*"The Legacy of Lincoln and the American Civil War"*

Most Americans consider the Civil War our nation's greatest trial and
Abraham Lincoln the greatest President.     He shepherded the country
through the war's great battles, preserved the Union, and ended the scourge
of slavery. But the impact of the war and Lincoln's legacy extended far
into the future, and a stellar cast of speakers in our May 2015 symposium
will explore some of the ways in which the Civil War and Lincoln's
achievements set the stage for the United States' entry onto the the world
stage.   As the nation commemorates the end of the Civil War
sesquicentennial, join us for "The Legacy of Abraham Lincoln and the
American Civil War." Cost $50, Students and teachers with school ID $5.00,
Re-enactors, and Living History, $25.
*Location: New York Ave. Presbyterian Church* 1313 New York Avenue
Northwest, Washington, DC 20005 (three blocks from the Metro Center station)
SPEAKERS

*JAMES OAKES *

THE LEGACY OF LINCOLN
 Professor of History at the Graduate Center of the City University of New
York. Received the Lincoln Prize for his book "Freedom National: The
Destruction of Slavery in the United States." Other works include "The
Radical and the Republican: Frederick Douglass, Abraham Lincoln, and the
Triumph of Antislavery Politics," and "The Scorpion's Sting: Antislavery
and the Coming of the Civil War."

*PAUL QUIGLEY*

THE INTERNATIONAL IMPACT OF LINCOLN AND THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR
 James I. Robertson Jr. Professor in Civil War Studies and Director,
Virginia Center for Civil War Studies, Virginia Tech University

*GEORGE WUNDERLICH*

THE IMPACT OF THE CIVIL WAR ON MEDICINE
 Former Executive Director and Director of Education, National Museum of
Civil War Medicine, Frederick, Maryland.

*EDNA GREEN MEDFORD*

THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN EXPERIENCE
 Chair, Department of History, Howard University. Co-author of "The
Emancipation Proclamation: Three Views" and co-author and editor of "The
Price of Freedom: Slavery and the Civil War." Serves on the board of the
Lincoln Bicentennial Foundation, the Lincoln Studies Center at Knox
College, and the Abraham Lincoln Institute. Special bicentennial recipient
of the Illinois Order of Lincoln in 2009.

*RON WHITE*

LINCOLN AND RELIGION
 Lincoln biographer and Presbyterian theologian. Author of "A. Lincoln: A
Biography;" "Lincoln's Greatest Speech: The Second Inaugural;" and "The
Eloquent President: A Portrait of Lincoln Through His Words." Writing a
comprehensive biography of Ulysses S. Grant - "American Ulysses."

*MICHAEL KAUFFMAN*

-ASSASSINATION, MOURNING, AND SECURITY OF PRESIDENTS
 Historian and author of "American Brutus: John Wilkes Booth and the
Lincoln Conspiracies" and "In the Footsteps of an Assassin."

*THE LINCOLN ARCHIVES DIGITAL PROJECT*

www.lincolnarchives.us
 Launched in 2002, the project's goal is to digitize all federal records
created during the administration of Abraham Lincoln, (all executive,
legislative, judicial and military) The website is freely accessible to the
global community.

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