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​Sandy Mitchem
October 20, 2022
​Confederate Generals

Dr. Samuel W. (Sandy) MITCHAM, Jr.           
Attended Northeast Louisiana Univ, North Carolina State Univ and the University of Tennessee (Ph.D.) 
Professor of Geography and Military History, Henderson State University, Georgia Southern University, University of Louisiana at Monroe.  Named freshman honor society’s professor of the year at ULM and was four times named “My Favorite Professor” by the Baptist Student Association, despite not being a Baptist. Named Freshmen Honor Society’s Professor of the Year.
 Former Visiting Professor, United States Military Academy, West Point
 Former President and CEO, TelSon Communications, a private $7,000,000 corporation which provided local exchange service in 7 states.
 Author of more than 40 books and dozens of articles on the Civil War and the German Armed Forces in World War II.  Also a contributor to the Journal of Soviet Military Affairs.
 Author of 40 books, including Vicksburg: The Bloody Siege that Turned the Tide of the Civil War; Bust Hell Wide Open: The Life of Nathan Bedford Forrest, The Encyclopedia of Confederate Generals: The Definitive Guide to the 426 Leaders of the South's War Effort , and many others, including Main Selections of the Military Book Club and the British Military Book Club.
 Appeared on the History Channel, CBS, National Public Radio and the British Broadcasting Network.
 Guest speaker at the U.S. Army's General Staff College, the Command College of the Marine Corps, the Air University (Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama) and several public and private universities.
 Former U.S. Army helicopter pilot and company commander.  Graduate, U.S. Army's Command and General Staff College and qualified through the rank of Major General, U.S. Army.
 Former advisor to General Norman Schwarzkopf on the CBS Special "D-Day."
Holder of the Jefferson Davis Gold Medal for Excellence in the Writing and Research of Southern History.
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Meeting Time: 6:30 pm Doors open, Meeting begins 7:00 pm, End 8:30 to 9:00pm.
Meeting Cost:   $30.00 includes tax, tip, food and fun. Purchase of a meal is optional.
Reservations: Please make a reservation(s) to attend this meeting by Tuesday March 15.
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