Evansville North High School Appearance
December 13, 2008 - 06:51
My son and I were discussing various Civil War topics
at home one evening and to my surprise he invited me
to speak to his history class at Evansville's North
High School. So, on December 12, 2008, for the first
time ever, I gave an impromptu talk to an audience
comprised exclusively of 17-year old students. I
wasn't sure which aspects of local Civil War History
would be of interest so I discussed various issues.
Of course, I discussed the Newburg raid, but I also
discussed Adam Johnson's role in Morgan's Raid into
Indiana and Johnson's role in the Great Northwest
Conspiracy, which I hardly ever mention in my talks.
I really enjoyed myself and I think the kids did too.
My thanks to Mr. Kohlmeyer for the invitation to his
classroom to discuss local Civil War history. We
discussed making myself and the book available for
future classroom study and discussion.