Polk’s America Series: Dr. Tim Johnson

Join us for a special Polk’s America Program on November 12, 2024 at 6:30 PM at Polk Presidential Hall (810 High Street, Columbia, TN 38401). This is a FREE event and open to the public.

Dr. Tim Johnson of Lipscomb University, is the editor of the upcoming book THE MEXICAN-AMERICAN WAR EXPERIENCES OF TWELVE CIVIL WAR GENERALS (LSU Press, 2024). Through engaging discussion Dr. Johnson will explore how the Mexican-American War shaped the strategies and tactics of notable Civil War generals.

This is a FREE event, and all are welcome! Mark your calendars and don’t miss this opportunity to gain insight into a pivotal yet often overlooked chapter of American History. Tim Johnson earned his PhD in history from The University of Alabama in 1989. He is
currently the Elizabeth Gentry Brown Professor of History at Lipscomb University in Nashville. He is a recipient of Lipscomb’s Outstanding Teacher Award. In 2005 he was a Research Fellow at Yale University and in 2002 he was a Research Fellow at the Virginia Historical Society. He has also appeared on C-SPAN, The History Channel, and Public Television. Professor Johnson has authored or edited over two dozen articles and seven books on 19th century military history, dealing primarily with the Mexican-American War. Most significant among them are his biography of Winfield Scott (1998) and his account of the 1847 Mexico City Campaign (2007), both published by the University Press of Kansas. In 2018, The University of Tennessee Press published his most recent book, For Duty and Honor:Tennessee’s Mexican War Experience.

His next book will be published by LSU Press in 2024. It is an edited collection of essays from 12 of the country’s leading Civil War scholars who examine the Mexican War experiences of 12 Civil War generals. It is entitled The Mexican-American War Experiences of Twelve Civil
War Generals.

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