There are still a few openings

for the CWI 2012 Conference

"The War in 1862"

Only a few spots remain for full-time registration. Part-time registration is available. The CWI conference is noted for offering fresh perspectives and new angles on the Civil War as part of an exciting and engaging Battlefield Tour dialogue between experts and general audiences. Some of the topics include:

See the full schedule and register online.

You can pay your balance online.

2011 Conference videos from C-SPAN

Testimonials from past attendees

Prof. Carmichael quoted in the Christian Science Monitor

"This is not your father's Civil War commemoration," says Peter Carmichael, director of the Civil War Institute at Gettysburg College, Pa. The war, he and other Civil War scholars say, is no longer just about generals and battlefield tactics.

The Ordeal of War

Peter Carmichael authored a module comprised of six classes, The Ordeal of War. Students will follow the transformation of soldiers from idealistic and naive recruits into hardened veterans who folded into themselves during the war.

Robin Oliveira wins the 2011 Shaara Prize for Civil War Fiction

Robin Oliveira was announced the winner of the Annual Michael Shaara Prize for Excellence in Civil War Fiction for her book My Name is Mary Sutter. Mary Sutter is a brilliant, headstrong midwife from Albany, New York. She dreams of becoming a surgeon. Determined to overcome the prejudices against women in medicine and eager to run away from her recent heartbreak, Mary leaves home and travels to Washington, D.C. to help tend the legions of Civil War wounded.