Free Chattanooga Civil War Symposium

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The Face of Battle: The Struggle Begins In commemoration of the pivotal events that occurred 150 years ago during the volatile year of 1861, Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park in conjunction with The Friends of the Park will present the second annual The Face of Battle symposium, focusing on the events of 1861 and how they affected the Chattanooga area as the country went to war. The symposium will be presented at the Girls Preparatory School in Chattanooga, TN on Saturday, May 7^th, 2011. This program will be free and open to the public, but reservations are required.
Schedule and Speakers:


9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Welcome and Introductions


10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Rebels With A Cause: East Tennessee’s Confederate Population
Dr. John Fowler, Director of the Bandy Heritage Center and Professor of History,
Dalton State College


11:00 a.m. – 12:00p.m. The First Year of the War in Georgia, 1860-1861
Dr. Keith Bohannon, Associate Professor of History, University of West Georgia


12:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. Lunch


1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. Loyal Cavaliers: Tennessee’s Unionist Cavalrymen
Myers Brown, Tennessee State Museum
2:15 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. The Confederate Flags of 1861: From Secession to War
Greg Biggs, Author


3:15 p.m. End of Symposium



To make reservations, please contact Chickamauga and Chattanooga NMP the Chickamauga Visitor Center at 706-866-9241.

[Mark Choate]

Re: Free Chattanooga Civil War Symposium

To any interested in this symposium:

I have heard all of the speakers listed (with the exception of Dr. Fowler) over the past two years, at other symposiums and the wealth of knowledge is deep and the time is well spent.

regards,
Mark