BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//American Civil War Museum - ECPv6.16.2//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:American Civil War Museum X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://acwm.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for American Civil War Museum REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250324T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250324T191500 DTSTAMP:20260627T203338 CREATED:20250214T001035Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250227T204833Z UID:10001003-1742839200-1742843700@acwm.org SUMMARY:Nature's Civil War: Common Soldiers & the Environment in 1862 Virginia DESCRIPTION:In 1862 Virginia\, Civil War soldiers endured punishing environmental conditions\, which increased disease and harmed morale. In response to their natural enemies\, they forged informal networks of health care and adopted self-care habits\, from boiling water\, to eradicating insects\, to constructing elaborate shelters. As they fought to regain their health\, they frequently struggled\, testing the limits of army discipline. \n\n\n\nWith KT Shively\, Associate Professor of Civil War history and Reconstruction at Virginia Commonwealth University. Their book\, Nature’s Civil War\, won the 2014 Wiley-Silver Prize for best first book on the Civil War. Shively is currently the Mark and Ann Persun Visiting Scholar at the Penn State Richards Civil War Era Center\, while they complete their second monograph\, History Wars: Jubal A. Early and the Confederate Origins of Modern American History. This month their co-edited volume\, The Second Manassas Campaign\, with Caroline Janney\, will be released from UNC Press. Shively is also Co-PI with Paul Quigley (Virginia Tech University) of a digital battlefield and plantation site tour\, “Experiencing Civil War History Through Augmented Reality: Soldiers\, Civilians\, and the Environment at Pamplin Historical Park. \n\n\n\nMember Reception 5:15 – 6:00 PM URL:https://acwm.org/event/natures-civil-war-common-soldiers-the-environment-in-1862-virginia/ CATEGORIES:Book Talk,Richmond Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://acwm.org/wp-content/uploads/Natures-Civil-War-website-header-1-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250227T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250227T193000 DTSTAMP:20260627T203338 CREATED:20250131T181447Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250131T183107Z UID:10001001-1740681000-1740684600@acwm.org SUMMARY:Virtual Book Talk 'Freedom Was in Sight!' with Dr. Kate Masur DESCRIPTION:As part of the ACWM celebration of Black History Month\, we present this virtual program with Dr. Kate Masur\, a leading historian of Reconstruction and Pulitzer Prize-finalist\, as she shares from her most recent book\, Freedom Was in Sight! This graphic history\, vividly drawn by award-winning artist Liz Clarke\, uses the words and experiences of Black Americans in Washington\, D.C. and surrounding areas to tell the story of the post-Civil War era\, exploring how people worked to reunite their families\, build communities\, and claim rights long denied them. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nregister URL:https://acwm.org/event/virtual-book-talk-freedom-was-in-sight-with-dr-kate-masur/ CATEGORIES:Book Talk,Virtual Programs ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://acwm.org/wp-content/uploads/Masur_freedom-in-sight_2160x1080.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250130T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250130T193000 DTSTAMP:20260627T203338 CREATED:20250109T232914Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250109T232916Z UID:10000999-1738261800-1738265400@acwm.org SUMMARY:Virtual Book Talk 'Kidnapped At Sea: The Civil War Voyage of David Henry White' with Andrew Sillen DESCRIPTION:David Henry White\, a free Black teenage sailor from Lewes\, Delaware\, was kidnapped by Captain Raphael Semmes of the Confederate raider Alabama on October 9\, 1862\, from the Philadelphia-based packet ship Tonawanda. White remained captive on the Alabama for over 600 days\, until he drowned during the Battle of Cherbourg on June 19\, 1864. URL:https://acwm.org/event/virtual-book-talk-kidnapped-at-sea-the-civil-war-voyage-of-david-henry-white-with-andrew-sillen/ CATEGORIES:Book Talk,Virtual Programs ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://acwm.org/wp-content/uploads/Sillen-Jan-30-2025_web-header-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241107T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241107T193000 DTSTAMP:20260627T203338 CREATED:20241018T222954Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241101T162657Z UID:10000990-1731004200-1731007800@acwm.org SUMMARY:Virtual Book Talk - "Dranesville: A Northern Virginia Town Caught in the Crossfire of Battle" DESCRIPTION:This small Union victory is often overlooked\, but it was emblematic of the fighting that was to come. At Dranesville\, civilians were caught up in the spreading Civil War\, and officers\, who would become household names\, gained early experience. \n\n\n\nRyan Quint\, a native of Maine\, earned his degree in history from the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg\, VA. He has worked