March 24 - 26, 2023

The theme of Virginia Tech's Civil War Weekend for 2023 is “Civil War Journeys.” This year’s speakers include Caroline E. Janney, Garry Adelman, Cassandra Newby-Alexander, Ted Widmer, and Lorien Foote. 

Saturday Agenda:

7:30 - 9:00 AM  --  Breakfast / Registration

9:00 - 10:00 AM  --  William C. “Jack” Davis, “From Confederate Cabinet to Cuba: John C. Breckinridge's Escape from Defeat”

10:00 - 11:00 AM  --  Ted Widmer, “Lincoln's Journey to Washington”

11:00 - 11:30 AM  --  Break

11:30 - 12:30 PM  --  Paul Quigley, “George McClellan’s Expedition Up the Peninsula and Into Early American History”

12:30 - 1:30 PM  --  Lunch

1:30 - 2:00 PM  --  Book Signing

2:00 - 3:00 PM  --  Cassandra Newby-Alexander, “Standing On the Precipice of Change: African Americans and the Civil War in Hampton Roads.”

3:00 - 4:00 PM  --  Caroline E. Janney, “Going Home: Lee’s Army after Appomattox”

6:00 - 7:00 PM  --  Cash Bar

7:00 - 8:00 PM  --  Dinner

8:00 - 9:00 PM  --  Bobby Horton, "A Musical Journey Through Civil War History"

For More Information Contact: 

Paul Quigley  
James I. Robertson, Jr. Associate Professor of Civil War Studies  
Director, Virginia Center for Civil War Studies  
540.231.9090