<p>SHAWN GUST/Press James McPherson, recipient of the 1989 Pulitzer Prize for his book about the Civil War "Battle Cry of Freedom," visits with Dr. Tim Quinn Thursday during the Idaho Humanities Council's benefactor reception.</p>
October 7, 2011
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October 7, 2011 9 p.m.
Civil War shaped nation
COEUR d'ALENE - The relevance of the Civil War, which began 150 years ago this year, and ended in 1865, was made clear Thursday by Pulitzer Prize-winning author James McPherson.