An Irrepressible Conflict: The Empire State in the Civil War An Irrepressible Conflict: The Empire State in the Civil War . Project Director: Nancy Kelley ; Chief Curator: Robert Weible ; Associate Curators: Jennifer Lemak and Aaron Noble ; Designer: Gene Mckay ; Graphic Designer: Craig Gravina ; Consultants: Steven Jaffee , Melinda Lawson , and Amy Murrell-Taylor . New York State Museum , Albany, New York . September 22, 2012-September 22, 2013. http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/civilwar.