Our conversation with Nicholas Marshall, an associate professor of history at Marist College and recent author of “The Great Exaggeration: Death and the Civil War,” featured in the March issue of the Journal of the Civil War Era. In this interview, Marshall addresses what he perceives as “misguided” criticism that has been leveled at his article and tries to share with viewers the true impact of his piece.
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