Twin Cities Civil War Round Table
Annual Civil War Symposium


East, West, and Frontier: Turning Points of 1863

Saturday, April 13, 2013, 9:30 A.M.
Fort Snelling History Center

Two years of bloody war had not yet resolved America’s future.  Half of Minnesota was still largely depopulated following the Dakota Conflict of 1862 while nearly 3,500 Minnesota soldiers marched west into Dakota Territory.  At Gettysburg the First Minnesota’s sacrifice became legend while other Minnesotians opened the Mississippi River by helping to capture Vicksburg.

This fourth in a series of Civil War Sesquicentennial Symposia is sponsored by the Rochester, St. Croix Valley, Cannon Valley, Central Minnesota, Hiawatha Valley, Minnesota Valley, and Twin Cities Civil War Roundtables in partnership with the Minnesota Historical Society and the Minnesota Civil War Commemorative Task Force.

Program

8:30 a.m. Registration
9:15 a.m. Welcome, Introductions and Announcements, Symposium Committee
9:30 a.m. America and Minnesota in 1863, Joseph Fitzharris and Darryl Sannes
9:45 a.m. Round Table Brief Introductions
10:00 a.m. Minnesota at Chickamauga, James H. Ogden, III
10:50 a.m. Break (browse a variety of Civil War related gifts and books)
11:10 a.m. Minnesota at Vicksburg, Terrence Winschel
Noon  Lunch Break
  ON SITE BUFFET IS SOLD OUT. Several fast food restaurants are within a 5 minute drive of the Fort on West Seventh Street in St. Paul.
1:00 p.m.  Report – The Minnesota Civil War Commemorative Task Force, Darryl Sannes
1:10 p.m. The Sibley Expedition of 1863, William Lass
2:00 p.m. Report – MHS Civil War Exhibit and Programs, Randal Dietrich
2:15 p.m. Reflections on Emancipation and Minnesota, William Green

Fort Snelling History Center is at the junction of Minnesota Highways 5 and 55, one mile east of the International Airport.  From Highway 55 take the Bloomington Road exit and follow the brown Historic Site signs to the big parking lot, then walk down the ramp into the Visitor Center.

Registration: FREE, but ADVANCED REGISTRATION STRONGLY RECOMMENDED due to limited seating.

Buffet lunch:  SOLD OUT. Several fast food restaurants are within a 5 minute drive of the Fort on West Seventh Street in St. Paul.

To register: Send REGISTRATION FORM with check as applicable payable to TCCWRT no later than March 31, 2013, to:
Carol VanOrnum, 5540 Sanibel Dr., Minnetonka, MN 55343

Registration at door for overflow seating only.

Registration questions: info@tccwrt.com      
Program questions: foragecaps@earthlink.net