 2008 SYMPOSIUM SPEAKERS & SCHEDULE  D. Jonathan White is a retired Lieutenant Colonel who served 22 years in the U.S. Army (18 of which were as a Green Beret) during which he deployed to 39 countries around the world. Col. White’s last two postings were as an instructor at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College in Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas, and at the British Joint Services Command in Oxfordshire, England. He received his B.A. in International Affairs from George Washington University and received M.A. degrees from Troy University, The U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, and King’s College London. Col. White is a qualified Military Historian, who has published articles and book reviews in Europe and America. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in U.S. History at the University of Alabama. Eric J. Mink is an historian and cultural resources management specialist in Fredericksburg, Virginia and the author of numerous articles and book reviews on Civil War subjects. He has spoken widely on the Civil War and has conducted numerous battlefield tours. He received his B.A. in Historic Preservation and American Studies from Mary Washington College. A. Cash Koeniger is a Professor of History at the Virginia Military Institute whose fields include 19th and 20th century United States History, the American South and the Civil War. He earned his A.B. degree in History from Washington and Lee University, and his M.A. and Ph.D. from Vanderbilt University. Dr. Koeniger is the author of numerous book reviews and articles, and he has spoken widely for Civil War Round Tables and other scholarly, civic, military and radio venues. He is currently working on a book on Carter Glass, the Conservative Tradition and the New Deal. John J. Hennessy is a native of upstate New York, who has worked for nearly 30 years in the field of preservation and interpretation, first as an historian at Manassas NMP and later as a preservation planner with the New York State Historic Preservation Office. After five years as an exhibit planner with the NPS, in 1995 he came to Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park, where he is now Chief Historian. He is the author of dozens of articles and reviews and three books, most notably Return to Bull Run: The Campaign and Battle of Second Manassas (1993). Dale F. Harter is College Archivist and Museum Curator for Bridgewater College, as well as archivist and newsletter editor for the Harrisonburg-Rockingham Historical Society, in Dayton, Va. A Rockingham County native, he has a B.A. in History and Journalism from James Madison University, and an M.A. in Applied History and an M.L.I.S. from the University of South Carolina. From 1999 to 2002, he was the assistant editor of Virginia Cavalcade magazine published by the Library of Virginia. He is the author of numerous articles and of A Guide to Bible Records at the Library of Virginia, Vol. 2. Mr. Harter contributed the sketch on Raleigh E. Colston for Vol. 3 of the Dictionary of Virginia Biography, and is writing a biography of J. R. Jones. John M. Coski is Historian and Director of Library and Research at The Museum of the Confederacy. He is a researcher and writer for the Museum’s exhibits and co-editor of the Museum’s quarterly Magazine and other publications. He earned his B.A. from Mary Washington College and his M.A. and Ph.D. from the College of William and Mary. He is the author of The Confederate Battle Flag: America’s Most Embattled Emblem (2005); Capital Navy: The Men, Ships and Operations of the James River Squadron (1996); The Army of the Potomac at Berkeley Plantation: The Harrison’s Landing Occupation of 1862 (1989); and coauthor of White House of the Confederacy: An Illustrated History (1993). Susan E. Church is an historian of the 19th century and the Civil War who has been a key volunteer for WVU Jackson's Mill, accompanying the History Hitting the Road outreach education program to various locations around the state. She was a recipient of the West Virginia History Hero Award in 2006. Ms. Church received a B.A. in American History from Mount Mercy College and is working toward an M.A. from Baker University. For more than six years, she has portrayed Mrs. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson at events throughout the country. SCHEDULE
3:00 - 5:00 p.m. Stonewall Jackson House 8 East Washington Street, Lexington, Virginia Pick up information packets. Tours of the Stonewall Jackson House will be available. 4:35 p.m. Retirement Parade Virginia Military Institute - Parade Ground (Subject to change in orders. Please call to verify.) 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. Dinner on your own. 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. Lee Chapel - The Museum on the lower level will be open especially for symposium participants. 8:00 - 9:00 p.m. Lee Chapel Keynote Address “Following Stonewall Jackson’s Way” - Lt. Col (Retired) D. Jonathan White, U.S. Army Northport, Alabama Jackson’s Valley Campaign of 1862 is among the most famous military campaigns in American history. In 2007, Jonathan White, a modern soldier, retraced the route of Jackson’s “Foot Cavalry.” White will tell the story of his 2007 walk and share his perspective as a soldier, a scholar and a son of the Valley, on that famous campaign. 9:00 - 10:00 p.m. Reception
9:00 - 9:30 a.m. Registration, coffee and doughnuts or pastries 9:30 - 9: 45 a.m. Welcome and Introductions 9:45 - 10:30 a.m. “The Jackson of Manassas: The Origins, the Legend and the Legacy” - Mr. John Hennessy Chief Historian Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park Fredericksburg, Virginia 10:45 - 11:30 a.m. “ ‘a sterness to his countenance’ - Stonewall Jackson in Photographs and Art” - Mr. Eric J. Mink Historian and Cultural Resources Specialist Fredericksburg, Virginia 11:45 a.m.- 12:30 p.m. “Stonewall in Richmond: The Museum of the Confederacy’s Jackson Collections” - Dr. John Coski, Historian and Director of Library and Research The Museum of the Confederacy Richmond, Virginia 12:45 - 1:45 p.m. Lunch (included in registration) 1:55 - 2:45 p.m. Private Tours of the Lee House and the Lee-Jackson House 3:00 - 3:45 p.m. “Lexington’s Own: The Life and Death of Sandie Pendleton” - Dr. A. Cash Koeniger Professor of History Virginia Military Institute Lexington, Virginia 4:00 - 4:45 p.m. “Cashiered at Chancellorsville: The Rise and Fall of Raleigh Colston and J. R. Jones” - Mr. Dale Harter College Archivist and Museum Curator Bridgewater College, Bridgewater, Virginia 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. Reception 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. Banquet 8:00 - 8:30 p.m. Closing Program - Ms. Susan Church, who has been portraying Anna Jackson for more than six years, will visit with the assembled guests after dinner, in the role of “Stonewall” Jackson’s widow.
Sunday, April 20, 2008 9:00 - 10:30 a.m. Walking Tour of Jackson’s Lexington with veteran tour guide Fred Bloom for an exploration of the Lexington that Jackson knew. Wear comfortable shoes and come prepared to walk about a mile and a half in during the ninety-minute tour. 8:45, 10:30 & 11:00 a.m. Local Church Services Symposium participants may also wish to visit local museums. A current Sunday schedule will be available in packets provided on arrival.
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