The Civil War: AHTV - Emerging Civil War Symposium 2018 - day 1 The "Emerging Civil War" blog hosts a symposium on "Turning Points of the Civil War."
Scott Hartwig, the former supervisory historian at Gettysburg National Military Park, talked about the lead up to the September 1862 Battle of Antietam and Abraham Lincoln’s announcing the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation right after the battle. This talk was part of a symposium hosted by the “Emerging Civil War” blog.
Historian and National Park Service ranger Robert Dunkerly listed his top 10 turning points of the Civil War. This talk was part of a symposium on hosted by the “Emerging Civil War” blog.
A panel of historians explored the people and battles considered pivotal to the outcome of the Civil War. They also talked about other aspects of the conflict that benefited society as a whole, such as advances in medicine. This discussion was part of a symposium hosted by the “Emerging Civil War” blog.
The “Emerging Civil War” blog hosts a symposium on “Turning Points of the Civil War.”
Matt Atkinson has worked as a ranger at both the Gettysburg and Vicksburg national military parks. He compared those two 1863 campaigns as turning points in the Civil War and explored why Gettysburg looms larger in historical memory than western theater battles such as Vicksburg. This talk was part of a symposium hosted by the “Emerging Civil War” blog.
