SHSU Civil War Consortium

Co-Director Brian Matthew Jordan and SHSU President Alisa White signed the SHSU Civil War Consortium Enrichment Endowment at this year's Summer Symposium!

We had a great time this weekend at our first annual summer symposium! Join us June 18-19, 2027, for "A Dark and Bloody Ground: The Civil War West of the Mississippi." Topics include the Battle of Palmito Ranch, the Civil War in the Indian Territory, Juneteenth in History and Memory, and Benjamin Butler's Occupation of New Orleans! Registration is now open!

Krista Kinslow kicks off our final session!

Adrian Brettle on how Confederates thought about liberty and tyranny.

Ann Tucker on "Confederate Nationalism in the Age of Revolutions," our first session after lunch!

Lorien Foote compares POWs and retaliation in the Revolution and the Civil War.

Andrew F. Lang kicks off our second day!

Co-Director Evan Rothera closes out the first day with "The Fourth of July in the Civil War Era."

National Civil War Museum CEO Wayne Motts on "The American Revolution at Gettysburg"!