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      Civil War Symposium

      11th Annual Civil War Symposium - Abraham Lincoln as War President

      Saturday, October 18, 2008
      9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m

      For more details about this event call: 630.260.8227

       

      Presentations include:

      • The Emancipation Proclamation as a War Measure

        -Paul Finkleman, Albany Law School

      • The Relationship between Lincoln and Grant
            -Frank J. Williams, Ulysses S. Grant Association
      • Current Lincoln Scholarship.

        -Harold Holzer, United States Lincoln Bicentennial Commission

      • Lincoln Records in the National Archives.

        -Trevor Plante, National Archives and Records Administration

      • Lincoln and the Copperhead Movement in Illinois.

        -Thomas Schwartz, Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

      • Living History re-enactors on display during the Symposium

       

      Fees

      General Public: $40.00
      Teachers/Civil War Round Table Members: $20.00
      Students and Senior Citizens: $10.00

      CPDU

      Teachers can earn 6.25 continuing education credits for this event.

      We're licensed by the Illinois and Indiana State Boards of Education to award continuing education credits to teachers for professional development.

      For more information about CPDUs please contact us.

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