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The Great Captains in American History
Date : Sat., April 20, 2013 to Sun., April 21, 2013 Category : Butcher History Institute
Building on our successful history weekend in 2012 on “Great Battles in American History,” this program will cover those American military leaders who made great marks on U.S. history through their generalship.The distinguished scholars David Eisenhower, Jim Lacey, Edward G. Lengel, Peter Mansoor, Allen Peskin, Jean Edward Smith, Lewis Sorley, and Samuel Watson will cover great military leaders from General George Washington to General David Petraeus. This program is sponsored by the Foreign Policy Research Institute’s Madeleine and W. W. Keen Butcher History Institute in cooperation with the First Division Museum at Cantigny, a division of the Robert R. McCormick Foundation. This is the eighth in a series of weekends devoted to Teaching Military History.
Topics and Speakers
Welcoming Remarks
Executive Director -
Walter A. McDougallCo-chair - Madeleine and W.W. Keen Butcher History Institute
Alloy-Ansin Professor of International Relations at the University of Pennsylvania
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The Great Captains in American History – Introduction
General George Washington
Professor of History, University of Virginia
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The Great Captains in American History – Washington
Major General Andrew Jackson
U.S. Military Academy
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The Great Captains in American History – Jackson
General Winfield Scott
Professor Emeritus of History, Cleveland State University
Related Article(s):
The Greatest Captain of His Age: Remembering General Winfield Scott
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The Great Captains in American History – Scott
General Ulysses S. Grant
Visiting Professor, Institute for the Study of Diplomacy at Georgetown
Related Article(s):
“Let Us Have Peace”: Remembering General Ulysses S. Grant
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The Great Captains in American History – Grant
General John J. Pershing
Director of the War Policy and Strategy Program, U.S. Marine Corps War College
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The Great Captains in American History – Pershing
General Dwight D. Eisenhower
Director, Institute for Public Service, University of Pennsylvania
Co-Chair - Madeleine and W.W. Keen Butcher History Institute
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The Great Captains in American History – Eisenhower
General Creighton Abrams
Related Article(s):
The Way of the Soldier: Remembering General Creighton Abrams
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The Great Captains in American History – Abrams
General David Petreaus
Raymond E. Mason, Jr. Chair in Military History, The Ohio State University
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Location
Venue
First Division Museum at Cantigny
IL Wheaton 60189
Registration links
Register Deadline
Thu., January 31, 2013
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For more information about the Butcher History Institute, please contact Eli Gilman at egilman@fpri.org.