Civil War Symposium in Lancaster, OH

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AMERICAN CIVIL WAR SYMPOSIUM & WORKSHOP
Presented by the Fairfield Heritage Association​


Saturday, Sept. 27, & Sunday, Sept. 28

Shaw’s Restaurant & Inn, 123 N. Broad St. Lancaster

Early bird rates through Sept. 5:

$125 for weekend

$90 for one-day pass

$80 for students

Includes meals, tours of the Sherman House and Georgian museums, and book signings


Order tickets by visiting http://www.fairfieldheritage.org/fha_events.htm

The Sherman House Museum’s Civil War Symposium offers a stellar lineup of speakers.


Scheduled to appear are:

· John Marszalek, executive director and managing editor, Ulysses S. Grant Association. He is the author of award-winning books such as Sherman, A Soldier's Passion for Order, Sherman’s March to the Sea and A Black Congressman in the Age of Jim Crow. He retired as Giles Distinguished Professor Emeritus of History from Mississippi State University in 2002.

· Frank J. Williams, former chief justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court. He is considered one of the leading experts on Abraham Lincoln. He is the co-founder and 16-year chair of the Lincoln Forum, which brings together Lincoln and Civil War devotees. His books include Judging Lincoln and Lincoln Lessons: Reflections on America's Greatest Leader

· Mark Grimsley, associate professor at The Ohio State University. He teachers military history with an emphasis on the Civil War. He maintains two history-related blogs: Blog Them Out of the Stone Age and Civil Warriors. His books include The Hard Hand of War: Union Military Policy Toward Southern Citizens, 1861-65 and The Collapse of the Confederacy.

· E. Chris Evans, a Civil War scholar, researcher, speaker and historian. He served on the Civil War in Ohio Advisory Board and the Civil War Institute of the Ohio Historical Society. He has written many feature articles for Civil War magazines, including “Return to Jackson—Finishing Stroke to the Vicksburg Campaign” and “Did Sherman Really Burn Columbia?”

· Frank Bullock, a Civil War scholar, speaker and historian. He has lectured on the Civil War and Civil War personalities since 2003. Mr. Bullock earner his bachelor’s degree in education at the University of Rio Grande and his master’s degree in corrections at Xavier University. He has been a Sherman House Museum volunteer since 2000.
 
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