Civil War Symposium
Discover the local impacts of the Civil War on our region through speakers, exhibitors, displays and book sales!
Civil War Symposium Author Event
Friday, Sept. 27 / 6:30 p.m.
$30 (includes copy of Flee North)
Join Pulitzer Prize–winning author and journalist Scott Shane as he discusses his book Flee North, the story of an American hero all but lost to history. It is the riveting account of the extraordinary abolitionist, liberator and writer Thomas Smallwood, who bought his own freedom, led hundreds out of slavery, and named the underground railroad.
Civil War Symposium
Saturday, Sept. 28 | 8:15 a.m. – 5 p.m.
$99 (includes light morning refreshments and lunch)
Carroll County residents: DEDUCT $10; Maryland Non-Carroll County residents: DEDUCT $5
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8:15 – 9:15 a.m.
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Welcome, Registration & Light Refreshments
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9:30 – 10:30 a.m.
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Keynote: Dave Booz
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10:30 – 11:00 a.m.
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Break: Visit Exhibitors & Displays
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11:00 – 12:00 p.m.
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Breakout Sessions 1
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12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
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Lunch
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1:00 – 1:30 p.m.
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Break: Visit Exhibitors & Artifact Displays
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1:30 – 2:30 p.m.
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Breakout Sessions 2
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2:45 – 3:45 p.m.
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Breakout Sessions 3
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4:00 – 5:00 p.m.
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Breakout Sessions 4
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Keynote Address: The Struggle for Culp’s Hill at Gettysburg
While often overshadowed today by Pickett’s Charge, Devil’s Den, Little Round Top and other parts of the Battle of Gettysburg, Culp’s Hill was once among the most popular areas for the earliest visitors to the Battlefield. Dave Booz will recount the dramatic, sanguinary, and strategically significant fighting that occurred on July 2 and 3 for control of Culp’s Hill. Sitting at the barb of the “fishhook” of the Union line, Culp’s Hill was one of the few places in the Civil War where Unionist and Confederate Marylanders engaged directly on the battlefield, including men from Carroll County, including men from Carroll County.
Keynote Speaker David Booz
David Booz is an associate professor at Carroll Community College teaching courses in the Teacher Education program and American history. He spent 30 years as an educator in Carroll County Public Schools before retiring as the first principal of Century High School. Booz also taught courses at both McDaniel College and Gettysburg College. He has served in national leadership for the North-South Skirmish Association and the Friends of the National Park at Gettysburg.
Breakout Session 1
- Alex Rossino – Antietam Campaign in Political Context
- Gary Dyson – Union & Confederate Veterans of Frederick County
- Kate Fanning – The Rest is Her Story
Breakout Session 2
- Matt Borders – The Monocacy Campaign
- Evan Portman – The Germans of XI Corps at Gettysburg
- Lyn Kraje – Lucy Mina Otey and the Ladies Relief Hospital of Lychburg, VA
Breakout Session 3
- Charles W. Mitchell – Federal occupation, confiscation, the USCT, and MD emancipation
- Tracey McIntire – Civil War Medicine
- Jeff Harding – Reynolds-Hewitt love story
Breakout Session 4
- Jay Graybeal – Soldier-Civilian interactions in the MD campaigns
- Derek Maxfield – Lincoln and the Constitution
- Phill Greenwalt – Johnson-Gilmor Raid
More Civil War Happenings
As the Civil War rages on, U.S President Abraham Lincoln struggles with continuing carnage on the battlefield as he fights with many inside his own cabinet on his decision to emancipate the slaves.
Friday, Sept. 13
Showtimes 1 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
$8 adults / $6 ages 25 & under and ages 60 & up
Carroll County Arts Council members receive 10% discount.
Visit Carroll County Arts Council for details and tickets.
Sponsored by Carroll Community College, The Historical Society of Carroll County and Carroll County Public Library