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Noted Civil War Historian James Robertson Retiring

Noted Civil War historian James Robertson is retiring after more than four decades at Virginia Tech.

The 80-year-old Robertson will leave his job June 1. He founded the Virginia Center for Civil War Studies at Virginia Tech in 1999 and has served as its director....
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