NewsApril 11, 2013
Southeast Missouri State University's annual Dugger History Lecture will address the Civil War. Dr. Earl Hess will present "The Civil War in the West – Why it Mattered" at 8 p.m. today in the University Center ballroom. The event is free and open to the public...
Southeast Missourian

Southeast Missouri State University's annual Dugger History Lecture will address the Civil War.

Dr. Earl Hess will present "The Civil War in the West – Why it Mattered" at 8 p.m. today in the University Center ballroom. The event is free and open to the public.

Hess will cover how the Union made the western campaign into the decisive theater of the Civil War and will examine the governmental, military and logistical decisions that occurred.

Receive Daily Headlines FREESign up today!

Hess is an expert on the Civil War and a Southeast alumnus. He serves as the history chairman at Lincoln Memorial University in Harrogate, Tenn.

The lecture is named in honor of longtime Southeast history professor Harold Holmes Dugger.

Pertinent address:

One University Plaza, Cape Girardeau, Mo.

Story Tags

Connect with the Southeast Missourian Newsroom:

For corrections to this story or other insights for the editor, click here. To submit a letter to the editor, click here. To learn about the Southeast Missourian’s AI Policy, click here.

Advertisement
Receive Daily Headlines FREESign up today!