Civil War Consortium Annual Summer Conference
The Civil War Consortium at ¸£Àû¼§ aims to promote research and academic community engagement related to the U.S. Civil War and its era. The conference is open to anyone in the interested public—from students to life-long learners, from those with a strong background in Civil War history to those who are merely novices.
Friday, June 12, 2026
| Time | Friday, June 12 Events |
|---|---|
| 8:15 am | Registration |
| 8:45 am | Welcome and Overview |
| 9:00 am | The Revolutionary War and the Civil War as Insurgencies: Rethinking Conventional Understandings of Two American Rebellions Barbara Gannon, University of Central Florida |
| 10:15 am | Break |
| 10:30 am | Symbols of Freedom: Slave Resistance, Black Soldiers, & the Revolutionary Legacy Matthew J. Clavin, University of Houston |
| 11:45 am | Lunch |
| 1:00 pm | What Does George Washington Have to Do with the Civil War?
Anne Sarah Rubin, University of Maryland-Baltimore County |
| 2:15 pm | Break |
| 2:30 pm | The American Revolution at Gettysburg Wayne Motts, National Civil War Museum |
| 3:15 pm | Break |
| 3:30 pm | Celebrating the Fourth of July in the Civil War Era Evan C. Rothera, ¸£Àû¼§ |
| 4:45 pm | Faculty Book Signing |
| 5:30 pm | Dinner (on your own) |
Saturday, June 13, 2026
| Time | Saturday, June 13 Events |
|---|---|
| 8:30 am | Welcome/Announcements |
| 8:45 am | "Our Fathers Brought Forth": Lincoln's Gratitude in the Gettysburg Address Andrew F. Lang, University of Texas, Austin |
| 10:00 am | Break |
| 10:15 am | The American Revolution, The Question of Retaliation, and the U.S. Civil War Lorien Foote, Texas A&M University |
| 11:30 am | Lunch |
| 1:00 pm | Confederate Nationalism in the Age of Revolutions Ann Tucker, University of North Georgia |
| 2:15 pm | Break |
| 2:30 pm | The Second American Revolution? The Struggle for Confederate Liberty Adrian Brettle, ¸£Àû¼§ |
| 3:45 pm | Break |
| 4:00 pm | Contesting the Centennial: Remembering the Revolution Amid Reconstruction Krista Kinslow, University of Indianapolis |
| 5:15 pm | Break |
| 5:35 pm | Book Signing/Farewell |