24th Conference on the Art of Command in the Civil War

Registration is now available for the 24th Annual Conference on the Art of Command in the Civil War.

Friday, September 30, 2022, 4:00 PM – Sunday, October 2, 20225:00 PM

Middleburg Community Center, 300 W. Washington St, Middleburg

VPHA has assembled a panel of nationally renowned Civil War scholars to explore the momentous events that took place during the Second Battle of Manassas. Learn about the culmination of the Northern Virginia Campaign in the summer of 1862, and discover the thoughts behind Generals Pope and Lee as they encountered one another on the same ground fought over a year earlier in 1861.

Speakers and topics include:

Jim Burgess - "Changes to the Interpretation of the Second Manassas Battle over the Years"

John Hennessy - "Architects of Defeat: Pope and McDowell at Second Manassas"

Kevin Pawlak - "August 27th, 1862: A Critical Day in the Second Manassas Campaign"

Jeffrey Wert - "Toward Greatness: Lee and His Army from the Seven Days to Second Manassas"

Allen Guelzo - "The Unhappy Fate of General Fitz John Porter"

Scott Patchan - "From Dred Scott to Chinn Ridge: The Story of Supreme Court Justice John McLean and his Son Colonel Nathaniel McLean"

John Hennessy - "Revisiting 'Return to Bull Run': Reflections After Thirty Years"

Eric Wittenberg - "General Stuart's Role in the Second Manassas Campaign"

Full registration includes Friday and Saturday talks, Saturday night dinner, and Sunday battlefield tour. Partial registration includes Friday and Saturday talks. Additional tickets to Saturday’s dinner are also available. 

To purchase tickets, call (540) 687-6681 

OR visit the Virginia Piedmont Heritage Area Association website: https://www.piedmontheritage.org/civil-war-conference.