THE SOCIETY OF CIVIL WAR HISTORIANS

Ninth Biennial Conference 

– CALL FOR PROPOSALS (CLOSED)–

The Society of Civil War Historians will host its ninth biennial conference at the Omni Hotel in Richmond, Virginia, from June 18–20, 2026. It seeks to promote the study of the American Civil War era and to bring innovation to the field by encouraging the integration of cultural, social, military, political, environmental, economic, and public history. The SCWH welcomes proposals that speak to any thematic aspect of the Civil War era, defined broadly as the early Antebellum period through Reconstruction and its aftermath. We are also interested in work that considers the challenges facing the practice and teaching of Civil War era history in our present moment. We hope to bring together academic historians, graduate students, independent scholars, and professionals who interpret history in museums, national parks, archives, and other public history sites. Direct queries to the program committee chair, Michael Bernath, at [email protected].

However, the call for submissions to the Graduate Student Lightning session is still open. We especially welcome submissions from graduate students seeking feedback on works in progress and those interested in strengthening their professional presentation skills within a supportive scholarly community for a lightning round session at the SCWH's biennial conference in Richmond, June 18–20. View the call for proposals here, and proposals are due March 13.