Fifth Annual Members' Tour:
Civil War in West Virginia
September 8-14, 2010

Headquartered in Charles Town, Elkins, and Lewisburg. Sites include Harpers Ferry, Shepherdstown, Romney, Fort Mulligan, Phillipi, Laurel Hill, Rich Mountain, Cheat Mountain, Camp Allegheny, Droop Mountain, Carnifex Ferry, and Gauley Bridge. Wednesday evening through Tuesday morning. Space is limited.

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14th Annual Symposium:
The 1860 Presidential Election and the Coming of the Civil War
October 15-17, 2010

Speakers & Topics

George C. Rable, University of Alabama
Author of The Confederate Republic:
A Revolution Against Politics.
Topic: “Not Man nor Parties: The Election of 1860 as a Crisis of Faith”

Elizabeth Varon, University of Virginia
Author of Disunion: The Coming of the American Civil War 1789-1859
Topic: “The Specter of Disunion in Party Politics, 1856-1860”

Gary Ecelbarger
Author of The Great Comeback: How Abraham Lincoln Beat the Odds to Win the 1860 Republican Nomination
Topic: “The Nomination of Abraham Lincoln”

Joseph G. Dawson, Texas A&M University
Author of Commanders in Chief: Presidential Leadership in Modern War
Topic: “Three Southern Governors and the Election of 1860”

William W. Freehling,
Virginia Foundation for the Humanities
Author of The Road to Disunion: Secessionists at Bay,
1776-1854 and The Road to Disunion: Secessionists Triumphant,1854-1861
Topic: “Was Lincoln an Immediate Threat to Slavery?”

Russell McClintock, St. John’s School, Shrewsbury, Mass
Author of Lincoln and the Decision for War: The Northern Response to Secession
Topic: “Lincoln, Douglas, and the Response to Secession”

A. Wilson Greene, Executive Director,
Pamplin Historical Park
Topic: “Avoidable Tragedy or Irrepressible Conflict: Was the Civil War Inevitable?”

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Eighth Annual Spring Tour:
Civil War in Virginia's Piedmont 1862-1863

May 12-15, 2011

Join A. Wilson Greene and guest guides for an exploration of Civil War actions in Virginia’s Piedmont region. Headquartered in Culpeper, sites include Cedar Mountain, Thoroughfare Gap, Bristoe Station, Brawner Farm, Second Manassas, Kelly’s Ford, Brandy Station, and Mine Run. The tour begins Thursday evening and concludes Sunday afternoon.

Guest Guides:
John J. Hennessy, author of Return to Bull Run: The Campaign and Battle of Second Manassas

Robert E. L. Krick, Chief Historian, Richmond National Battlefield Park

Joseph W. McKinney, author of Brandy Station, Virginia: The Largest Cavalry Battle of the Civil War

Greg Mertz, Supervisory Historian, Fredericksburg National Military Park

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