Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park will present a symposium about critical events of 1860 and how they affected the Chattanooga area as the country moved toward civil war.
The event will occur at the Chickamauga Battlefield Visitor Center Theater on Saturday, April 24, at 8:45 a.m.
Speakers will cover a variety of topics related to secession in the local area. Speakers and their topics are:
9 a.m. Dr. Daryl Black, “Christian Newspapers and Rheir Coverage of the Secession Crisis.”
9:45 a.m. Patrick Lewis, “High Private: How Sam Watkins’ Sideshow Obscured the Big Show of American History.”