CAROL SHIVELY
presents
"Hispanics and the Civil War:
From Battlefield to Homefront"
About the Topic:
For many Americans, the Civil War evokes images of the storied battlefields of North and South and of dramatic changes in the lives of Americans of African and Anglo descent. Lesser known is the story of the people of Spanish ancestry who participated in this epic conflict and of the many battles that took place in the West, in areas of large Hispanic populations and strong Spanish heritage.
Ms. Shively will discuss the story of the more than 20,000 Hispanics who fought in the Civil War (some for the Union and some for the Confederacy) and the thousands of Hispanic civilians who lent hearts and hands on the homefront.
The content of the book is available at no cost on the NPS Civil War Website. It was published by Eastern National, though it is currently out of stock. Ms. Shively reports that Covid adversely affected brick and mortar bookstores, and Eastern National is considering a "Publishing on Demand" option for this and some of its other titles. In the meantime, the book can be found on eBay and other secondary market venues.
About the Speaker:
Carol Shively spent her career as a Supervisory Park Ranger with the National Park Service, serving since 1980 in five national parks across the country including Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, Fire Island and Canaveral National Seashores, and the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area. The majority of her time, however, was spent at Yellowstone National Park, about which she has authored two books and numerous articles.
Before retiring, Ms. Shively's final assignment was as Coordinator for the National Park Service’s Civil War to Civil Rights Commemoration. In that capacity, among other things, she oversaw numerous signature events and edited a series of books to facilitate a more inclusive understanding of these pivotal times in the American experience.
Ms. Shively's activities included her work on the following publications and other media as follows:
- Project Manager, Slavery: Cause and Catalyst of the Civil War, Eastern National, 2014
- Editor, Hispanics and the Civil War: From Battlefield to Homefront, Eastern National, 2014
- Project Designer, American Indians and the Civil War, Eastern National, 2015
- Editor, Asians and Pacific Islanders and the Civil War, Eastern National, 2016
- Author and Project Manager, USDI National Park Service, “Summary Report on the Civil War to Civil Rights Commemoration,” Government Printing Office, 2016
- NPS Liaison, Civil War: The Untold Story, 5-Episode Documentary aired on Public Television, Great Divide Productions, 2014
- Co-Coordinator, NPS Civil War to Civil Rights Trading Card Program, Government Printing Office, 2016
Ms. Shively received her B.S. degree in Psychology from the University of California at Los Angeles in 1980 and her M.A. in Natural Resource Planning in 1983, also from UCLA.
Relevant Links Suggested by Ms. Shively:
NPS Civil War Website page: https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/books.htm
PDF of the book from the NPS Civil War Website:
https://www.nps.gov/stri/learn/historyculture/upload/Hispanics-in-Civil-War-8x8-booklet-lowres.pdf
NPS Civil War to Civil Rights Commemoration Summary:
https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/upload/CIVIL-WAR-TO-CIVIL-RIGHTS-SUMMARY-REPORT-1-v2.pdf
