Harry S. Truman Award
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Bruce Catton (Wikimedia Commons)
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The Harry S. Truman Award was established in 1959. Noted Civil War historian Bruce Catton was the first recipient of this award. Criteria considered in the selection process includes:
- Making a significant contribution to the dissemination and preservation of Civil War military history.
- Being a distinguished scholar and author of Civil War military history.
- Promoting and/or organizing an important project related to the knowledge and understanding of Civil War military history.
- Participating in the selection, development, or preservation of historic Civil War military sites.
A candidate must qualify in one or more of the above categories. The Award cannot be presented at a time interval of less than one year. It shall be awarded at the discretion of the Executive Committee based on appropriate time periods and candidate qualifications. The most recent recipient of the Harry S. Truman award is Harold Holzer, one of the country’s leading authorities on Abraham Lincoln and the political culture of the Civil War era. Mr. Holzer received the Truman Award at the Round Table meeting in February of 2015.
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Past President Dan Smith presenting A. Wilson Greene with the Harry S. Truman Award
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Past Recipients
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A. Wilson Greene
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Dr. Ethan Rafuse
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Dr. Timothy B. Smith
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Harold Holzer
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Chief Glenna J. Wallace
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Mr. O. James Lighthizer
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Mr. Andre Trudeau
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Mr. Wiley Sword
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Mr. Tom Broadfoot
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Dr. William G. Piston
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Mr. Lance J. Herdegen
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Dr. Emory M. Thomas
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Mr. Dennis Frye
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Dr. Glenn Robertson
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Dr. Albert Castel
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Mr. William C. Davis
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Mr. Robert Krick
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Dr. James McPherson
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Dr. William Still, Jr.
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Dr. Herman Hattaway
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Mr. Jerry Russell
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Mr. Lumir Buresh
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Mr. Warren Hassler
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Mr. John Simon
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Colonel Allen Julian
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Dr. Grady McWhiney
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Dr. Bert Maybee
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Mr. Glenn Tucker
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Dr. Howard Monnett
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Mr. Ralph G. Newman
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Dr. Frank E. Vandiver
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Mr. E. B. Long
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Dr. T. Harry Williams
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Dr. James Robertson, Jr.
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Ed Bearss
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Dr. Allan Nevins
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Bruce Catton
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