Civil War Historian to Discuss the Confederate Experience at
Spotsylvania April 27; UNCA Hosts Western North Carolina Civil War Round Table

Civil War Historian Robert Krick Sr. will be the featured speaker at a special meeting of the Western North Carolina Civil War Round Table at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 27, at

UNC Asheville. Krick, who recently retired as chief historian for the Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Battlefield Park, will discuss "An Insurmountable Barrier Between the Army and Ruin: The Confederate Experience at Spotsylvania's Bloody Angle." Krick's talk will be preceded by a meet-the-author session at 6:30 p.m. Both events will be held in UNCA's Robinson Hall, room 125. The lecture is free and open to the public.

Krick is noted for his research and for his successful efforts in battlefield preservation in central Virginia. His most recent book, "The Smoothbore Volley that Doomed the Confederacy" (Louisiana State University Press, 2002) concerns the wounding of Stonewall Jackson at Chancellorsville. His other books include "Conquering the Valley: Stonewall Jackson at Port Republic" (William Morris & Co., 1996), " and "Stonewall Jackson at Cedar Mountain" (University of North Carolina Press, 1990).

For more information, call 828/293-7404.

Media Contacts:

• Carrie Holthouser, 828/586-8906
• Merianne Epstein, UNCA Public Information Director, 828/251-6676