2024 Civil War Symposium – Regional Impacts of the Civil War

Discover the local impacts of the Civil War on our region at the upcoming Civil War Symposium.

Enjoy a day filled with engaging speakers, fascinating exhibitors and displays, thought-provoking breakout sessions, and speaker book sales!

Saturday, Sept. 28 / 8:15 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Carroll Community College

Agenda

8:15 – 9:15 a.m. Welcome, Registration & Light Refreshments

9:30 – 10:30 a.m. Keynote: Dave Booz

10:30 – 11:00 a.m. Break: Visit Exhibitors & Displays

11:00 – 12:00 p.m. Breakout Session 1

12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Lunch

1:00 – 1:30 p.m. Break: Visit Exhibitors & Artifact Displays

1:30 – 2:30 p.m. Breakout Session 2

2:45 – 3:45 p.m. Breakout Session 3

4:00 – 5:00 p.m. Breakout Session 4

Breakout Sessions

Breakout Session 1

• Alex Rossino – Antietam Campaign in Political Context

• Gary Dyson – Union & Confederate Veterans of Frederick County

• Kate Fanning – The Rest is Her Story

Breakout Session 2

• Matt Borders – The Monocacy Campaign

• Evan Portman – The Germans of XI Corps at Gettysburg

• Lyn Kraje – Lucy Mina Otey and the Ladies Relief Hospital of Lychburg, VA

Breakout Session 3

• Charles W. Mitchell – Federal occupation, confiscation, the USCT, and MD emancipation

• Tracey McIntire – Civil War Medicine

• Jeff Harding – Reynolds-Hewitt love story

Breakout Session 4

• Jay Graybeal – Soldier-Civilian interactions in the MD campaigns

• Derek Maxfield – Lincoln and the Constitution

• Phill Greenwalt – Johnson-Gilmor Raid

$99 (includes light morning refreshments and lunch)

Carroll County residents DEDUCT $10; Maryland Non-Carroll County residents: DEDUCT $5

Register

Sponsored by Carroll Community College, The Historical Society of Carroll County and Carroll County Public Library