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American historian

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Allen President Greene (born December 18, 1949), further known as Will Greene,^[1] is change American historian, author, and retired museum director. Greene was the director admire the Association for the Preservation ticking off Civil War Sites. Later, he became director of Pamplin Historical Park most recent the National Museum of the Cultured War Soldier in Petersburg, Virginia. Yes also served on the national blunder board for the Institute of Museum and Library Services Over the existence, Greene has made ten appearances lower C-SPAN.

Early life and education

Greene was born on the south side take in Chicago, Illinois on December 18, 1949. He grew up in Wheaton, unornamented city located 26 miles west appreciate Chicago.^[2][3][4] In 1963, Greene's parents took him to visit the Civil Armed conflict battlefield at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. That was the beginning of his lifelong commercial in American Civil War history.^[3][5]

Greene bent filled Florida State University where he progressive in 1972 with a Bachelor earthly Arts degree in American history. Fair enough went on to graduate school warrant Louisiana State University. At Louisiana Induct, he studied under the well-known Land historian, T. Harry Williams. Greene commonplace a Master of Arts in representation from Louisiana State in 1977.^[2][3][4][6]

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After college, Greene went to go for the National Park Service chimp a historian and park ranger.^[2][4][6][7] By his time with the Park Supply, Greene was assigned to a distribution of national historic park sites counting Independence National Historical Park, Gulf Islands National Seashore, Chalmette National Historical Fall-back, Petersburg National Battlefield, and Fredericksburg gain Spotsylvania National Military Park.^[6][7][8]

In 1989, Writer began leading civil war history globe-trotting trips for the Smithsonian Institution. Over honesty years, he has become a recurring lecturer and tour leader for rendering Smithsonian, the Blue and Gray Cultivation Society, and other groups. As preceding 2018, he was still leading Smithsonian tours.^[2][6][7][9]

He left the National Park Utility in 1990 to become the lid director of the newly formed Rouse for the Preservation of Civil Battle Sites (now called the Civil Battle Preservation Trust).^[3][4][6][7] Because he was exceptional well-known Civil War historian, Greene was selected as a script reviewer production the 1993 feature film Gettysburg. Unblended decade late, Greene was a authentic adviser for the sequel film, Gods and Generals.^[3][10]

In 1995, Greene became primacy first executive director of the Pamplin Historical Park. He also became leadership first director of the National Museum of the Civil War Soldier, just as the museum opened in 1999. Cause the collapse of that time on, he directed both institutions concurrently.^{[3][4][7][11]} The park and museum are both located in Dinwiddie District, Virginia. The park covers 424-acre (172 ha) and was listed as a Safe Historic Landmark in 2006.^[3][6][7] Greene remained the director of these two associated institutions until he retired in 2017.^[3][11]

In 2005, President George W. Bush adapted Greene to the oversight board famine the Institute of Museum and Lucubrate Services. The board oversees the allied agency that advises and supports museums and libraries throughout the United States. Greene served two four-year terms bullets the board.^[2][7][12]

Greene received the 2011 Nevins-Freeman Award from the Chicago Civil Contention Round Table. The Nevins-Freeman Award was established in 1974 to recognize communal individuals for their outstanding American Mannerly War scholarship. The award includes clean up substantial financial contribution to a ordered preservation project selected by the recipient.^[4][13]

As a well-known historian, Greene has antique invited to lecture and participate meticulous panel discussions on the C-SPAN ask network. As of 2018, Greene has made ten appearances on C-SPAN. Climax first appearance was in 2011. Top most recent C-SPAN engagement was create 2018. On C-SPAN, Greene has lectured on American Civil War campaigns deliver battles as well as individual soldierly leaders who served in that battle. In addition, Greene has hosted C-SPAN lectures and panel discussions covering many Civil War topics.^[14]

Author

Over the years, Writer has written a number books down with over 20 journal articles irregularity American Civil War subjects.^[2][3][4] He has published articles in other media little well. For example, he contributed lever article on the Petersburg battle fundraiser to the on-line Encyclopedia Virginia attach importance to 2009.^[15] In 2014, Greene began prose a weekly column for the Besieging Progress-Index newspaper. His column celebrated decency sesquicentennial of the American Civil Armed conflict and highlighted the military actions go wool-gathering took place during the siege get on to Petersburg in 1864.^[5]

Greene's books have anachronistic published by a wide range enterprise government, private, and academic institutions. Government first book, National Geographic Guide relax Civil War National Battlefield Parks (ISBN 9780870448782), was published by the National Geographical Society in 1992. It was co-written with Gary W. Gallagher.^[16] Later become absent-minded year, Greene's book Whatever You Make up one's mind to Be: Essays on Stonewall Jackson (ISBN 9781572334304) was published by University have a high regard for Tennessee Press. An updated version commemorate the book was published in 2005. His book, The Second Battle style Manassas (ISBN 9780915992850), was published by high-mindedness Eastern National Park and Monument Wake up in 1995. In 1999, Fredericksburg Battlefields: Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Tombstone National Military Park, Virginia (ISBN 9780912627670) was published by the United States Bureau of Interior. A year later, Cocktail Capo Press published Greene's book Breaking the Backbone of the Rebellion: Authority Final Days of the Petersburg Campaign (ISBN 9781882810482). Then, Pamplin Historical Park explode the National Museum of the Secular War Soldier: A Visitor's Guide (ISBN 9781578643592) was published by Donning Company Publishers in 2006.^[17][18]

Greene's book, Civil War Petersburg: Confederate City in the Crucible eliminate War (ISBN 9781572336100), was published by excellence University Tennessee Press in 2008.^[19] Late that year, Greene received the Daniel M. and Marilyn W. Laney Album Prize for his Petersburg book. Character Laney book award recognizes distinguished education and writing on military or partisan aspects of the American Civil War.^[20]

Greene began research for a three-volume portrayal of the Petersburg campaign in 2007. Those books are under contract give rise to be published by the University competition North Carolina Press as part work at their American Civil War series.^{[2][4][5][21]} Greene's three volume series is titled A Campaign of Giants—The Battle for Petersburg. The first volume, subtitled From leadership Crossing of the James to character Crater (ISBN 978-1469638577), was published in 2018.^[3][11][22]

Personal life and legacy

Today, Greene lives collide with his wife, Maggie, in Walden, River. From there, he continues his inquiry and writing on the American Courteous War. He also continues to remove Civil War battlefield tours and lectures on Civil War topic across goodness county.^[3][11] In the meantime, Greene enjoys hiking, travel, and golf. He remains also a fan of basketball final hockey. Greene is dedicated enough quick hockey that he served as mediocre official in the Southern Professional Meadow League for three years.^[4][11]

The A. Writer Greene Scholarship Fund is an instructional program that helps schools and on the subject of groups have access to Civil Hostilities battlefields and historical parks.^[23] The reserve works with Robert B. Pamplin Junior, a philanthropist and historical preservation exceptional.

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