Saturday, November 10, 2018
Introduction
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Armistice that ended World War 1. The global war had an immense effect on Europe, both for its destruction and death, but also for its impact on future politics and events from Asia to Europe. But for many Americans, it was a forgotten war; its consequences much more muted when compared to the Civil War or the Second World War. In South Carolina, the impact was very direct from the millions of Federal dollars spent on building military facilities to the thousands of young men sent overseas where they were exposed to ideas and cultural norms different from their own.
Join us as we explore some of these topics and learn more about the impact this global conflict had on a small southern state. Registration fee $40, lunch included.
SCAHF Symposium Registration Form
Schedule of Events
Saturday, November 10, 2018
SC Department of History & Archives Auditorium
8:30 – 9:00 A.M. Registration
9:00 – 10:00 A.M “Obedience, Courage, Loyalty: The 81st Division in the Great War” H. Allen Skinner, Command Historian, 81st Readiness Division, (USAR)
10:00 – 11:00 A.M. The Birth of Camp Jackson. Victory Started Here! Henry Howe, Director/Curator US Army BCT Museum
11:00 -11:15 A.M. Break
11:15 A.M. – 12:15 P.M. –On the Homefront: The American South and the First World War, Dr. Ryan Floyd, Associate Professor of History at Lander University
12:15 – 1:15 P.M. Lunch
1:15 Depart for Fort Jackson Basic Combat Training Museum. Participants must provide their own transportation to the Museum. Directions will be provided.
1:30 – 2:30 P.M. Tour Fort Jackson Basic Combat Training Museum
2: 30 P. M. Participants depart from Fort Jackson
Optional Tour
The Fort Jackson Basic Combat Training Museum is located on the largest US Army training facility in the country. The fort is named in honor of President Andrew Jackson, a native of SC. The Museum’s mission is to collect, preserve, exhibit, interpret, and account for historically significant property related to the training of the individual soldier and the history of Fort Jackson from 1917 to the present. Military equipment from past wars is displayed outside the museum.
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