The OWU History Department welcomes Dr. Brooks Simpson, ASU Foundation Professor of History from Arizona State University as the guest lecturer for the 2025 Richard W. Smith Lecture in Civil War History. “Thunder in the Valley: Grant, Sheridan, and Hayes Triumph in the Shenandoah Valley, 1864” will be presented on Monday, September 29, 2025 at 7 pm in the Benes Room in the Hamilton Williams Campus Center. This lecture is free and open to the public. For more about the history of the Richard W. Smith Lecture visit the website or if you have any questions about the event, please contact history@owu.edu. This event is sponsored by the History Department supported by the Richard W. Smith Endowed Fund in Civil War History.
OWU Sponsoring Organization/Office: History Department supported by the Richard W. Smith Endowed Fund in Civil War History
Contact: Deb Lovell at history@owu.edu