Sep 27, Sep 28, 2014

Scheduled to appear are:John Marszalek, executive director and managing editor, Ulysses S. Grant Association. His books include Sherman, A Soldier's Passion for Order, Shermans March to the Sea and A Black Congressman in the Age of Jim Crow. He retired as Giles Distinguished Professor Emeritus of History from Mississippi State University in 2002. Frank J. Williams, former chief justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court and one of the leading experts on Abraham Lincoln. Heis the co-founder and 16-year chair of the Lincoln Forum, which brings together Lincoln and Civil War devotees. His books include Judging Lincoln and Lincoln Lessons: Reflections on America's Greatest Leader. Mark Grimsley, associate professor of history at The Ohio State University. He maintains two history-related blogs: Blog Them Out of the Stone Age and Civil Warriors. His books include The Hard Hand of War: Union Military Policy Toward Southern Citizens, 1861-65 and The Collapse of the Confederacy. E. Chris Evans, a Civil War scholar, researcher, speaker and historian. He served on the Civil War in Ohio Advisory Board and the Civil War Institute of the Ohio Historical Society. He has written many feature articles for Civil War magazines. Frank Bullock, a Civil War scholar, speaker and his torian. He has lectured on the Civil War and Civil War personalities since 2003. Mr. Bullock earned his bachelors degree in education at the University of Rio Grande and his masters degree in corrections at Xavier University. Price for the full weekend: $125 $80 for students. Price includes lectures, meals, book signings and tours of the Sherman House, Georgian Museum, Decorative Arts Center of Ohio, Historic Square 13, and Rock Mill. One-day passes are available for $90. After Sept. 5, prices will increase.

Special Interest
Historical