Dr. James I. Robertson

Professor of History Virginia Tech

Noted Civil War Author

James I. Robertson Jr., Alumni Distinguished Professor of History in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences at Virginia Tech and a noted Civil War author is executive director of Virginia Tech’s Virginia Center for Civil War Studies and a charter member of the Virginia Sesquicentennial of the American Civil War Commission. As a Civil War expert has written a number of books on the period, written and narrated programs for public radio and public television, and appeared on several national television networks. He organizes two Civil War events each year and teaches one of the nation’s largest classes on Civil War history. The waiting list is long for his class at Virginia Tech and one is lucky to get a spot by their senior year. On Saturday, May 23, 2009 Dr. Robertson will be presenting a program on "How the Civil War Still Lives" at EMI Imaging, Inc., located in the Historic J.D. Bassett High School, 3289 Riverside Drive, Bassett, VA. Tickets are $35 and can be purchased by calling (276)629-9191.