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Symposium Spotlight: Eric Wittenberg
Eric Wittenberg’s award-winning book The Devil’s to Pay: John Buford at Gettysburg offered the first in-depth exploration of the famous stand by Federal cavalrymen that opened the battle of Gettysburg. By picking the ground for battle and setting up a delaying defense, … Continue reading
Symposium Spotlight: Lee White
Lee White spends most days at Chickamauga and Chattanooga, where he works as a park ranger, but this summer, at the Fourth Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge, Lee will make a foray into the Georgia interior. His … Continue reading
Symposium Spotlight: Dan Welch
August 27, 1862—the day Stonewall resorted to rocks. Jackson had resolved to bring the “miscreant Pope” to battle, and it was with this resolve that Jackson made one of the great defensive stands of the American Civil War. At the … Continue reading
Symposium Spotlight: Ryan Quint
“Determined to Stand and Fight” sounds like a gritty defense if ever there was one. Ryan Quint’s new book, Determined to Stand and Fight: Lew Wallace and the Battle of Monocacy, July 9, 1864, will be the focus of his … Continue reading
Symposium Spotlight: Kelly Mezurek
Although we’re focusing on “Great Defenses of the Civil War” at the Fourth Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge this year, we asked Kelly Mezurek to put her own spin on it as she considered the theme. Kelly … Continue reading
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Symposium Spotlight: Chris Mackowski
Perhaps the perfect Confederate defense in Virginia materialized overnight from May 23 to 24, 1864, along the south bank of the North Anna River. That “Great Defense” will be Chris Mackowski’s topic at the Fourth Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium … Continue reading
Symposium Spotlight: Chris Kolakowski
The Fourth Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge will focus on “Great Defenses of the Civil War” this year. Presenter Chris Kolakowski contends that the Army of the Cumberland’s defense at Stones River ranks among the turning-point events … Continue reading
Symposium Keynote Speaker Brian Matthew Jordan
We are pleased this year to welcome Dr. Brian Matthew Jordan as the keynote speaker for our Fourth Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge. Last April, the Pulitzer committee listed Brian’s fantastic book Marching Home: Union Veterans and … Continue reading
ECW Symposium Tickets Sold Out
Thank you to everyone that has signed up for the Third Annual Emerging Civil War at Stevenson Ridge. All of us at Emerging Civil War are happy to announce that the event is officially sold out! We are looking for … Continue reading
Symposium Room Rates
If you have not made your reservations at the Hampton Inn-Fredericksburg South, there is only one week left to receive the Emerging Civil War rate for your rooms. Book now! Hampton Inn-Fredericksburg South: Located approximately 10 minutes away from Stevenson’s … Continue reading
