Event Schedule

14th Annual Civil War Symposium

Saturday, October 1, 2011
9:00 am – 5:00 pm

For more information contact:
(773) 948-9001 or
chicago.archives@nara.gov

Presentations

The First Battle of Manassas
Ray Brown, Manassas National Battlefield Park

Baring the Iron Hand: Discipline in the Union Army
Steven J. Ramold, Eastern Michigan University

Thomas Jackson Gains a Nickname
James I. Robertson, Virginia Tech

The 1861 Campaign in Western (West) Virginia
Mark A. Snell, The George Tyler Moore Center for the Study of the Civil War, Shepherd University

Fees

General Public: $40.00
Teachers/Civil War Round Table Members: $20.00
Students, Senior Citizens (60+), Veterans, and Active Duty Military: $10.00
Download the registration form here

Living History Re-enactors

October 1 – 2
Reenactment Free. Regular parking fee applies to guests.
Click here for Schedule!

Living History re-enactors portraying soldiers and civilians will interact with Symposium participants. Meet Abraham Lincoln, Mary Todd Lincoln, and Harriet Tubman. See a Civil War cannon fire or watch a Civil War surgeon at work. Listen to the Battlefield Balladeers perform songs from the Civil War era. Watch a performance of Letters of the Civil War at 1:00 pm at the Visitors Center Theater. Fun, educational activities for children and adults alike will be available. Outdoor activities are free to the public. Teachers can earn continuing education credits through the First Division Museum.

If you are a Civil War re-enactor who would like to participate, click here to download the application form. The parking fee is waived for all re-enactors. For more information on re-enacting at the Civil War Symposium, download the flyer here.

Bringing the family? Your kids will enjoy learning about the Civil War by finding all the answers to our Civil War Scavenger Hunt. Just click here to download the file, print it out, and bring it with you!

CPDU

Teachers can earn 6.25 continuing education credits for this event.

We're licensed by the Illinois and Indiana State Boards of Education to award continuing education credits to teachers for professional development.

For more information about CPDUs please contact us.

Sponsoring Organizations

The National Archives at Chicago
The First Division Museum at Cantigny
Chicago Civil War Round Table
Salt Creek Civil War Round Table
Public History Program at Loyola University