Spotsylvania Civil War Blog: Emerging Civil War Authors To Host Weekend Symposium In Spotsylvania, August 15-17, 2014

Friday, April 25, 2014

Emerging Civil War Authors To Host Weekend Symposium In Spotsylvania, August 15-17, 2014

With Friends of the Fredericksburg Area Battlefield's change of venue for this years upcoming symposium, the talented stable of authors from Emerging Civil War have partnered with Stevenson Ridge to present the First Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium.

Featured Lecturers and Tour Guides:

Daniel T. Davis—”More Desperate Fighting Has Not Been Witness on this Continent.”: Ulysses S. Grant and the Overland Campaign
Phillip Greenwalt—From “Old Bald Head” to “Lee’s Bad Old Man”: A Study of the Second Corps, Army of Northern Virginia in 1864
Chris Kolakowski—1864: The Last Stand of the Confederate Navy
Chris Mackowski—An in-depth tour of the Spotsylvania Court House Battlefield
Meg Thompson—A Bad Month for the President: Campaigning the Election of ’64
Kristopher White—A tour of the Wilderness and Spotsylvania Court House Battlefields
Lee White—”To die like men”: Patrick Cleburne and the Tennessee Campaign of 1864
Eric Wittenberg—The Trevilian Station Raid
(Also joining us for the Friday roundtable discussion is author David A. Powell and publisher/author Theodore P. Savas.)

Stevenson Ridge has a number of packages for symposium participants: a two-night stay for two AND conference registration ($425); a two-night stay for four AND conference registration ($670). Please call Stevenson Ridge at (540) 582-6263 or email info@stevensonridge.com.

Be sure to visit this link for further event details.

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Why I am here:

I am the owner of Spotsylvania Commemorative. For over 20 years I provided battlefield guide services, but as of January 1, 2022, I have retired from that aspect of my work. I continue to conduct historical research and assist and advise fellow historians. Living on the Spotsylvania battlefield has its advantages. The most important to me is that I am right on the ground that played an important but usually disregarded role in the campaign. The actions of May 14, 1864 resulted in the near capture of General George Gordon Meade while it also helped to anchor a new Federal left wing. Known as the battle of Myer's Hill, it focused on what was until recently a wooded summit, one half mile southeast from my driveway. There remains close to 75 acres of land which includes the Myer house site. In 1864 it was a 400 acre farm. I advocated for 20 years to influence the preservation of this property. During this time I sadly witnessed the destruction of some of the cultural resources on the site by deforesting, including what was a beautifully preserved trenchline built by the Federal 6th Corps. Seeing an imminent threat to the house site, I personally negotiated with the logging company and minimized the damage, while the surrounding acres were clear cut.
I have come to know the story of John Henry Myer and his family and the struggle for the farm site they called home. Myer, conscripted into the 40th VA Infantry, watched helpless from the Confederate trenches on May 15, 1864 as his home was destroyed by the Union occupants. It had been intended as a sanctuary from the ravages of war.
Their story, and those of countless others, is my inspiration. Thankfully, in 2018, the Central Virginia Battlefields Trust did purchase, and now aims to interpret, the Myer's Hill battlefield. I shall continue to advocate and assist where I can.

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Friday, April 25, 2014

Emerging Civil War Authors To Host Weekend Symposium In Spotsylvania, August 15-17, 2014

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