next on american history tv, commonwealth professor kathryn shively meier discusses jubal early's experiences as a confederate general, focusing on his loss to union general philip sheridan during the 1864 shenandoah campaign. she also analyzes early memoirs and explores how he attempted to rehabilitate his reputation after the civil war. this 45 minute talk was part of a conference hosted by the university of virginia's center for civil war history. >> our third speaker today is one of our own, a phd from 2010, kathryn shively meier, who is now an associate professor of history at virginia commonwealth university where she teaches courses on the american civil war and american military history and environmental history credit her research interests -- history. her research interests involve the 1600s and 19 century, with focus on the interactions of soldiers with their natural environments and their mental and physical health. her first book, "common soldiers in the environment" won the wily silver prize for best first book on the civil war, and she is conducting an early study on jubal earl

welcome kathryn shively meier. [applause] kathryn: thank you for having me. i'm delighted to be here. i think you will see some connections between my talk on jubal early and the earlier talk we heard on richard taylor. the confederate general jubal early was one of the influential losers in american history. [laughter] kathryn: known for a petulant personality, early loss at the shenandoah valley in 1864, contribute to overall confederate defeat. yet, scarcely missing a beat after the confederate surrenders in spring 1865, he seized control of the historical narrative to substantially redeem his reputation and position himself as chief authority on robert e lee's army of northern virginia, when robert e. lee died in 1870. incredibly, as early as 1866, he earned accolades from many southern and northern newspapers for his proficiency as a general and as a military historian. by 1869, the former confederate general hill proclaimed jubal early "near to the hearts of this other people than any other man." the story of how jubal early orchestrated his comeback fr

. >> next on american history tv, university of virginia commonwealth professor kathryn shively meier discusses jubal early's experiences as a confederate general, focusing on his loss to union general philip sheridan during the 1864 shenandoah campaign. she also analyzes early memoirs and explores how he attempted to rehabilitate his reputation after the civil war. this 45 minute talk was part of a conference hosted by the university of virginia's center for civil war history. >> our third speaker today is one of our own, a phd from 2010, kathryn shively meier, who is now an associate professor of history at virginia commonwealth university where she teaches courses on the american civil war and american military history and environmental history credit her research interests -- history. r

. >> next on american history tv, university of virginia commonwealth professor kathryn shively meier discusses jubal early's experiences as a confederate general, focusing on his loss to union general philip sheridan during the 1864 shenandoah campaign. she also analyzes early memoirs and explores how he attempted to rehabilitate his reputation after the civil war. this 45 minute talk was part of a conference hosted by the university of virginia's center for civil war history. >> our third speaker today is one of our own, a phd from 2010,

next on american history tv, commonwealth professor kathryn shively meier discusses jubal early's experiences as a confederate general, focusing on his loss to union general philip sheridan during the 1864 shenandoah campaign. she also analyzes early memoirs and explores how he attempted to rehabilitate his reputation after the civil war. this 45 minute talk was part of a conference hosted by the university of virginia's center for civil war history. >>