Schedule of Events

Schedule of Events

Thursday, November 12, 2026 (Afternoon)

11:30 am | Registration Opens

12:00 pm – 12:50 pm | Three Wars-90 Years-in 48 Minutes: A Fast-Paced Journey of the Revolutionary War, War of 1812, and Civil War with Garry Adelman

1:00 pm – 1:50 pm | "I gloried in it": Battles & Leadership of John Pelham with Sarah Kay Bierle 

2:00 pm – 2:50 pm | Green and Blue: Irish Americans in the Union Military 1861-1865 with Damian Shiels 

3:00 pm – 3:50 pm | War Without Mercy: The War for Independence as an Existential Conflict with Mark Lender 

4:00 pm - 4:45 pm | Book Signings and Meet & Greet with Garry Adelman, Tim Smith, Mark Lender, Damian Shiels, and more. 

Thursday, November 12, 2026 (Evening)

5:00 pm – 6:45 pm | Boom Goes the History Podcast LIVE: The Ultimate History Book Discussion

Friday, November 13, 2026 (Morning)

8:30 am | Registration Opens 

9:00 am - 9:50 am | Grant, Lee, and the campaign from Cold Harbor to Petersburg with Gordon Rhea

10:00 am - 10:50 am | The American Revolution and the Fate of the World with Richard Bell

11:00 am - 11:50 am | The Stories of Soldiers: Gettysburg 1863 with Carol Reardon

Friday, November 13, 2026 (Afternoon) 

1:00 pm - 1:50 pm |  Storming Kennesaw Mountain with David "Dave" Powell

2:00 pm - 2:50 pm | Pickett's Charge: Gettysburg's Most Famous Assault with James "Jim" Hessler 

3:00 pm - 3:50 pm | Contrasts in Command: The Battle of Fair Oaks: May 31-June 1, 1862 with Victor "Vic" Vignola 

4:00 pm - 4:50 pm | The Unfinished Work: Abraham Lincoln with Jeff Shaara 

Friday, November 13, 2026 (Evening) 

5:00 pm - 6:15 pm | Book Signing and Meet & Greet with TBD

6:45 pm - 9:00 pm | GettysNerd 3.0: The Ultimate Civil War Quiz Show featuring Garry Adelman, Tim Smith, Kris White, Chris Mackowski, and Special Guests

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