The conference, to be held in Clovis, California, October 23-25, 2009 on the Campaign for Chattanooga, Tennessee, represents the best of what the West Coast Conference offers.

The keynote speaker, Professor Steven Woodworth, was described by Dr. Gary Gallagher as the “Dean of Civil War Historians for the study of the Western Theater.” Other speakers include Dr. William Glenn Robertson, director of the Combat Studies Institute at the Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Professor Robertson is regarded as the world’s expert on the battle of Chickamauga. Also speaking, Wiley Sword, author of the definitive book on the battle of Chattanooga, in addition to four staff historians from the Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park and Dr. Jim Stanbery of Los Angeles Harbor College.

http://www.chattanooga2009.com/speakers.html

In brief, the nation’s leading scholars on the Chattanooga Campaign will be gathered for this occasion. Never before has the West Coast Conference offered such an ambitious program.

Information detailing our program, speakers, registration, hotels, etc is available at: www.chattanooga2009.com