Civil War Trust member and photographer extraordinaire Buddy Secor captured this beautiful moment atop Lookout Mountain, looking down at the Tennessee River. Buddy is one of the members of the Civil War Trust's Distinguished Photography Corps, a group of volunteer professional and semi-professional photographers who donate their exceptional work to the Trust for use in the magazine, website, and other media.

Historian Jim Ogden leads Color Bearers through a tour of Eli Long’s Cavalry Raid at the Battles of Chattanooga. On Thursday morning of the conference, Color Bearers had the opportunity to participate in special, extra, half-day tours.

Civil War Trust’s Doug Ullman and Kris White give a lively, 30-minute, overview of the battles of Chickamauga and Chattanooga, on the first night of the Annual Conference, to get attendees excited for the week ahead.

Attendees enjoyed a lovely evening on the Southern Belle on Friday night, cruising down the Tennessee River. The evening included dinner, cocktails, and a tour of the Civil War Trust’s newly-acquired property at Brown’s Ferry.

The Civil War was the first war to be extensively photographed and, for the first time in history, the public was exposed to real-life images of the gruesome toll of battle. Civil War Trust members at Garry Adelman’s Photo Extravaganza, on opening night of the Conference.

Civil War Trust Color Bearers Ben and Nancy Crago showing off their tour gear for the day.

Civil War Trust guests Jill Hodges, Anthony Hodges, Mary Ann Peckham, Tom Darden, and Superintendent of Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park Brad Bennett.

Every year at the Annual Conference, several scholarships are generously given to deserving students and teachers of the Civil War.