The all-inclusive weekend ticket includes an exploration of our Friday program, which is still being confirmed. Well-known expert, historian and author Dr, Chris Mackowski will take us on a tour of sites on the Spotsylvania battlefield, including Todd's Tavern, Spindle Field, Upton's Assault, Lee's Last Line, and CVBT-preserved Harris Farm, among others.

Saturday night's Annual Meeting and gala banquet, with Keynote Speaker Dr. Ken Noe, will be held at the University of Mary Washington's Jepson Alumni Center in Fredericksburg, and will include a silent auction of Civil War artwork and items as well as many non-Civil War treats for those interested in other subjects. The weekend concludes with breakfast and a presentation by Brian Steel Wills, at Stevenson Ridge on the Spotsylvania battlefield.

On Saturday night, Ken Noe, author of eight books, including The Howling Storm: Weather, Climate, and the Civil War, will retell the history of the conflict with a focus on ways the weather and climate shaped the outcomes of battles and campaigns, with special attention given to our area battlefields.

Sundays Brunch, at historic Stevenson Ridge, will feature author Brian Steel Wills speaking about his book Inglorious Passages: Noncombat Deaths in the American Civil War. Every conflict has a cost to the soldiers engaged in them. Casualties of all kinds have occurred amidst the broad spectrum of battle. Yet, as terrible as these were for those who suffered them or for their loved ones, fatalities associated with noncombat instances were just as harrowing.Survivors understood the terrible price of these sacrifices and lamented the losses that came from such inglorious passages from life to the hereafter.

This year we offer a full ticket package as well as a Saturday evening Banquet only ticket. There are a limited number of tickets available for the full weekend package inclusive of tours. No limit on Saturday banquet only. Unless we fill the banquet hall.

The Saturday evening Banquet only ticket includes:

• Sumptuous Dinner buffet.
• CVBT “Swag Bag” of CVBT branded items, and other surprises.
• Presentation from CVBT President Tom Van Winkle.
• Keynote Speaker presentation.
• Raffle.
• Silent Auction.
• Meet the CVBT Board of Directors.

CVBT Annual Conference Refund Policy