The first in a series of symposia commemorating the bicentennial
of the War of 1812 and the Creek War of 1813-4 will be held on Saturday, August
25 in the Special Collections & Archives Department of the Ralph Brown
Draughon Library. "...Toward a Larger Stage: The War of 1812, the CreekWar and the Idea of America,” will focus on the pivotal events of two hundred
years ago in Alabama, the Southeast, the United States, and the world.
The first symposium will focus on connecting the audience to the
compelling and significant events that occurred in 1812, the first year of the
larger War of 1812 and an important precursor to the conflict building between
Creek nationalists, the Red Stick faction, and Anglo-American settlers
culminating with the Creek War and the ultimate Battle of Horseshoe Bend in
March of 1814. The program will place these events in a local, national, and
international context, as well as the cultural context of Indians, Americans,
British and Canadians.
This 1812 bicentennial symposium is free and open to the public.
Seating is limited and refreshments will be provided.
Schedule
- 9:30-10:00 a.m. Registration
- 10:00-10:15 a.m. Welcome and Introduction
- 10:15-10:45 a.m. William Dean: “Europe and the Napoleonic Wars in 1812”
- 10:45-11:15 a.m. Harold Youmans: "A ‘Close-Quarter’ Future: The U.S. Navy in 1812”
- 11:15-11:30 a.m. Break
- 11:30-12:00 p.m. Sebastian Lukasik: “The War of 1812: The Canadian Perspective”
- 12:00-12:15 p.m. Question and Answer Session
- 12:15-1:30 p.m. Lunch (On Your Own)
- 1:30-2:00 p.m. Adam Jortner: “Nations and Security in the Old Northwest: Prelude to Horseshoe Bend”
- 2:00-2:30 p.m. Kathryn Braund: "Wild, Ungovernable Young Men”
- 2:30-2:45 p.m. Break
- 2:45-3:15 p.m. Gary Burton: "Mounting Tensions Along the Federal Road in 1812: The Murder of Thomas Meredith”
- 3:15-3:30 p.m. Question and Answer Session
