Join our partner, ETHS, in an exploration of the East Tennessee Knoxville Campaign in the fall and winter of 1863. The story will begin with the months leading up to the Battle of Fort Sanders in Knoxville and follow Confederate and Union troops as they move through the Great Valley toward Virginia in the weeks and months following. Speakers will address the military story, as well as share voices and experiences from diverse local communities.
Program sessions include:
Friday, Nov. 15 at 6:00 p.m.
- War in the Switzerland of America: East Tennessee and the Civil Warwith Dr. Aaron Astor, Maryville College
Saturday, Nov. 16 from 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
- Fort Sanders and Beyond: The Civil War in East Tennessee from August 1863 to April 1864with Dr. Aaron Astor, Maryville College (
- The Black Chesnutt Family from Hawkins Countywith William Isom II, Black in Appalachia
- War, Work, and Welfare: East Tennessee Women Experience the Civil War with Lisa Oakley, East Tennessee Historical Society
- “We Have no Union to Hope For, no Constitution to Struggle For”: East Tennessee Unionists’ House Dividingwith Dr. William Hardy, Lincoln Memorial University
Wednesday, Nov. 20 at noon
- A Test of Leadership: How Small-Scale Battles Define the Civil War in East Tennessee – Mr. David Needs,Jefferson County Historian (Wed. Nov. 20 at noon)
Program descriptions and registration link: https://www.easttnhistory.org/event/east-tennessee-1863-civil-war-symposium/
