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2017 Emerging Civil War Symposium Schedule of Events
We are proud to announce the full schedule of events for the Fourth Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge. We hope that you will join us for this exciting event. Last year’s event sold out, so be sure to purchase your tickets today! Fourth Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge “Great […]
Read more...Symposium Spotlight: Memphis: The City in the Middle
Welcome back to our spotlight series, highlighting speakers and topics for our upcoming symposium. Over the coming weeks, we will continue previewing of our speaker’s presentations for the 2025 Emerging Civil War Symposium. This week we feature Dwight Hughes’s topic. Memphis: The City in the Middle Memphis, Tennessee, was in the middle: The middle of […]
Read more...Symposium Spotlight: Handshakes, Gambling, Gunpowder, and Augusta: How George W. Rains and Jefferson Davis Changed the Course of the American Civil War
Welcome back to our spotlight series, highlighting speakers and topics for our upcoming symposium. Over the coming weeks, we will continue previewing of our speaker’s presentations for the 2025 Emerging Civil War Symposium. This week we feature our keynote talk by Ted Savas: Handshakes, Gambling, Gunpowder, and Augusta: How George W. Rains and Jefferson Davis […]
Read more...Symposium Spotlight: To Baltimore or Bust: The Battle of Baltimore, April 1861
Welcome back to our spotlight series, highlighting speakers and topics for our upcoming symposium. Over the coming weeks, we will continue previewing of our speaker’s presentations for the 2025 Emerging Civil War Symposium. This week we feature Phillip Greenwalt’s topic. To Baltimore or Bust: The Battle of Baltimore, April 1861 A mere five days after […]
Read more...Symposium Spotlight: The Richmond Bread Riot of 1863
Welcome back to our spotlight series, highlighting speakers and topics for our upcoming symposium. Over the coming weeks, we will continue previewing of our speaker’s presentations for the 2025 Emerging Civil War Symposium. This week we feature Robert Dunkerly’s topic. The Richmond Bread Riot. (Courtesy of the Library of Congress) The Richmond Bread Riot of […]
Read more...Symposium Spotlight: Shiloh Comes to New Orleans
Welcome back to our spotlight series, highlighting speakers and topics for our upcoming symposium. Over the coming weeks, we will continue previewing of our speaker’s presentations for the 2025 Emerging Civil War Symposium. This week we feature Sean Michael Chick’s topic. Shiloh Comes to New Orleans Albert Sidney Johnston’s death at Shiloh is one of […]
Read more...Symposium Spotlight: Confederate Privateering Activity in San Francisco
Welcome back to our spotlight series, highlighting speakers and topics for our upcoming symposium. Over the coming weeks, we will continue previewing of our speaker’s presentations for the 2025 Emerging Civil War Symposium. This week we feature Neil Chatelain’s topic. USS Cyane loomed over J.M. Chapman after capturing it in March 1863. (Frank Leslie’s Illustrated […]
Read more...Symposium Spotlight: Our 2025 Line-Up of Speakers
We are pleased to announce our line-up of speakers for the 11th Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge. The event will be held August 1-3, 2025, in Spotsylvania, VA. Our theme this year is “The Cities of War.” We’ll look at Civil War stories grounded in metropolitan areas. Our keynote speaker, Dr. Harold […]
Read more...Symposium Spotlight: Keynote Speaker Dr. Harold Holzer
We are pleased for the opportunity to host Dr. Harold Holzer as the keynote speaker for the 11th Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge. This year’s Symposium, August 1-3, 2025, will focus on “The Cities of War.” Dr. Holzer will speak on “Abraham Lincoln: The View from Washington.” When Abraham Lincoln arrived—secretly—in Washington, […]
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