UM Center for Civil War Research<\/a>, praised Reardon as one of the foremost authorities on the military history of the Civil War.<\/p>\n\u201cReardon is an engaging and dynamic speaker,\u201d Neff said.\u00a0\u201cShe has a genuine passion for understanding the military history of the Civil War through its multi-faceted human dimensions. \u00a0She is a real treasure and we are very fortunate to have her on campus.\u201d<\/p>\n
Reardon is the George Winfree Professor of American History at Pennsylvania State University. She is a military historian of the Civil War who incorporates political and social history into her research of military doctrine and training. She has published a number of works on Civil War military history, including the award winning\u00a0“Pickett’s Charge in History and Memory.” She is\u00a0working on a military history of the Civil War’s Eastern Theater, which will be published in the University of North Carolina Press’ upcoming Littlefield Series.<\/p>\n
Each April, the Center for Civil War Research invites a distinguished historian to the university\u00a0to deliver a lecture on the Civil War era.\u00a0Van Robinson Burnham, a Mississippi native and UM\u00a0alumnus whose lifelong love of history and archaeology prompted his generous support for the center,\u00a0made this lecture series possible.<\/p>\n
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