Mission Statement

Fort Fisher Visitors Center / Photo courtesy of Chuck Lee

The Blue and Gray Education Society is dedicated to the objective study of the origins and impact of the American Civil War and related events.

"Leading From the Front" We invite you to join America's premier results-oriented Civil War education society. We depend on our members’ generosity to support our mission. BGES is a 501(c)(3) organization; therefore, membership donations are 100% tax-deductible. How to join.