Register for the annual Civil War Weekend at Virginia Tech

From: Virginia Center for Civil War Studies

Virginia Tech’s annual Civil War Weekend will be held March 28-30, 2025 at The Inn at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg.

This year’s theme is “Civil War Duos.” The Civil War-era fundamentally transformed human connections — from friendships and marriages to political alliances — bringing some Americans together into productive new relationships while driving existing partnerships apart. This year our speakers will explore an array of different partnerships that took new forms amid the challenges of slavery, sectional conflict, and war.

Keynote speaker Ilyon Woo will share the incredible story of the enslaved couple who escaped to freedom in disguise, the subject of her recent Pulitzer Prize-winning book, "Master, Slave, Husband, Wife." Distinguished speakers will also investigate the critical relationships between leaders on both sides: Lincoln and McClellan, Lee and Jackson. We’ll learn about how war transformed romantic pairings in the North and the South. One lecture will explore a more institutional duo, examining how the United States Army and Navy slowly worked their way toward a more harmonious collaboration as the war went on.

Visit civilwar.vt.edu to register today.