May 9, 2007

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WHAT:  Bill Anderson Keynote Address “The Mind of the Soldier,” at St. Charles Community College
    History Theatre Festival    
WHEN:  7 p.m. Thursday, May 17
WHERE: Auditorium of the Social Sciences Building on the St. Charles Community College campus
    at 4601 Mid Rivers mall Drive in Cottleville
COST: $4 general admission; $3 for senior citizens and students with I.D.  
CONTACT INFO:  Call Anderson at either 517-373-2486 or 517-373-2464

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MICHIGAN STATE HISTORIAN BILL ANDERSON TO DELIVER KEYNOTE ADDRESS AT SCC HISTORY THEATRE FESTIVAL
Anderson’s speech “The Mind of the Soldier” to focus on volunteer soldiers of the Civil War

    Michigan State Historian Bill Anderson will deliver the keynote address at St. Charles Community College’s History Theatre Festival at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 17, in the auditorium of the Social Sciences Building on the SCC campus.  Anderson’s speech, entitled “The Mind of the Soldier,” will focus on the volunteer soldier of the Civil War.

    In his presentation, Anderson will discuss the soldier’s motivation to serve, their correspondence, relationships with women and the enemy, their attitudes about the great issues of the war, and the ultimate sacrifice so many made.

    Anderson has read more than 25,000 letter and personal diaries from the time period, writing two books from the perspective of the soldier, “They Died to Make Men Free: History of the 19th Michigan Infantry,” and “We Are Sherman’s Men: The Civil War Letters of Henry Orendorff.”

    After a 33-year career in higher education, Michigan Gov. John Engler appointed Anderson as the founding director of the Michigan Department of History, Arts, and Libraries, in August 2001.  Anderson also serves as a strategic planning consultant for industry, local units of government, economic development organizations, and schools.

    To contact Anderson, call either 517-373-2486 or 517-373-2464.

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