It&rsquo\;s 1864\, after the Battle of Get tysburg\, the Civil War \;in the east \;is basically at a stands till with both Generals Meade and Lee jockeying for battlefield positions &ndash\; and what is becoming more important &ndash\; the North is becomin g war weary!
\nIt is at this point\, after his victories at Vicksbur g and Chattanooga\, that Pres. Abraham Lincoln summons Gen. Grant east to take command. Coming as a continuation of the lectures of Prof. Jennifer M urray of Gen. Meade\, the NJCWRT presentations continue with Gen. Grant no w in command. This lecture continues with the Wilderness campaign and beyo nd
\nDr. Curt Fields \;is noted for his first-person presentatio n\, in uniform\, as the definitive \;Gen. Ulysses S. Grant\, Dr. Fiel ds is a highly sought after speaker on a nationwide basis. He has also bee n referred \; to as the \;official Gen. Grant. \;Presented in a conversational \; \;style\, when you listen you almost feel that Gen. Grant is in your living room speaking to you!
\nDr. Fields has \;been a teacher of middle school to graduate classes. \; He is also a former Memphis\, TN\, police officer and was a member of the Hostag e Negotiating team for the police department.
\nHe holds a Ph.D. fro m Michigan State in Educational Administration and Curriculum.
\nHe has been a life-long student of the Civil War and when he was made aware o f his physical resemblance to General Grant\, decided to portray Grant in a first-person persona to effectively use his physical stature and build t o "show" people what General Grant looked like. (Ed. 2 cents comment - &nb sp\;and sounded like!)
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\nThis program is hosted by the North Jersey
Civil War Round Table. \; If you missed Part 1\, email karen.cerreta@roxburylibrary.org&nb
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