallek was involved in every political and major decision made during the civil war. this is about an hour. >> john marszalek taught courses on the civil war, america and the race reactions. he joined the faculty at mississippi state in 1973. during his time at mississippi state he also served as director and mentor of distinguished scholars and as executive director and managing editor of the you'grant papers. he's the author of -- he received the richard wright literary award for lifetime achievement by a mississippi author. and the mississippi historical society presented him its highest award, the blc whales award for national distinction and history. he's currently working on a book of the myth aelg surrounding robert e. lee. today he'll be sharing with us some of his more recent work. dr. marszalek. >> i thought i was dead. she took my notes. what was i going to do. well, thank you for all being here so early on a saturday morning. this is great. i'm going to talk

. >>> next, john marszalek. argues that hallek was involved in every political and major decision made during the civil war. this is about an hour. >> john marszalek taught courses on the civil war, america and the race reactions. he joined the faculty at mississippi state in 1973.

. >>> next, john marszalek. argues that hallek was involved in every political and major decision made during the civil war. this is about an