​Third Annual Baton Rouge Civil War Symposium

Fifty Shades of Blue and Grey​​​

                April 5-7, 2019

QUICK LINKS
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​Symposium Speakers
Friday Speaker Reception
Saturday Symposium
Sunday "Hallowed Ground" Tour
Hotel and Event Location
​ Download Registration Form
Symposium Merchandise
Burny Myrick Original Artwork Raffle
Food
SYMPOSIUM LOCATION

Sponsored By:
The Baton Rouge Civil War Round Table, a 501C3 non-profit corporation

Friends of Port Hudson a non-profit organization

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​Supported By:
​ The Center for Southeast Louisiana Studies and the Dept. of History
​and Political Science at Southeastern Louisiana University

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Discount hotel rate is available until March 22
Merchandise discounts, Hats, Shirts, Mystique Mugs sales are closed until the event.

TABLE OF LINKS
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Friday Night  Speaker Reception:
Heavy hor d' oeuvres, Speaker intro,  Raffle, and door prizes.

Saturday Symposium:
Speaker information page
​Richard McMurry : Venomous Toads and Buzzard Puke
Stephen Michot Ph.D.: Guerrilla War and Union Occupation in South Louisiana Society
Tom Cutrer Ph.D.: In Defense of his Home and the Land of his Choice: Louis Hébert and the Third Louisiana Infantry
Danny Sessums Ph.D. :"Yeah, and a heck of a git you got!"

• Raffle - 1 for $1 or 6 for $5 
• Grand Raffle - Buy 10 raffle tickets for 1  grand raffle ticket or 20 raffle tickets for 4, 30 for 6, 40 for 8 etc.
• Breakfast Snack, Buffet Lunch, Afternoon Snack
• Drawing for a framed, mixed media Burny Myrick original. Tickets 1 for $5, 5 for $20, or 12 for $40

Sunday Tour:
Hallowed Ground Tour: A "once in a lifetime tour" of Port Hudson. We have exclusive access to private property for the Priest Cap (the best preserved breastworks in the country), Surrender Tree, Union Breastworks (after the battle), Confederate Hospital, The Bluffs, the Devil's Elbow and more.

Symposium Location and Lodging: 
Louisiana Resource Center for Educators
5550 Florida Blvd, Baton Rouge, LA 70806
http://www.lrce.org/​ 
Map and Hotels

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Friday Night Speaker Reception, Only - $30.00
Saturday Symposium and the "Hallowed Ground Tour" Only- $100.00
Active full time, Students, Teachers,  Military, Police, and Firemen Half price
Once in a lifetime "Hallowed Ground Tour" for non attendees $50.00