Civil War Education Association (CWEA) & American History Forum The leading presenter of Civil War and American History Conferences & Tours Through March 1st we have presented 543 programs P O Box 78, Winchester, VA 22604
2017 Calendar of Events – Now in our 25th Year
March 31-April 1 – Hood’s Other Battles for Atlanta: Peach Tree Creek and Ezra Church, Marietta, GA, led by Robert D. Jenkins & Norman Dasinger, Jr. (Friday 8:30 AM-Saturday
April 8 – American Revolution: Banastre Tarleton’s Charlottesville Raid, A Field Tour, Glen Allen, VA, led by John R. Maass - (Saturday 8:30 AM-5:00 PM) - includes lunch - Re
April 22-23 – Gettysburg: Day 2–Sites Seldom Seen, A Field & Walking Tour plus a Saturday dinner at the Dobbin House, led by Gary Kross - includes Saturday lunch & dinner - (
April 27-29 – Lee and Jackson at Chancellorsville: An Insider’s Walking Tour, Fredericksburg, VA, led by Robert K. Krick (Thursday 7:30 PM-Saturday 4:30 PM) - includes 2 lunc
May 4-6 – Grant Invades Tennessee: the Battles of Forts Henry and Donelson: A Field & Walking Tour, Paris Landing State Park, TN led by Timothy B. Smith (Thursday 7:30 PM
May 20 – The Heart of Jackson’s Valley Campaign, A Field & Walking Tour, Front Royal, VA, led by Gary Ecelbarger (Saturday 8:30 AM-4:30 PM) - includes lunch - Registration
June 9-11 – 12th Annual Gettysburg All-Star Conference & Tour with Gary Kross, Charlie Fennell, Zachary Fry, Roger Heller & others TBA - (Friday 8:30 AM-Sunday 11:30 AM) -
June 14-17 – Great Cities of American History - The Chesapeake Bay: Annapolis, St. Mary’s and St. Michaels, A Walking, Bus and Boat Tour, Annapolis, MD with Thomas A.
June 22-24 – “Stonewall versus Abe” – The 1862 Valley Campaign: from Harper’s Ferry to Port Republic, A Field Tour with Gary Ecelbarger and Scott Patchan, New Market, VA
July 13-15 – The Generalship of Robert E. Lee – A Seminar & Tour plus a reception at the home of Bud and Betty Robertson - the 3rd annual gathering of the Robert E. Lee Fello ship, Fredericksburg, VA with Robert K. Krick, James I. “Bud” Robertson, Jay Jorgensen, Richard M. McMurry, Nita Gibson and Stephen Lee Ritchie (Thursday 7:30 PM-Saturday 5:0
August 11-13 – George Washington: the Early Years – A Seminar & Tour, Fredericksburg, VA, led by John R. Maass - (Friday 7:30 PM-Sunday 12:00 N) - includes Saturday lunch
August 17-19 – 1st Annual Spring Mill Civil War History Conference, Spring Mill Historic State Park, Mitchell, Indiana with Stephen Lee Ritchie, Thomas Y. Cartwright, Stephen Davis, David. L. Mowery, Dale K. Phillips, James I. “Bud” Robertson, Darryl Smith, Craig L. Symonds and Jeffry D. Wert (Thursday 7:00 PM-Saturday 8:30 PM) - includes Thursday
September 13-17 – Upstate New York (and Vermont): The French & Indian War and the American Revolution – A Field & Walking Tour of sites at Lake George, Siege of Fort William Henry and Massacre (Last of the Mohicans), Crown Point, The Battle of Fort Carillon, Lake Champlain-Valcour Island, Fort Ticonderoga, Hubbarton and Bennington, Vermon
September 17-23 – Enchanted New Mexico: A Deluxe History & Heritage Adventure, based for three nights at the Hotel Albuquerque and four nights at The Lodge in Santa Fe, including visits to Pueblo of Acoma, Albuquerque Old Town, Turquoise Trail, Sandia Tramway, Museum of Indian Art, Bandelier National Monument, Bradbury Science Museum at Los Alamos, Taos Pueblo, Hacienda de los Martinez, Kit Carson Home, Abiquiu, Georgia O’Keefe Ghost Ranch, Rio Grande Gorge Bridge and Old Town Santa Fe sites including Loretto Chapel, San Miguel Chapel and the Palace of the Governors (begins in Albuquerque on Sunday night at 7:30 PM and returns to Albuquerque on Saturday for a dinner and night’s st
September 27-30 – The Making of a President: Abraham Lincoln in the Heartland – A Field Tour, Springfield, IL led by Gary Ecelbarger (Wednesday 7:30 PM-Saturday 5:00 PM) -
October 4-8 – Shenandoah Valley Civil War Institute Conference & Tour, featuring talks and tours, based in Winchester, VA, with faculty TBA - (Wednesday 7:30 PM-Sunday 11:00
October 13-14 – Cedar Creek: The Most In-Depth Field & Walking Tour of this Battle Ever!, Strasburg, VA with Scott C. Patchan (Friday 8:30 AM-Saturday 5:00 PM) - includes
