The third annual conference in this series was held on May 21 at Virginia Tech's Cassell coliseum. James "Bud" I.Robertson, Jr. led a Civil War buff's "dream team" panel consisting of John M. Bowen,William C. Davis, Dennis E. Frye, Gary W. Gallagher, Joseph T. Glatthaar, Richard M. McMurry, Richard J. Sommers and Steven E. Woodworth. The topic was "Military Strategy in the American Civil War" and was divided into four sessions. During lunch, those in attendance were serenaded by the "Stonewall Brigade Band".The 2012 conference is scheduled for March 22, 2012 at V.M.I. The topic will be "Leadership and Generalship in the Civil War". This series of lectures is a definite don't miss.
