News release Public Information Office   SLU 10880   Hammond, LA 70402   phone: 985-549-2341   fax: 985-549-2061 publicinfo@selu.edu     www.selu.edu/news Contact: Christina Chapple Date: 6/3/03   ANNUAL DEEP DELTA CIVIL WAR SYMPOSIUM AT SOUTHEASTERN TO EXAMINE CONFEDERATE OFFENSIVES       HAMMOND -- Cutting-edge research on Confederate tactics and operations will be the focus of the annual Deep Delta Civil War Symposium, June 13-14, at Southeastern Louisiana University.       Now in its 17th year, the symposium, “Taking the War to the Yankees: Confederate Offensive Operations in the American Civil War,” will feature nine nationally prominent historians. Sponsored by Southeastern’s Center for Southeast Louisiana Studies and department of history and political science, the two-day symposium will be held in War Memorial Student Union Theatre.        Center for Southeast Louisiana Studies Director Samuel C. Hyde Jr. said symposium highlights include evening lectures by William Still of the University of Hawaii, who will present a provocative slide exhibition of Confederate sea raiders, and Charles Roland of the University of Kentucky, who will challenge Alan Nolan's book, “Robert E. Lee in Caricature,” which questions Robert E. Lee's ability as a commanding office.  Also, Schuyler Kropf of the Charleston Post and Courier will present an extensive discussion of the submarine “H.L. Hunley.”        Presentations beginning at 1 p.m., Friday, June 13, include Gary Joiner of Louisiana State University-Shreveport, “We Must Move Heaven and Earth: Dick Taylor and Tom Green in the Red River Campaign of 1864"; Donald S. Frazier of the Grady McWhiney Foundation, “The Imperial Confederacy: Extending the Western Borders”; and Stacy Allen, chief historian of Shiloh National Military Park, “The Cost of Aggression: Confederate Counter-Offensives in the West, 1862."       The program for Saturday, June 14,  begins at 8:30 a.m.. The symposium’s second day will feature William Shea of the University of Arkansas Monticello, “I Must Have St. Louis-then Huzzah!: Earl Van Dorn in the Trans-Mississippi”; Richard Lowe of the University of North Texas, “Van Dorn Takes the War to Grant: The Cavalry Raid at Holly Springs”; and Ted Alexander, chief historian at Antietam National Battlefield, “Into a Cauldron of Fire: Louisiana Troops at Sharpsburg.”       The Deep Delta Symposium also offers a Civil War book fair, sponsored by Hammond’s Bayou Booksellers and LSU Press. In addition to lunch and dinner options, “There will be social hours for interested persons to swap ideas with the experts and a special point-counterpoint session that offers the audience an opportunity to debate the scholars,” Hyde said.         The general public may purchase tickets in advance through the Center or at the door.  Seating is limited and reservations are advised. Southeastern faculty may attend the sessions at no charge, but should call the Center if they want to participate in meals.       For additional information concerning the symposium, including fees, call the Center at 985-549-2151, e-mail selahistory@selu.edu or visit www.selu.edu/Academics/Depts/ RegionalStudies. Return to News Releases