October 18-21 – John Hunt Morgan’s Great Raid and Surrender: Reedsville to West Point – A Field Tour with David L. Mowery (Wednesday 7:30 PM-Saturday 5:00 PM) - includes
October 19-22 – Embedded with the Troops - Follow James Taylor as He Sketches the Lower Shenanodah Valley in 1864 at Harpers Ferry, Summit Point, Berryville, Old Chapel, Boyce, Double Toll Gate, Nineveh Church, Cedarville, Reliance, Middletown, Newtown (Stephens City), Bartonville, Kernstown and Winchester, based in Charles Town, WV, with Dan
October 27-28 – Gettysburg Fall Muster, with Gary Kross and Charles Fennell- (Friday 8:30 AM-Saturday 4:30 PM) - includes 2 lunches and Friday PM Open Bar at O’Rorke’s Eatery
November 1-4 – The Vicksburg Campaign: A Field & Walking Tour, Vicksburg, MS, with Terry Winschel and Timothy B. Smith (Wednesday 7:30 PM-Saturday 4:00 PM) – includes
November 16-18 – Alabama: the Birth of the Confederacy and Witness to its Final Collapse – A Tour of Montgomery, Selma, Cahaba, Marion, Ebenezer Church and Plantersville,
If You Enroll for one of our Programs and later Must Cancel, We Guarantee a 100% Refund. For Further Information on All Programs Shown Above – and Registration contact: CWEA P. O. Box 78, Winchester, VA 22604
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GUNS - Vintage • Pistols • Rifles • Parts Military • Knives & Swords • Shotguns • Ammo Collector-quality guns, swords and militaria from across the country! DuPage Co. Fairgrounds WHEATON, IL WHEATON, 2015 W. Manchester • Wheaton, IL 60189 2015 W. M
You are Invited to Attend Spring Mill Indiana Civil War Symposium August 17-19, Spring Mill State Park. Mitche Featuring: Stephen Lee Ritchie Thomas Y. Cartwright Stephen Davis David L. Mowery Dale K. Phillips
James “Bud” Robertson Darryl Smith Craig L. Symonds Jeffry D. Wert
• Informative talks on a variety of Civil War subjects by top historians • 2 lunches, Friday dinner & Saturday PM cookou • Book display & sale • Comfortable, affordable lodging at the rustic
• Perfect venue for a family vacation – much to See and Do in the State Park
For Program Information and Registration, visit
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May 17-21. Tennessee. Tours “Shiloh” based in Tennessee. Conference will include bus tours of Shiloh Brice’s Crossroads, Corinth and more led by Tom Parson, Tim Smith and others. Based in Tennessee. overing new ground with Civil War tours to t “Western Theater.” Tours of Shiloh, Corinth, Brice’s Crossroads, Tupelo, and more featuring Tim Smith, Tom Parson, Starke Miller, and others base
May 18-21, Mississippi. Tours Covering new ground with Civil War Tours to the “Western Theater.” Tours of Shiloh, Corinth, Brice’s Crossroads, Tupelo and more featuring
20th Anniversary Reenactment of The Action at Wilson’s Wharf. Battle
reenactments of the May 24, 1864 action at Fort Pocahontas 1 p.m. each d
Located between Richmond and Williamsburg in Charles City, Virginia, For Pocahontas is open to the public 10-4 each day and presents a weekend of
Civil War living history including USCTs, Union and Confederate Infantry and Artillery, Confederate Cavalry, sutlers and civilian reenactors Camp with miles of James River vista. Saturday evening dinner, dance, artille fire, and night tactical. Discounted early registration by May 12. Bount artillery. Food vendor on site. All proceeds support the preservation ef
May 19-21, Virginia. Period Firearms Competition The North-South Skirmish Association 135th National Competition near Winchester. Over 3,000 uniformed competitors in 200 member units compete
40th Annual Ohio Civil War & WWI & II Show 25th Annual Artillery Show Military Material From 1775 Through 1945 Sat. May 6th – Sun. May 7th 2017
Sat. 9:00 – 5:00 | Sun. 9:00 – 3:00 Richland County Fairgrounds, Mansfield, Ohio 800 Tables of Military Items, Books, Prints and More ~ 30 Gun Artillery Show ~ Cannon Firing Demonstrations Civil War & WWII Encampments • Sutler’s Row
Field Hospital Scenario • Period Church Service
Gettysburg Address by President Lincoln Marlboro Volunteers Traveling Museum & Military Vehicle Association & So Much More!
