davis did not understand that in the time between the announcement of the decision of and themilliganry of the opinion on december 17, 1866, the context of the case had entirely changed . it was no longer a civil liberties case. case. become a federalism >> what's the entire lecture at m. eastern time tonight here on american history tv. about david held talks civil war era military theory, battle tactics, and formation. he describes which military manuals for used and what changes were adopted over the course of the war. this half hour long talk with part of a symposium by the emerging civil war blog. >> i am pleased to begin this another-- there is expert. he's putting on the finishing touches of his three volume magnum opus. these definitive works on the ballot. are those of you who have read the books, you know the first two volumes are exhaustive. they are a must for every single civil war library. twiceave not once, but has the recipients of their book of the year award. the only author to be selected for that word, twice. he is a graduate of the virginia military institute.