The Ohio Civil War Symposium - Location: Sherman House Museum, 137 E. Main St., Lancaster OH 43130 - Sponsor Ohio University
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Join Us at the Ohio Civil War Symposium!
The Ohio Civil War Symposium is for Ohio University alumni and anyone interested in the history of the civil war.
Date: Aug. 13, 2016
Location: Sherman House Museum, 137 E. Main St., Lancaster OH 43130
Cost: $30, includes admission to Sherman House Museum and lunch
Registration and Lunch Information
Symposium Program
The Presenters
The keynote lecture is “Sheridan’s Ride at Cedar Creek,” a Union victory that ended the Confederate threat to Washington, D.C.
The Sherman House Museum in Lancaster, Ohio, is the birthplace of
General William Tecumseh Sherman, his younger brother U.S. Senator John
Sherman and home of the remarkable Sherman family.
Symposium Program
9:30 to 9:45 a.m.: Registration at Sherman House Museum
9:45 to 11 a.m.: Welcome and Panel on Ohio and the Civil War, featuring Ohio University history faculty:
Dr. Katherine Jellison, Professor and Chair of History at Ohio University, “The Imprint of War on the Ohio Homefront”
Dr. Brian Schoen, Associate Professor of History at Ohio University, “Ohio’s Internal War”
11 to 11:15 a.m.: Refreshment Break
11:15-noon: Keynote Lecture, “Sheridan’s Ride at Cedar Creek,” with Dr.
Mark Grimsley, Associate Professor of History at Ohio State University
Registration and Lunch Information
Register Online.
The cost is $30 and includes admission to Sherman House Museum and lunch. Space is limited - Contact ushttps://www.ohio.edu/cas/history/news-events/civil-war-symposium.cfm?utm_source=Email&utm_medium=History+alumni+email&utm_campaign=Ohio+Civil+War+Symposium