Founded in 1994, The Blue and Gray Education Society is America’s Premier Civil War Education Group.
Len Riedel, BGES Executive Director
Our Mission
The Blue and Gray Education Society is dedicated to assisting members in pursuing their intellectual interests and achieving their legacy by revealing our past for our future through the understanding of the War between the States, by interpreting and preserving its battlefields, conducting high quality seminars, promoting and publishing scholarly research and by facilitating worthwhile education endeavors.
The following documents are available as pdf downloads: BGES Bylaws, Most recent Form 990, IRS Determination letter.
The Society of Civil War Historians solicits nominations for the $5,000 Award for Excellence in Public History.
"Leading From the Front" We invite you to join America's premier results-oriented Civil War education society.