List members who work with American Civil War sites or other battlefields
may be interested in a collection of essays on Civil War Battlefield
Preservation and Interpretation in the United States Joseph E. Brent of the
KY Heritage Council and I have edited for The George Wright Society Forum.

Sacred Ground: Preserving Ameirca's Civil War Heritage Part I has just
appeared in Volume 15, Number 2 of the <GWS Forum.>  It includes our
introduction; Tanya M. Gossett, "The American Battlefield Protection
Program: Forging Preservation Partnerships at Historic Battlefields;"
Joseph E. Brent, "Preserving Kentucky's Civil War Sites: Grassroots Efforts
and Statewide Leadership;" and Chris Calkins, "The Making of 'Lee's
Retreat' Driving Tour."

Part II -- due out in the fall -- will include: Sharon A. Calcote,
"Thousand Mile Front: Civil War in the Lower Mississippi Valley;" Stephen
A. Thompspon, "Bilateral Resource Management and Development: The
Illinois-Kentucky Civil War Heritage Trail;" William H. Mulligan,Jr.,
"Interpretation and Preservation of Civil War Sites: Two Case Studies from
West Kentucky;" and Terrence J. Winschel, "Preserving Mississippi's Civil
War Heritage."

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William H. Mulligan, Jr. [[log in to unmask]]
Associate Professor of History
Director - Forrest C. Pogue Public History Institute
Murray State University - Murray, KY 42071-0009
Phone:(502) 762-6571 Fax:(502) 762-6587
Pogue Institute web site:
http://campus.murraystate.edu/academic/faculty/Bill.Mulligan/Index.htm
Personal web site:
http://campus.murraystate.edu/academic/faculty/Bill.Mulligan/mull-pers.htm