Jefferson’s 14th Annual Civil War Symposium
📍 Jefferson Convention & Visitors Center, 305 E. Austin St., Jefferson, TX
📅 Saturday, August 2, 2025
🕗 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Presented by the Jefferson Historical Society & Museum, this day-long Civil War symposium delves deep into the Trans-Mississippi Theater with a lineup of distinguished historians. Join us in historic Jefferson, Texas—a Confederate manufacturing and transportation hub—for a series of compelling lectures, a catered Bar-B-Q lunch, and opportunities to engage with vendors, authors, and reenactors.
Topics include:
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Edward T. Cotham, Jr. — Critical Decisions of the Galveston Campaigns
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David Sesser, Ed.D. — Food for the Union Army During the Camden Expedition
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Michael Lang — Critical Decisions of Nathaniel P. Banks
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Randal Gilbert — Camp Ford and the POW Exchange in the Trans-Mississippi
🎟 Registration includes lunch and museum admission.
💬 Speakers Reception on Friday, August 1 at 6:00 PM at the Jefferson Historical Museum (223 W. Austin St.).
Contact & Registration:
📞 903-665-2775
🌐 www.jeffersonmuseum.org
✉️ For questions: Weldon Nash at wwnash@sbcglobal.net