Allen is available to speak to your group. Currently, we are only offering Zoom programs. Speaking fees include travel costs and an honorarium. Please see the following list of possible topics:
Presentations
Preparing for Disunion – West Point Commandants and the Training of Civil War Leaders
Rewriting History – Revision vs. Negationism
The Civil War in Your Backyard (Texas Audiences)
- Living historian presentation of Ebenezer Allen
Short Courses
The American Civil War – An Overview of the American Civil War
Voices of the Civil War – Songs and Letters
Civil War Photography – 3d Images of the
From West Point to Fort Sumter – Presentation based on Allen’s book Preparing for Disunion – West Point Commandants and the Training of Civil War Leaders
The Civil War – From Springfield to Fort Sumter
The Turning Point of the Civil War – Presentation based on Allen’s book Teacher of Civil War Generals – Major General Charles Ferguson Smith, Soldier and West Point Commander
The Major Civil War Battles of 1861
Texas in the Civil War – Texas Supplied Troops and Provisions for the Confederate Army – Discussion of Battles in Texas – Engineering Company and Torpedo Bureau
Upcoming Events
- April 25, 2026 – Allen Mesch as Ebenezer Allen at the 150th Anniversary of Allen, Texas
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Allen Mesch 