Events Search and Views Navigation
July 2021
Book Talk with Charles Knight— From Arlington to Appomattox: Robert E. Lee’s Civil War, Day by Day, 1861-1865
Lost in all of the military histories of the war, and even in most of the Lee biographies, is what the general was doing when he was out of history’s “public” eye. Where was Lee and what was he doing when the spotlight of history failed to illuminate him? Correspondence and papers from Lee’s family, his staff, his lieutenants, and the men of his army revel new things about Lee for the first time. Charles Knight is native of Richmond,…
Find out more »Family Day
This Saturday, July 31st, the American Civil War Museum is inviting you and your family to join us for our annual Family Day! Dive into the Civil War with your family with crafts, family-friendly tours, and youth programs at all three ACWM locations. Check out the times and locations below. ACWM Appomattox 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM Our Appomattox site is strategically located near the site of the surrender that marked the end of the Civil War and the beginning of…
Find out more »August 2021
Book Talk with Brian F. Swartz–Passing Through the Fire: Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain in the Civil War
Follow Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain’s swift transition from college professor and family man to regimental and brigade commander as he honed his fighting skills at Shepherdstown and Fredericksburg. Praised by his Gettysburg peers for leading the 20th Maine Infantry’s successful defense of Little Round Top—an action that would eventually earn him Civil War immortality—Chamberlain experienced his most intense combat after arriving at Petersburg. Raised on Chamberlain Street in Brewer, Maine, Brian F. Swartz has worked as a newspaper reporter, editor, and…
Find out more »Book Talk with Harold Knudsen–The Confederacy’s Most Modern General
Sandwiched between the Napoleonic Wars and World War I, the Civil War is often called the first “modern war." Some of the most profound modern contributions to the art of war were made by Confederate General James Longstreet. Discover howLongstreet’s thinking evolved over a series of battles and how his innovations appeared in future wars. LTC Knudsen is an Illinois native. His career spans twenty five years of active duty Army service, and includes seven resident career artillery, command and…
Find out more »Book Talk with Adolfo Ovies–The Boy Generals: George Custer, Wesley Merritt, and the Cavalry of the Army of the Potomac
Custer was a hussar—a firm believer in the shock power of the mounted saber charge—while Wesley Merritt his immediate superior was a dragoon, with a belief that troopers should fight dismounted with their carbines. Discover how the diametrically opposed styles of these two men led to a steadily deteriorating relationship that affected events in the field. Adolfo Ovies migrated to the United States from Cuba in June of 1960, making his new home with his grandmother in Connecticut. He was immersed…
Find out more »