Cross-posted to the blog of the Abraham Lincoln Institute for the Study of Leadership and Public Policy
Lincoln Memorial University and the Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum will host the fourth “War in the Mountains” symposium April 17-18 as part of the ongoing commemoration of the Civil War Sesquicentennial. This event is free, but registration is required by April 9 due to limited seating.
The theme for this year’s symposium is “Religion, Death, Martyrdom, and the Civil War.”
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Warren Greer, Director of of the Kentucky Lincoln Heritage Trail: “Action and Reaction: How Enlightenment Ideals InfluencedAmerican Religion from the Great Awakening through theCivil War”
- Dr. Michael Toomey, Associate Professor of History at Lincoln Memorial University: “Under Fire: Lincoln’s Religion and the Civil War”
- Dr. Earl Hess, Stewart W. McClelland Chair in History, Lincoln Memorial University: “Arguing Over the Civil War Death Toll: Does it Really Matter?”
- Dr. George Rable, Charles G. Summersell Chair in Southern History, University of Alabama: “God as General: Was There a Religious History of the American Civil War?”
This event also features a Q&A session, tours of the Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum vault, and a book signing by the speakers. The sessions will be held in LMU’s Hamilton Math & Science Building, Room 100.
To register or for more information, call the museum at (423) 869-6235 or e-mail Carol Campbell at carol.campbell@lmunet.edu. The first 150 registrants will receive a free gift.