The 11th Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium

Stevenson Ridge will again host this coming symposium in Spotsylvania County. Stevenson Ridge offers elegant and historic lodging at one of their several historic cottages.

For more information contact Stevenson Ridge at 540-582-6263 or visit their website at: www.stevensonridge.net

This year’s theme is: The  Cities of War

Keynote Speaker

Theodore Savas: “Handshakes, Gambling, Gunpowder, and Augusta: How George W. Rains and Jefferson Davis Changed the Course of the American Civil War”

• Neil Chatelain, “Confederate Privateering in San Francisco”
• Sean Michael Chick, “Shiloh Comes to New Orleans”
• Robert Dunkerly, “The Richmond Bread Riot of 1863”
• Curt Fields, “Grant in St. Louis: The Desperate Years”
• Phillip Greenwalt, “To Baltimore or Bust: The Battle of Baltimore, April 1861″
• Eric Jacobson, “The Battle of Franklin and Reckoning with the Past”
• Mark Maloy, “Suffering, Death, and Destitution: Charleston, South Carolina Burned and Shelled”
• Evan Portman, “A Civil War within a Civil War: the New York City Draft Riots of 1863”
• Dave Powell, “The Road to Atlanta”
• Joe Ricci, “No Place for Liberty: The Battle of Liberty Place”

And Much More to Come!

Sunday, August 3(8:30 a.m.): John Hennessy, “Fredericksburg During the War” (Walking tour of downtown Fredericksburg)

Friday, August 1

1:30 p.m.                    Doors open

2:00 p.m.                    Welcome

2:15–3:15 p.m.           Curt Fields, “Ulysses S. Grant in St. Louis: The Desperate Years”

3:30–4:30 p.m.           Phillip Greenwalt, “To Baltimore or Bust: The Battle of Baltimore, April 1861?

4:30–5:15 p.m.           Break/hors d’oeuvres and cash bar

5:15–6:15 p.m.           Robert Dunkerly, “The Richmond Bread Riot of 1863”

6:30–7:30 p.m.           Dave Powell, “The Road to Atlanta”

7:45–8:45 p.m.           Mark Maloy, “Suffering, Death, and Destitution: Charleston, South Carolina Burned and Shelled”

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Saturday, August 2

8:15 a.m.                    Doors open/Continental breakfast

8:45–9:45 a.m.         Sean Michael Chick, “Shiloh Comes to New Orleans”

10:00–11:00 a.m.      Neil Chatelain, “Confederate Privateering in San Francisco”

11:15–12:15 a.m.      Evan Portman, “A Civil War within a Civil War: The New York City Draft Riots of 1863”

12:15–1:15 p.m.        Buffet lunch

1:15 p.m.                   Dwight Hughes—In Memoriam

1:30–2:30 p.m.           KEYNOTE: Theodore P. Savas: “Handshakes, Gambling, Gunpowder, and Augusta: How George W. Rains and Jefferson Davis Changed the Course of the American Civil War”

2:45 p.m.                    Awards

3:00–4:00 p.m.           Eric Jacobson, “The Battle of Franklin and Reckoning with the Past”

4:15–5:15 p.m.           Joe Ricci, “No Place for Liberty: The Battle of Liberty Place”

5:15 p.m.                    Raffle

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Sunday, August 3

8:30 a.m.                   Walking tour of downtown Fredericksburg with John Hennessey

Regular Registration Tickets: $300.00

Regular Registration is available from January 1, 2025 until the event is sold out.

Early Bird Registration was previously available through December 31, 2024.

• Full refunds are available through June 1, 2025, minus a $20 service charge
• June 1-June 30: 50% refund
• After July 1: No refunds

Stevenson Ridge: Home of this year’s Symposium, Stevenson Ridge offers elegant and historic lodging at one of their several historic cottages.  For more information contact Stevenson Ridge at 540-582-6263 or visit their website at: www.stevensonridge.net

Off-Site Hotels: There are many hotels in Fredericksburg, but reservations at a location in South Fredericksburg is recommended for easier travel to Stevenson Ridge.

The 11th Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium is being held in Northern Virginia. Traffic in this area of the I-95 corridor can be EXTREMELY heavy on Friday afternoons/evenings, especially if you are traveling in from the north. Please note this as you plan your trip.

Please contact us at emergingcivilwar@gmail.com with any questions that you may have.