Conference Schedule
The Civil War Consortium at Sam Houston State University aims to promote research and academic community engagement related to the U.S. Civil War and its era. The conference is open to anyone in the interested public—from students to life-long learners, from those with a strong background in Civil War history to those who are merely novices.
Friday, June 18, 2027
| Time | Friday, June 12 Events |
|---|---|
| 8:15 am | Doors Open and Registration Begins |
| 8:45 am | Welcome and Overview |
| 9:00 am | The Trans-Mississippi in the Civil War: An Overview Brian Matthew Jordan, Co-Director, Civil War Consortium at Sam Houston State University |
| 9:50 am | Break |
| 10:00 am | Treasure and Empire: The Confederacy’s Struggle for The Desert Southwest Neil P. Chatelain, Lone Star College and President, Emerging Civil War |
| 10:50 am | Break |
| 11:00 am | Sam Houston’s Civil War: A Tour of the Sam Houston Memorial Museum |
| 12:00 pm | Lunch and Student Poster Session |
| 1:00 pm | Panel Discussion: Did the Trans-Mississippi Matter? Discussants: Neil Chatelain, Matthew Stith, Fay Yarbrough, Jane Johannson Moderators: Evan Rothera and Brian Matthew Jordan |
| 1:50 pm | Break |
| 2:00 pm | Choctaw Confederates: The U.S. Civil War in Indian Territory Fay Yarbrough, Rice University |
| 2:50 pm | Break |
| 3:00 pm | Albert C. Ellithorpe and the First Indian Home Guards M. Jane Johansson, Rogers State University |
| 4:00 pm | Faculty Book Signing |
| 5:30 pm | Dinner (on your own) |
Saturday, June 19, 2027
| Time | Saturday, June 13 Events |
|---|---|
| 8:15 am | Doors Open |
| 9:00 am | The Battle of Milliken’s Bend in History and Memory Linda Barnickel, Independent Scholar |
| 9:50 am | Break |
| 10:00 am | Making A Place on the War’s Ragged Edge: USCT Women in Little Rock Kelly Houston Jones, Arkansas Tech University |
| 10:50 am | Break |
| 11:00 am | Camp Ford’s Civil War: Captivity and Community in the Trans-Mississippi Theater Matthew Stith, University of Texas at Tyler |
| 12:00 pm | Lunch and Student Poster Session |
| 1:00 pm | The Last Battle of the Civil War: Palmetto Ranch, Texas Jeffrey William Hunt, Director, Texas Military Forces Museum |
| 1:50 pm | Break |
| 2:00 pm | The First Juneteenth: The Houston Origins of June 19 Celebrations Caleb McDaniel, Rice University |
| 2:50 pm | Break |
| 3:00 pm | Commemorating the Civil War in the Trans-Mississippi West Lindsey Peterson, University of South Dakota |
| 4:00 pm | Book Signing/Farewell |