U of M Lecture Sept. 1 Offers "Worm's Eye View" of the Civil War
For release: August 20, 2004
For press information, contact Gabrielle Maxey

Voices from the past will offer a unique view of the Civil War during a lecture at noon, Sept. 1, in Room 226 of the Ned R. McWherter Library at the University of Memphis. Ed Frank, curator of the Special Collections Department/Mississippi Valley Collection, will present "The 'Little Bugs' Speak: Voices from the Civil War."

Frank will offer a "worm's eye view" of Civil War using excerpts from the many sets of letters and journals held in the Mississippi Valley Collection. His talk will explain how the events of 1860-65 appeared to the average soldiers and civilians who experienced them first-hand. The writings address such themes as war, loyalty, identity, loss, and hardship.

The lecture is free, and the public is invited. Refreshments will be served. The program is sponsored by the Friends of the University Libraries.

For more information, call Tom Mendina at 678-4310.

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