Book Talk
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Virtual Book Talk – “Dranesville: A Northern Virginia Town Caught in the Crossfire of Battle”
This small Union victory is often overlooked, but it was emblematic of the fighting that was to come. At Dranesville, civilians were …
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Virtual Book Talk ‘Kidnapped At Sea: The Civil War Voyage of David Henry White’ with Andrew Sillen
David Henry White, a free Black teenage sailor from Lewes, Delaware, was kidnapped by Captain Raphael Semmes of the Confederate raider Alabama on October …
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Virtual Book Talk ‘Freedom Was in Sight!’ with Dr. Kate Masur
As part of the ACWM celebration of Black History Month, we present this virtual program with Dr. Kate Masur, a leading historian …
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Nature’s Civil War: Common Soldiers & the Environment in 1862 Virginia
In 1862 Virginia, Civil War soldiers endured punishing environmental conditions, which increased disease and harmed morale. In response to their natural enemies, …
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We Shall Conquer or Die: Partisan Warfare in 1862 Western Kentucky
Virtual Book Talk with Derrick Lindow. Join Derrick Lindow, an award-winning history teacher and Civil War expert, as he explores the little-known …
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Virtual Book Talk – Hell by the Acre: A Narrative History of the Stones River Campaign with Dan A. Masters
As 1862 drew to a close, the United States faced a low point in the Civil War, suffering major defeats at Fredericksburg …
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Virtual Book Talk with Paul Brueske
After the brutal battles of Franklin and Nashville in late 1864, Union forces expected Mobile’s Confederate defenders to retreat without much resistance. …
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An Unholy Traffic: Virtual Talk with Dr. Robert Colby
Between Fort Sumter and Appomattox, Confederates bought and sold thousands of men, women, and children through a persistent trade in enslaved people. …
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What the Irish Taught Civil War Americans
Join us as Dr. Aaron Sheehan-Dean delves into his book Fighting With the Past: How Seventeenth-Century History Shaped the American Civil War. …
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Lincoln Prize Lecture
Registration is OPEN for the ACWM Lincoln Prize Lecture at Tredegar in Richmond, Virginia. This year's ticket includes a signed copy of …
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Asia Booth Clarke: Virtual Talk with Lisa Samia
The story of Asia Booth Clarke's life is relatively unknown, but she chronicled the Booth family through her letters, poems, and books. …
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Virtual Talk: Feeding Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia with Michael C. Hardy
Food, or the lack of it, played a crucial role in the Civil War, contributing mightily to the success and failure of campaigns and …
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In-Person Book Talk: After the Fire with Nelson Lankford
Explore Richmond’s rebirth after the 1865 fire in After the Fire with Dr. Nelson Lankford in this compelling look at a city …
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Virtual Talk: Boutwell – Radical Republican and Champion of Democracy
Don’t miss Dr. Jeffrey Boutwell, descendant of George S. Boutwell, as he uncovers his ancestor’s role in shaping Civil War & Reconstruction …
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