Monday, November 17, 2014

Free Civil War Symposium


The Georgia Civil War Commission is excited to email the schedule of the November 22, 2014 FREE Civil War Symposium at Georgia Military College in Milledgeville. Please forward this to all who might be interested or post it to social media to help us advertise.
Schedule for Georgia Civil War Commission Civil War Symposium

9:00 AM
The Use of Horses and Mules in the Atlanta Campaign - Dr. David Evans
Georgia Military Institute - Mr. Rick Joslyn

10:00 AM
Importance of Hospital Communities - Mr. Brad Quinlin
Black Confederates - Commissioner Charles Kelly Barrow
Battle of Chickamauga - Commissioner John Culpepper

11:00 AM
Total Warfare on Southern Civilians - Mrs. Mauriel Joslyn
Walking Tour of Milledgeville, the Civil War Capitol - Commissioner Edward Shelor
The Confederate Treasury - Mr. Bill Yarbrough
12:00 AM
57th Georgia - Dr. Scott Walker
We Must Embrace Leonidas Polk's Emerging Relevance - Rev. Archibald Everhart
End of the Atlanta Campaign - Mr. Bill Dodd

1:00 AM
The Lost Papers of Gen. John Bell Hood - Dr. Sam Hood
The Women Will Howl: Incidents at New Manchester and Roswell, GA - Mrs. Cassie Barrow

2:00 AM
The Civil War in Movies - Dr. Brian Wills
Cemetery Preservation and its Importance - Mrs. Suzanne Sammons

3:00 AM
Relevance of the Battle Flag Today - Mr. Ben "Cooter" Jones – former GA US Congressman & "Cooter" from Dukes of Hazard 
The Confederate Currency Collection on display from 9-4 inside the Atrium at Georgia Military College. Many of the speakers and book vendors will be selling their publications inside the Atrium from 9-4. Refreshments will be available to purchase inside the Atrium at a nominal cost. 
***This schedule is subject to change prior to the event due to unforeseen issues in the future.

Cassie A. Barrow,
Chief of Staff
Georgia Civil War Commission