from Chris
Planning continues for the Third Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge, August 5-7, 2015. This year’s keynote speaker is legendary National Park Service historian James Ogden from Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Historical Park.
The theme this year is “Great Attacks of the War,” and Jim will be speaking about James Longstreet’s attack at Chickamauga. Longstreet is best-known for his work with Robert E. Lee in the Army of Northern Virginia, but he served in the Western Theater of the war for a spell, too, and Jim will highlight Longstreet’s most famous successful episode there.
For more information on Jim, check out this post on Emerging Civil War. For more information on the symposium, including the full line-up of speakers and details on signing up, click here. Tickets are only $95 and include events Friday evening, all day Saturday, and a battlefield tour of Second Fredericksburg on Sunday.