News

  • The Society of Civil War Historians will host their second biennial conference on June 17 through 19, 2010, at the Marriott Richmond in Richmond, Virginia.

  • CALL FOR PAPERS:
    The SCWH welcomes panel proposals or individual papers on the Civil War era, broadly defined for the June 2010 conference with a deadline of September 15, 2009 for receipt of proposals.
    (more info)

  • $50,000 Tom Watson Brown Book Award to be given in 2010 (details on book award)

Welcome

The Society of Civil War Historians (SCWH) is an association of scholars dedicated to exploring slavery, the sectional crisis, Civil War, emancipation, and reconstruction roughly from the 1830s through 1880.  The society also looks at the legacies of the conflict that continue to have an impact on society today.  SCWH’s mission is to encourage scholarly activity and academic exchange among historians, graduate students, and professionals who interpret history in museums, national parks, archives, and other public facilities.  SCWH’s goal is to bring greater coherence to the historical field by encouraging the integration of social, military, political, and other forms of history and generally to promote the study of the Civil War era.