Symposium Spotlight: Steve T. Phan

Welcome back to another installment of our 2019 Emerging Civil War Symposium Spotlight. This week we feature one of our panelists from the 2018 Emerging Civil War Symposium, Steve T. Phan. Steve was one of several emerging historians that we featured on that panel presentation last year, titled “Turning Points of the Civil War.” Keep reading below to learn more about Steve and how you can see him and many others at the 2019 Sixth Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge.

Steve T. Phan is a Park Ranger and historian at the Civil War Defenses of Washington (CWDW). Prior to his arrival at CWDW, he worked as an intern and park guide at Richmond National Battlefield Park, Hopewell Culture National Historical Park, and Rock Creek Park. A military history scholar of the Civil War era, Phan’s research focuses on military occupation, operational command, fortifications, and the Western Theater during the Civil War.  He is the author of articles about Asians and Pacific Islanders in the Civil War and the Defenses of Washington, and blog posts for the Emerging Civil War. He holds a Master’s degree in American History from Middle Tennessee State University.

Don’t forget to register for the 2019 Emerging Civil War Symposium today.