As the guns were silenced, Union and Confederate veterans and the public began erecting monuments to memorialize the Civil War. Contentious debates surrounded the construction of these monuments from the very beginning. In the last five years, the debate has spilled onto the front pages of newspapers across the nation.
This year, our annual Symposium will take a deep look at Civil War memory and monuments. Join a panel of historians as we look at the role monuments have played in shaping our country’s remembrance of the conflict.
