Book Talk with Chris Graham
VirtualHow did a pair of stained glass windows dedicated to the memories of Robert E. Lee and Jefferson Davis empower a group …
Book Talk with Steve Goldman
VirtualSteve Goldman delves into the federal law under which the Virginia legislature commissioned the Lee figure within the Grand Army of the …
Book Talk with Bradley M. Gottfried
VirtualFollow the actions of both armies through the completion of the Overland Campaign. After the Wilderness fighting, the Army of the Potomac …
Book Talk with Doug Crenshaw
VirtualIn the spring of 1862, George McClellan and his massive army were slowly making their way up the Virginia Peninsula. Their goal: …
Book Talk with Jon-Erik Gilot and Kevin R. Pawlak
VirtualJon-Erik Gilot has been indelibly fascinated with Harpers Ferry since his first visit as a child—so much so that he later proposed …
Solider of Destiny: Slavery, Secession, and the Redemption of Ulysses S. Grant
VirtualJohn Reeves is the author of A Fire in the Wilderness and The Lost Indictment of Robert E. Lee. He has taught European and American history …
Book Talk with Victor Vignola – “Contrasts in Command: The Battle of Fair Oaks, May 31-June 1, 1862”
VirtualVirtual Book Talk The two-day battle was fought near the Confederate capital, with more than 11,000 casualties and the loss of the …
Book Talk with Alexander Rossino – “Calamity at Frederick: Robert E. Lee, Special Orders No. 191, and Confederate Misfortune on the Road to Antietam”
American Civil War Museum - Appomattox 159 Horseshoe Rd, Appomattox, VirginiaThis is an IN-PERSON event at ACWM-Appomattox The loss of Robert E. Lee’s Special Orders No. 191 is one of the Civil …
Book Talk with John Hopkins – “The World Will Never See the Like: The Gettysburg Reunion of 1913”
VirtualVirtual Book Talk The 1913 Gettysburg Reunion is a story of 53,000 old comrades and former foes reunited and of the tension, …
“The Unvanquished” with Patrick O’Donnell
American Civil War Museum - Appomattox 159 Horseshoe Rd, Appomattox, VirginiaThe Unvanquished: The Untold Story of Lincoln’s Special Forces, the Manhunt for Mosby’s Rangers, and the Shadow War That Forged America’s Special …
‘The Impending Crisis’ guided tour every Friday in June at 11am!
Guided tour of our new exhibit The Impending Crisis every Friday in June at 11am. Explore America on the verge of a …
Thunder in the Harbor: Fort Sumter & the Civil War (virtual program)
With Richard W. Hatcher III This is an VIRTUAL PROGRAM Fort Sumter. Charleston. April 1861. The bombardment and surrender of Sumter were …
Greenback America Exhibit is Open daily at ACWM-Appomattox
Visitors will explore how Americans assigned cultural meaning to money, and how doing so helped them interpret politics, patriotism, and race. This …
Tredegar History Tour at 11am & 3pm with musket firing demonstration at 1pm!
Join us for a guided tour of the Historic Tredegar site and a musket firing demonstration! Included with museum admission.
Greenback America Exhibit is Open daily at ACWM-Appomattox
Visitors will explore how Americans assigned cultural meaning to money, and how doing so helped them interpret politics, patriotism, and race. This …
Greenback America Exhibit is Open daily at ACWM-Appomattox
Visitors will explore how Americans assigned cultural meaning to money, and how doing so helped them interpret politics, patriotism, and race. This …
Virtual Book Talk: Never Such a Campaign
Follow Generals Robert E. Lee and John Pope as they converge on ground bloodied just thirteen months earlier. Since then, the armies …
In-Person Book Talk with Dr. Yael Sternhell: War on Record
The American Civil War Museum – Historic Tredegar 480 Tredegar St., Richmond, VirginiaHow do Civil War historians craft their narratives? What do they actually know about the sources they rely on to convey historical …
Trivia Night at the Museum
ACWM – Historic Tredegar 480 Tredegar St., Richmond, VirginiaJoin us for drinks and a few rounds of trivia with ACWM staff! Richmond, Tredegar, ACWM, and of course the Civil War …