Symposium Spotlight 2026: Dr. Angela Zombeck, Partners in Escape

Welcome to our spotlight series, highlighting speakers and topics for our upcoming symposium. Over the coming weeks, we will continue previewing of our speaker’s for the 2026 Emerging Civil War Symposium. This week we feature Dr. Angela Zombeck:
Dr. Angela Zombeck is a Professor of History at the University of North Carolina Wilmington and historian of the Civil War era. She is also the Editor of the “Interpreting the Civil War” series with the Kent State University Press. Check out the Dr. Zombeck’s ECW Podcast episode on incarceration and occupation during the Civil War.

Check out this post to learn more about Evan’s topic for this year’s Symposium!

For more information on the 2026 Emerging Civil War Symposium and to purchase tickets, click here.