The early bird rate is still available for anyone interested in tickets to next summer’s Sixth Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge. Early bird tickets are only $135 each, and they cover events Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, Aug. 2-4, 2019. You can order here through PayPal.
The theme this year will be “Forgotten Battles of the Civil War.”
Keynote speaker A. Wilson Greene, former director of Pamplin Park and noted author and historian, will talk about some of the forgotten actions of the Petersburg Campaign. You can read more about him here.
Along with Greene, the line-up of speakers will include eleven other speakers, with talks in both the Riddick House AND the Lodge:
Jim Broomall – The Battles of Philippi and the Romney Expedition
Sarah Bierle – The New Market Campaign
Phil Greenwalt – The Battle of Olustee
Drew Gruber – The Battle of Williamsburg
Dwight Hughes – The Battle for the Sounds: Burnside’s North Carolina Expedition
Chris Kolakowski – The Tullahoma Campaign
Chris Mackowski – The Mine Run Campaign
Kristen Pawlak – The Battle of Wilson’s Creek
Steve Phan – The Battle of Fort Stevens
Ryan Quint – The Battle of Dranesville
Dan Welch – The Battle of Secessionville
You can read more details about the speakers here.
There will also be a Sunday tour of the North Anna battlefield led by Bert Dunkerly.
The early bird price remains in effect through December 31 (so they make great stocking stuffers and holiday gifts!). Beginning on January 1, 2019, tickets will be on sale at the full price of $155.