Holtz Lecture will look at leadership in Civil War battles

The Third Annual John Holtz Memorial Lecture -- "Andy Smith's Civil War: The role of leadership and tactics on the Civil War battlefield" -- will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 28, in Brookens classroom 141A. The featured speaker will be Dr. Sharon MacDonald, faculty emerita at Illinois State University, who will focus on the Battle of Honey Hill (fought November 30, 1864) in general and the actions of one soldier – Andy Smith – in particular. Read more>>