On Wednesday, April 13, 2016, Gary W. Gallagher, John L. Nau III Professor of History delivered the Corcoran Department of History's annual Cross Lecture. His talk was titled, "All About Us: Projection, Wishful Thinking, and Anachronism in Recent Civil War Scholarship." The event was held on the grounds of the University of Virginia in the Harrison Institute Small Special Collections Library Auditorium.