2023 Year in Review: Symposium

At the 2023 Emerging Civil War Symposium, we ventured into “1863: The Great Task Before Us” and looked at historical happenings in the 160th anniversary year.

Timothy B. Smith (of the West!) gave the keynote presentation, focusing on the Siege of Vicksburg. Other speakers through the weekend included Cecily Nelson Zander, Neil P. Chatelain, Sarah Kay Bierle, Kevin Pawlak, Jon Tracey, James Hessler, Zachery Fry, and Chris Kolakowski. Other historians also participated on the much-requested discussion panel. We started the weekend with a tour at Bristoe Station battlefield, led by Kevin Pawlak and Rob Orrison, and we completed the event with a tour at First Day at Chancellorsville led by Daniel T. Davis and Sarah Kay Bierle.

Check out the photos and blog posts from the Symposium in our archives: 2023 Symposium