in the field of public history\, including at the George Washington Foundation\, Colonial Williamsburg\, and the National Park Service. URL:https://acwm.org/event/virtual-book-talk-drainsville-a-northern-virginia-town-caught-in-the-crossfire-of-battle/ CATEGORIES:Book Talk,Virtual Programs ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://acwm.org/wp-content/uploads/PXL_20241003_123258008-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241024T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241024T193000 DTSTAMP:20260627T203338 CREATED:20241004T141126Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241004T141129Z UID:10000989-1729794600-1729798200@acwm.org SUMMARY:Virtual Book Talk: "A Wonderful Career in Crime" DESCRIPTION:Charles Cowlam’s career as a convict\,spy\, detective\, congressional candidate\, adventurer\, and con artist spanned the Civil War\, Reconstruction\, and Gilded Age. The only person to receive presidential pardons from both Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis during the Civil War\, he was a chameleon in a world of strangers. Join us as Dr. Frank Garmon\, Jr. explores this man whom scholars have overlooked due to his elusive nature. \n\n\n\nFrank W. Garmon Jr. is assistant professor of American studies at Christopher Newport University. He received the Provost’s Award for Faculty Excellence in Teaching Student Writing in 2023. URL:https://acwm.org/event/virtual-book-talk-a-wonderful-career-in-crime/ CATEGORIES:Book Talk,Virtual Programs ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://acwm.org/wp-content/uploads/Gorman_Wonderful-Career-in-Crime-sm-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241017T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241017T200000 DTSTAMP:20260627T203338 CREATED:20240813T233147Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241004T171439Z UID:10000971-1729188000-1729195200@acwm.org SUMMARY:Lincoln Prize Lecture DESCRIPTION:2023 ACWM Lincoln Prize Lecture\n\n\n\nThe American Civil War Museum will present the annual Lincoln Prize Lecture on October 17th at Tredegar in Richmond\, Virginia. Featured speakers will be the recipients of the 2024 Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize\, Dr. Frances M. Clarke and Dr. Rebecca Jo Plant. They were awarded the prize for their book Of Age: Boy Soldiers and Military Power in the Civil War Era. The Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize is awarded annually for the finest scholarly work published in the prior year in English on Abraham Lincoln\, the American Civil War soldier\, or the American Civil War era\, one that also enhances the general public’s understanding of the Civil War era. \n\n\n\n$50 for ACWM Members\, $75 for non-members \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLincoln Prize Lecture Tickets! URL:https://acwm.org/event/lincoln-prize-lecture-2/ CATEGORIES:Book Talk,For Educators,For Students,Lectures,Members & Donors Only,Panels + Q&As,Performance,Richmond Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://acwm.org/wp-content/uploads/Lincoln-Prize-header-1200x628-blue.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240926T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240926T193000 DTSTAMP:20260627T203338 CREATED:20240923T175201Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240923T175208Z UID:10000987-1727375400-1727379000@acwm.org SUMMARY:The Unvanquished-(virtual book talk) DESCRIPTION:Join this virtual book talk\, where author Patrick K. O’Donnell discusses his book\, The Unvanquished. This book documents the untold story of Lincoln’s Special Forces\, the manhunt for Mosby’s Rangers\, and the shadow war that forged America’s Special Operations URL:https://acwm.org/event/the-unvanquished-virtual-book-talk/ CATEGORIES:Book Talk,Virtual Programs ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://acwm.org/wp-content/uploads/ODonnell_Unvanquished.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240919T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240919T193000 DTSTAMP:20260627T203338 CREATED:20240806T183502Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240807T141548Z UID:10000973-1726768800-1726774200@acwm.org SUMMARY:In-Person Book Talk with Dr. Yael Sternhell: War on Record DESCRIPTION:How do Civil War historians craft their narratives? What do they actually know about the sources they rely on to convey historical truths? In a talk drawing on her new book\, Yael A. Sternhell discusses the Civil War’s most important archive and reveal how what we consider as factual knowledge about America’s greatest conflict was actually shaped by an intricate web of ideological currents and political struggles during the postbellum era.Yael Sternhell\, Ph.D. teaches history and American studies at Tel Aviv University and is also the author of Routes of War: The World of Movement in the Confederate South. \n\n\n\nFree to ACWM Members\, Non-members $10 \n\n\n\nPre-event Member Reception 5:00pm-6:00pm URL:https://acwm.org/event/in-person-book-talk-with-dr-yael-sternhell-war-on-record/ LOCATION:The American Civil War Museum – Historic Tredegar\, 480 Tredegar St.\, Richmond\, Virginia\, 23219\, United States CATEGORIES:Book Talk,Richmond Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://acwm.org/wp-content/uploads/ACWM-EVENTS-HEADERS-4.