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8th Annual Sarasota World War II Conference

With gratitude to all who serve and have served in the United States military, especially in 1941-1945, we continue our acclaimed annual series of World War II conferences – to better understand and further appreciate the epic struggle of the 20th century.
Our 2013 conference in Sarasota will again feature an impressive group of military historians and World War...

“The Grey Ghost”- John Singleton Mosby - one of the most enigmatic figures of the Civil War, was a successful attorney who enlisted in the 1st Virginia Cavalry at the outbreak of the War. He quickly moved up through the ranks, and eventually raised his own partisan unit - first a battalion, and later a regiment known as "Mosby Raiders...

Battle of Shiloh Tennessee, Cannon, U.S. Grant, Sherman, Beauregard, Bloody Pond

This may become our most memorable program of 2013. Almost 151 years to the day of the first great battle of the Civil War, we will assemble in Corinth. Mississippi for comprehensive tours of the pristine battlefield of Shiloh and the strategically important hub of Corinth. Add in the expected near-perfect temperature, the...

The Hatfield & McCoy feud is the most famous of all American vendettas and is known to most everyone through a multitude of articles, books, films, songs, plays, and even cartoons that have been written on the subject. The image of the bearded, barefoot hillbilly toting a rifle and a jug of moonshine has become ingrained in our national consciousness and has informed...

Often slighted in comparison to the fighting on the southern end of the battlefield on July 2 and the Pickett-Pettigrew assault on July 3, the action on July 1 is in many ways the battle’s most interesting. Combat on July 1 developed out of a fluid situation that repeatedly forced officers to make difficult decisions amid critical circumstances. Our tour will focus on a number of the...

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Here it is: Our 2013 Calendar of Events!

21st Annual Sarasota Civil War Symposium, January 23-26, Sarasota, FL...

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New from Timothy B. Smith: Corinth 1862: Siege, Battle, Occupation.

TIMOTHY B. SMITH has written an excellent new book: Corinth 1862: Siege, Battle, Occupation. We recommend this book especially to those who will attend our April 17-20...

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