Lecture: Knoxville Under Siege: November 17 to December 4, 1863, Dr. Earl Hess
Channel: McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture
Date: 2012-11-30

Dr. Earl J. Hess gives the lecture, "Knoxville Under Siege: November 17 to December 4, 1863" as part of a promotion of his new Civil War book, "The Knoxville Campaign," at the McClung Museum Auditorium on Sunday, November 11, 2012. 

Dr. Earl Hess of Lincoln Memorial University is known and respected nationwide as a leading expert in Civil War history. The author of over twelve books, 23 articles and 100 book reviews, his latest work is entitled The Knoxville Campaign: Burnside and Longstreet in East Tennessee. Published by University of Tennessee Press, this extremely well organized and precisely illustrated book is a great asset to our understanding of local history. Top-notch research and writing applied to the complicated subject of East Tennessee's under appreciated contributions and sacrifices during the Civil War, have produced an academic success and a surprisingly good read in one volume.