German and German-American Dimensions of the Civil War

Location:

UW–Madison, Memorial Union

Co-sponsor(s):

Wisconsin Veterans Museum in Madison; the Civil War Museum in Kenosha; the Friends of the Max Kade Institute; the Center for German and European Studies at UW–Madison; and the UW–Madison departments of German, History, Women and Gender Studies.

Description:

2011 is the sesquicentennial of the inauguration of President Lincoln and the first shots fired in the U.S. Civil War. MKI will mark the occasion by hosting a symposium to examine the time before, during, and directly after the Civil War from a unique angle, focusing on immigrants (especially those from German lands) and the global impact of the war (especially within German-speaking Europe). Funding for this conference was provided by the UW–Madison College of Letters and Science Anonymous Fund and the UW–Madison College Lectures Committee. Click here for conference abstracts. Click here for conference program.