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240822T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240822T193000 DTSTAMP:20260627T203338 CREATED:20240714T222756Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240819T211955Z UID:10000963-1724351400-1724355000@acwm.org SUMMARY:Virtual Book Talk: Never Such a Campaign DESCRIPTION:Follow Generals Robert E. Lee and John Pope as they converge on ground bloodied just thirteen months earlier. Since then\, the armies had grown in size and efficiency\, and combat between them would dwarf that first battle. For the second summer in a row\, forces would clash on the plains of Manassas\, and the results would be far more terrible. Join us as historians Dan Welch and Kevin Pawlak explore the Battle of Second Manassas.  URL:https://acwm.org/event/virtual-book-talk-never-such-a-campaign/ CATEGORIES:Appomattox Events,Book Talk,For Educators,For Students,Lectures,Members & Donors Only,Panels + Q&As,Richmond Events,Virtual Programs ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://acwm.org/wp-content/uploads/Welch-Pawlak_ACWM-header_1920x180.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240818T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240818T170000 DTSTAMP:20260627T203338 CREATED:20240714T222950Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240818T010909Z UID:10000965-1723975200-1724000400@acwm.org SUMMARY:Greenback America Exhibit is Open daily at ACWM-Appomattox DESCRIPTION:Visitors will explore how Americans assigned cultural meaning to money\, and how doing so helped them interpret politics\, patriotism\, and race. This temporary exhibit tells the story of how the United States’ decision on how to pay off the Civil War transformed the relationship between the government\, the economy\, banks\, and citizens. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nACWM-Appomattox URL:https://acwm.org/event/greenback-america-exhibit-is-open-daily-at-acwm-appomattox-3/ CATEGORIES:Appomattox Events,Book Talk,Family-Friendly,For Educators,For Students,Lectures,Open House,Tours ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://acwm.org/wp-content/uploads/unnamed-1-3.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240713T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240713T170000 DTSTAMP:20260627T203338 CREATED:20240708T210806Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240712T221958Z UID:10000962-1720864800-1720890000@acwm.org SUMMARY:Greenback America Exhibit is Open daily at ACWM-Appomattox DESCRIPTION:Visitors will explore how Americans assigned cultural meaning to money\, and how doing so helped them interpret politics\, patriotism\, and race. This temporary exhibit tells the story of how the United States’ decision on how to pay off the Civil War transformed the relationship between the government\, the economy\, banks\, and citizens. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nACWM-Appomattox URL:https://acwm.org/event/greenback-america-exhibit-is-open-daily-at-acwm-appomattox-2/ CATEGORIES:Appomattox Events,Book Talk,Family-Friendly,For Educators,For Students,Lectures,Open House,Tours ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://acwm.org/wp-content/uploads/unnamed-1-3.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240706T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240706T170000 DTSTAMP:20260627T203338 CREATED:20240703T213342Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240704T230219Z UID:10000958-1720260000-1720285200@acwm.org SUMMARY:Tredegar History Tour at 11am & 3pm with musket firing demonstration at 1pm! DESCRIPTION:Join us for a guided tour of the Historic Tredegar site and a musket firing demonstration! Included with museum admission. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets URL:https://acwm.org/event/tredegar-history-tour-at-11am-3pm-with-musket-firing-demonstration-at-1pm/ CATEGORIES:Book Talk,Family-Friendly,For Educators,For Students,Open House,Performance,Richmond Events,Tours ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://acwm.org/wp-content/uploads/Tredegar-ironworks-tour-square.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240705T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240705T170000 DTSTAMP:20260627T203338 CREATED:20240703T212216Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240704T230315Z UID:10000957-1720173600-1720198800@acwm.org SUMMARY:Greenback America Exhibit is Open daily at ACWM-Appomattox DESCRIPTION:Visitors will explore how Americans assigned cultural meaning to money\, and how doing so helped them interpret politics\, patriotism\, and race. This temporary exhibit tells the story of how the United States’ decision on how to pay off the Civil War transformed the relationship between the government\, the economy\, banks\, and citizens. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nACWM-Appomattox URL:https://acwm.org/event/greenback-america-exhibit-is-open-daily-at-acwm-appomattox/ CATEGORIES:Appomattox Events,Book Talk,Family-Friendly,For Educators,For Students,Lectures,Open House,Tours ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://acwm.org/wp-content/uploads/unnamed-1-3.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR