The Civil War on the Water
An Online Conference
March 29-April 7, 2021
“The First Battle Between ‘Iron’ Ships of War” (Library of Congress)
The McCormick Civil War Institute’s spring 2021 conference will be held exclusively online. All sessions will be held via Zoom and begin at 7:00 p.m. EST. Registered participants will receive a link for the sessions via email.
REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!
Register Now for the 2021 Spring Conference
See link below for instructions on using Shenandoah University’s online registration process
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Registration fee of $25 covers cost of all presentations
Scholarships available for educators and students. For more information on obtaining a scholarship please email jnoyalas01@su.edu
Schedule of Presentations
- Monday, March 29: “The Eagle Cowering to the Feet of the Lion”: The Trent Affair and the Freedom of the Seas (Jonathan A. Noyalas, Shenandoah University)
- Wednesday, March 31: Commander Hunter Davidson: The Travels, Travails, Triumphs, and Tribulations of a Naval Life (John Coski, American Civil War Museum)
- Monday, April 5: Raising the Merrimack: Rescuing the Memory of a Civil War Vessel (Anna Gibson Holloway, Naval History & Heritage Command)
- Wednesday, April 7: Our Little Monitor: The Greatest Invention of the Civil War (Jonathan White, Christopher Newport University)
For questions about the conference, contact Jonathan Noyalas at jnoyalas01@su.edu or 540-665-4501.
