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Symposium Spotlight: We’re Sold Out!
Well folks, we’ve got good news and bad news! The 2019 Emerging Civil War Sympoisum is sold out, and we are starting a waiting list. (We have had some cancellations come through and are doing our best of process those quickly and notify the guests already on the waiting list…while juggling a full “Gettysburg week”.) […]
Read more...Symposium Spotlight: The Schedule
We are pleased to announce our schedule of speakers and events for the 2019 Emerging Civil War Symposium. Please read on to see all of the great presentations we have in store.
Read more...Symposium Spotlight: Forgotten Battlefields, Part 1
Can you name this battlefield? Here are a few clues: Fought on May 9, 1864, in Pulaski County, Virginia. Union General George Crook with ~6,000 vs. Confederate General Albert G. Jenkins with ~2,800 The battle last one hour, but the Union force lost 10% of their troops. Two future U.S. Presidents – Hayes and McKinley […]
Read more...Symposium Spotlight: Forgotten Battles
We have a fantastic line-up of topics slated for our upcoming Sixth Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge, where we’ll be focusing on “Forgotten Battles.” We want to ask you about your own favorite forgotten battle but first, let’s take a look at that line-up:
Read more...Symposium Spotlight: Books, Books, Books, Pt. 2
Welcome back to part two of our recommended reading list as part of our Symposium Spotlight series. We hope these books will get you excited about a summer reading list on this year’s theme “Forgotten Battles of the Civil War.” Have you picked up any books from part one of our series? Have you […]
Read more...Symposium Spotlight: Books, Books, Books Pt. 1
This week our Symposium Spotlight will get you excited about a summer reading list. In part one of this series, our presenters have suggested works that will get you prepared for this year’s theme “Forgotten Battles of the Civil War.” Let us know in the comments if you have read any of these, recommend any, […]
Read more...Symposium Spotlight: Jericho’s Mill
For our final week of our Symposium Spotlight series, we preview the Sunday morning tour for this year’s 2019 Emerging Civil War Symposium. Fitting in perfectly with our theme of “Forgotten Battles,” our own Bert Dunkerly will be leading us on an in-depth tour of the Jericho’s Mill battlefield. Bert sent along the following highlights […]
Read more...Symposium Spotlight: Secessionville
Welcome back to another installment of our 2019 Emerging Civil War Symposium Spotlight. This week, Dan Welch previews his talk on the forgotten 1862 battle of Secessionville. Why has it been forgotten? What lessons came out of the engagements for Union and Confederate authorities? What can we take away from the battle today in 2019? […]
Read more...Symposium Spotlight: Dranesville
Welcome back to another installment of our 2019 Emerging Civil War Symposium Spotlight. This week’s sneak peak comes to us from longtime ECW member Ryan Quint. Ryan has spent a lot of time researching the forgotten battle of Dranesville. Today he shares just a small sample of what he will be exploring in August.
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