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Spring Campaign 2025.
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Civil War Weekend

Thank you to the speakers and guests who helped make our 2025 Civil War Weekend a huge success! We heard from a stellar group of speakers and enjoyed fellowship with other history enthusiasts — all in the comfortable surroundings of the Inn at Virginia Tech. Following the conference, our Spring Campaign group visited Gettysburg, the National Museum of Civil War Medicine, and the often-overlooked Monocacy Battlefield. 

Highlights of the weekend included a talk by Pulitzer-prize winning author Ilyon Woo and the announcement of a major donation to Virginia Tech from speaker Sue Heth Bell - read the details here: https://news.vt.edu/articles/2025/04/univlib-Wharton-Collection.html

Click here for more details from our Civil War Weekend 2025 and Spring Campaign. 

William C. “Jack” Davis and Sue Heth Bell, speaking at Civil War Weekend 2025
William C. “Jack” Davis and Sue Heth Bell, speaking at Civil War Weekend 2025. Photo by Chase Parker for Virginia Tech.

Brian McKnight speaking at Civil War Weekend 2025. Photo by Rachel Stanley for Virginia Tech.

Brian McKnight speaking at Civil War Weekend 2025.
Spring Campaign 2025 attendees standing in front of a statue at Gettysburg.
Spring Campaign 2025 attendees touring Gettysburg.