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"Chronicling the Fight: Art & Photography of the Civil War"Saturday April 11, 2026 at Davis and Elkins College Senate Commons in the Myles Center for the Arts.
Rich Mountain Battlefield Foundation's Symposium is coming soon! This annual conference brings together exciting scholarship and experienced historians to deepen our understandings of the Civil War. This year's theme, "Chronicling the Fight: Art & Photography of the Civil War," will explore how the war was made visual to those far from the battlefields of West(ern) Virginia, and how depictions of wartime were irrevocably changed by photography. See you there!
TICKETD:
Students with ID: Free, must register before the day of the event.
General Admission: $35-$100
[We are offering a sliding scale of general admission this year. Please register at whichever level you wish, refreshments and lunch are included in all tickets. The “Battlefield Caretaker” and “Battlefield Changemaker” levels includes your 2026 annual family membership to Rich Mountain Battlefield Foundation.]
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SCHEDULE
9:00 am: Registration and Refreshments
10:00 am: – Ron Coddington
“Civil War Portrait Photography: Reflections of a Generation”
11:00 am: Richard Wolfe
“Photos and Stories of West Virginia Soldiers”
12:00 pm: Lunch Break – Lunch provided
1:00 pm: Hunter Lesser
“Artists at War: The First Campaign”
2:00 pm: Cliff Krainik
“The Incomparable Civil War Photographer, Mathew B. Brady”
3:00 pm: Panel Discussion
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Event Venue
Myles Center for the Arts, 276 Elbon Ln, Elkins, WV 26241, United States
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