Annual Civil War Trust Conference     Add to Calendar

Richmond, Virginia
Wednesday, June 6 - Sunday, June 10, 2012
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Join Civil War Trust members and staff, along with some of the nation's elite historians for four days of camaraderie and Civil War touring at some of America's great Civil War battlefields in Richmond, Virginia. Feel free to invite friends and family to attend; anyone is welcome to register.

Conference Registration Fee for Clash for the Capital: Richmond and the Seven Days Battles includes:

Tours
Tour guides
Coaches
Conference program
Name tags
breakfast, lunch, a reception, and a Saturday banquet
... And more!

Fee does not include hotel registration; attendees must make their own reservations. See hotel information »

Click here for tour details and information.

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• Garry Adelman
• Michael Andrus
• Edward L. Ayers
• Edwin C. Bearss
• Mike Boehme
• Chris Calkins
• Tom Crouch
• Bert Dunkerly
• Mike Gorman
• James Green
• A. Wilson Greene
• Christopher Kolakowski
• Robert E. L. Krick
• J. Michael Moore
• Ed Sanders
• Jeffry Wert
• Ashley Whitehead

Wednesday, June 6, 2012

5:30 to 9 pm Exhibit Hall open
6 to 8 pm Reception with light snacks and cash bar
6 to 9 pm Registration open
8 to 9 pm Civil War Richmond Photo Extravaganza presentation with Garry Adelman

Thursday, June 7, 2012

6:30 am to 8:00 am- Breakfast Buffet
7:30 am to 2:00 pm - Registration Open
8 am to Noon History Talks
8 am to 12:30 pm Tour off site for Color Bearers
8 am to 6 pm Exhibits open
1 to 2:30 pm Opening lunch
2:45 to 3:45 pm An overview of the Seven Days’ Battles with Robert E. L. Krick
4 to 5:30 pm Panel Discussion on Civil War Ballooning with Tom Crouch, Jim Green, and Mike Boehme
5:30 – 6 pm Meet and Greet with Conference Historians
7:30 to 9:15 pm Author Dinner for Color Bearers with Keynote Speaker: Edward Ayers, President of University of Richmond. Topic: “War and Freedom: The Landscape of the Civil War and Emancipation.”

Friday, June 8, 2012

6:30 am to 8:00 am - Breakfast Buffet
7:00 am to 9:00 am - Exhibits open
8:00 am to 5:00 pm - Off-site touring
6:30 to 7:15 pm Shuttles from the hotel to The American Civil War Center at Historic Tredegar
6:45 to 8:45 pm Picnic dinner at The American Civil War Center at Historic Tredegar
7:45 to 8:50 pm Shuttles from the American Civil War Center at Historic Tredegar to the hotel

Saturday, June 9, 2012

6:30 am to 8:00 am - Breakfast buffet
7:30 am to 5:00 pm - Off-site touring
6:30 pm to 10:30 pm - Reception, Banquet and Awards Ceremony

Sunday, June 10, 2012

8 to 9 am Civil War History Talk. Speaker: Adam Goodheart,”1861: Stories from the Brink of War.”
9 to 10:30 am Closing Breakfast buffet; Question and Answer Session with CWPT President, Jim Lighthizer

Main Hotel - SOLD OUT:
Omni
100 South 12th Street
Richmond, VA

Overflow Hotel information:
Crowne Plaza Richmond Downtown
555 East Canal Street Richmond, VA 23219
Phone: 804-788-0900 or 800-2CROWNE
If calling, mention Civil War Trust.

You can also make reservations by visiting their website: www.crowneplaza.com/ric-downtown
Please click on the Group Code link and enter CWT to get the discounted group rate.

Group rate: $120+ tax per night
This hotel is 4 blocks from the Omni Hotel.

Map and Directions: http://omnihotels.com/FindAHotel/Richmond/MapAndDirections.aspx

Suggested Shuttle Service from Richmond Airport:
Groome Transportation
Please call 804-222-7222. Reservations within 24 hours of arrival are suggested.
The cost each way is:
$24/1 person
$26.50/ 2 people
$30.75/ 3 people
$12/ 4 or more people

Before February 1, 2012: $75 cancellation fee
February 1 - April 15, 2012: $100 cancellation fee
After April 15, 2012: We apologize, but no refunds after April 15

The White House and Museum of the Confederacy
They are graciously opening their doors for free to any conference attendees, just show your nametag and they’ll be happy to provide you a ticket! They also have a newly opened museum out at Appomattox. Their website is: www.moc.org.

For those of you that won’t have extra time to visit the museum and won’t be on one of the tours that stop there, we are offering a shuttle to the museum on Thursday, June 7. The shuttle will depart the Omni at 9:30 am and at 11:00 am. Each shuttle will accommodate 25 people. Please see the Civil War Trust registration table for additional information.

Stuart’s Ride Commemoration Event
For all ages. It’s the 150th anniversary of Stuart’s Ride around McClellan’s Federal Army! Experience the meeting between Generals Lee and Stuart that led up to the Seven Days Battles. Enjoy living history, a re-creation of the meeting, and take part in a question and answer time with Lee and Stuart interpreters. Period music, children’s activities, Civil War re-enactors, and tours also provided.

Information: 652-3409.
Sun, June 10, noon-4 p.m.
Dabbs House Museum: Free.
Website

Additional places of interest:
Richmond National Battlefield Park: www.nps.gov/rich
American Civil War Center at Historic Tredegar: www.tredegar.org
Richmond Convention and Visitor Bureau: www.visitrichmondva.com
Hollywood Cemetery: www.hollywoodcemetery.org
Virginia Historical Society: www.vahistorical.org
Pamplin Historical Park and the National Museum of the Civil War Soldier: www.pamplinpark.org
Petersburg National Battlefield: www.nps.gov/pete
Additional Civil War Discovery Trail sites in Virginia