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Registration is now available for the 25th Annual Conference on the Art of Command in the Civil War. VPHA has assembled a panel of nationally renowned Civil War scholars to explore the momentous events that took place in 1864, as General Ulysses S. Grant took command of the Union army. Learn about the decision making and personalities involved that led to the tumultuous battles of Spotsylvania, the Wilderness, and more.
Speakers and topics include:
Chris Mackowski - "The Army of Northern Virginia's B Team: Robert E. Lee's Second String in the Overland Campaign"
Gordon Rhea - "Grant Versus Lee in the Overland Campaign: Myth Versus Reality"
Gary Ecelbarger - "'He Stood By Me When I Was Crazy': William Tecumseh Sherman Takes Over the Military Division of the Mississippi"
Frank O'Reilly - "'Dogged Pertinacity’ on the Clock: Lincoln and Grant at War"
Scott Patchan - "'Holding a Leg': U. S. Grant's 1864 Campaign in Western Virginia and the Shenandoah Valley"
Jeff Wert - "'I'll Be Damned if I'll Cooperate': Leadership of the Army of the Potomac at Spotsylvania"
Gordon Rhea - "The Odd Couple: Grant and Meade in the Overland Campaign"
Eric Wittenberg - "Little Phil Versus JEB: Cavalry Actions in the Overland Campaign, Part One
Full registration includes Friday and Saturday talks, Saturday night dinner, and Sunday battlefield tour. Partial registration includes Friday and Saturday talks. Additional tickets to Saturday’s dinner are also available. To purchase tickets, click below or call (540) 687-6681.
