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SUMMARY:Out of This Strife Will Come Freedom: Free People of Color & the Fight For Civil Rights in the Civil War Era
DESCRIPTION:Free people of color\, through their military service and advocacy\, used the political and social disruptions brought about by the Civil War to push for a second founding of the nation. Join us as Dr. Warren Eugene Milteer\, Jr.  shows how free people of color sought to reshape the United States into a place in which all Americans would enjoy freedom and equal access to a broad spectrum of rights\, promoting equality and justice as fundamental features of American life during the Civil War era. \n\n\n\nWith Dr. Warren Eugene Milteer\, Jr.\, Associate Professor of history at the George Washington University. \n\n\n\nMember reception at 5pm
URL:https://acwm.org/event/out-of-this-strife-will-come-freedom-free-people-of-color-the-fight-for-civil-rights-in-the-civil-war-era/
CATEGORIES:Book Talk,For Educators,For Students,Lectures,Richmond Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260611T183000
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SUMMARY:Ulysses’s Odyssey with Louis L. Picone
DESCRIPTION:Join us as author and historian\, Louis L. Picone\, uncovers how Grant’s curiosity and humility shone\, revealing the man behind the myth. \n\n\n\nIn May 1877\, Ulysses S. Grant\, newly departed from two terms in the White House\, embarked on an extraordinary three-year journey that defined a pivotal moment in the Gilded Age. Grant’s odyssey spanned continents and led him to uncharted terrain for an American president. He scaled Mount Vesuvius\, sailed the Nile\, rode elephants in India\, and strolled the streets of Sicily. \n\n\n\nLouis L. Picone is a best-selling and award-winning author whose works include Grant’s Tomb: The Epic Death of Ulysses S. Grant and the Making of an American Pantheon and The President Is Dead! The Extraordinary Stories of the Presidential Deaths\, Final Days\, Burials\, and Beyond. He serves as chairman of the committee for the Grover Cleveland Presidential Library at President Grover Cleveland’s birthplace in Caldwell\, NJ. Picone also holds a master’s degree in history and teaches at William Paterson University \n\n\n\nHe has lectured extensively on American presidents at institutions including the General Grant National Memorial\, James A. Garfield National Historic Site\, the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum\, and the White House Historical Association. He has been featured on C-SPAN\, BBC News\, NPR\, the Travel Channel\, and in Time magazine and the Washington Post.
URL:https://acwm.org/event/ulyssess-odyssey-with-louis-l-picone/
CATEGORIES:Book Talk,For Educators,For Students,Lectures,Virtual Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260616T183000
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SUMMARY:The Most Gallant Fight of the War: The Battle of High Bridge
DESCRIPTION:The American Civil War Museum–Appomattox is pleased to host the Appomattox Petersburg Preservation Society for their lecture\, “The Most Gallant Fight of the War: The Battle of High Bridge.” \n\n\n\nThis lecture explores the clash that occurred on April 6\, 1865\, as a Federal expeditionary force attempted to burn the vital Appomattox River crossings during Lee’s retreat toward Farmville. Outnumbered but determined\, the Federal detachment fought fiercely against Confederate cavalry before being overwhelmed in brutal hand-to-hand combat\, leaving nearly the entire Union force killed\, wounded\, or captured. \n\n\n\nCarson Butler directs the American Civil War Museum–Appomattox site. He holds a History degree from Gettysburg College with minors in Civil War–Era Studies and Public History. He has interpreted Civil War history at National Park Service sites including Appomattox Court House National Historical Park\, Vicksburg National Military Park\, and Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park. He also worked as a Virginia State Parks Ranger at High Bridge Trail State Park\, highlighting the often-forgotten fighting at High Bridge during the Appomattox Campaign. Additionally\, he is a published author in the Emerging Civil War series and is an active member of the Appomattox Petersburg Preservation Society.
URL:https://acwm.org/event/the-most-gallant-fight-of-the-war-the-battle-of-high-bridge-2/
CATEGORIES:Appomattox Events,For Educators,For Students,Lectures
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SUMMARY:Hunter’s Raid: The Battle of Lynchburg
DESCRIPTION:Join Greg Starbuck\, Executive Director of Historic Sandusky\, for a screening of the Emmy Award-winning documentary Hunter’s Raid: The Battle for Lynchburg\, followed by a Q&A session about the Battle. Mr. Starbuck will also discuss his newest documentary\, Lynchburg at War: The Home Front\, including filming done at the White House of the Confederacy for a special scene involving Jefferson Davis and the Lynchburg hospitals.
URL:https://acwm.org/event/hunters-raid-the-battle-of-lynchburg/
CATEGORIES:Appomattox Events,Book Talk,For Educators,For Students,Lectures,Panels + Q&As,Tours
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260630T180000
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SUMMARY:A Slumbering Serpent: George Washington on Slavery and Disunion
DESCRIPTION:In this engaging living history program\, George Washington (portrayed by Brian Hilton) will reflect on the moral\, economic\, and political challenges of slavery in his time and the growing divisions threatening the young nation’s unity. The presentation offers a historically grounded and thoughtful exploration of Washington’s evolving conscience and leadership. \n\n\n\nFollowing his remarks\, the audience will be invited to engage in a question-and-answer session exploring these complex issues. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nMembers Reception at 5 pm
URL:https://acwm.org/event/a-slumbering-serpent-george-washington-on-slavery-and-disunion/
CATEGORIES:Family-Friendly,For Educators,For Students,Lectures,Richmond Events,Tours
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SUMMARY:Retreat from Victory with Francis Augustín O'Reilly
DESCRIPTION:Join author Francis Augustín O’Reilly for a deep dive into the pivotal Battle of Malvern Hill and the complexities of its outcome. \n\n\n\nThe Battle of Malvern Hill on July 1\, 1862\, marked the climax of the Seven Days’ Battles around Richmond\, Virginia. Fought on the doorstep of the Confederate capital\, Malvern Hill marked the first time the full might of General George B. McClellan’s Union Army of the Potomac and General Robert E. Lee’s Confederate Army of Northern Virginia met. Despite resulting in a Union victory\, the battle provided important advantages for the Confederacy\, as McClellan retreated to establish a safe base on the James River. \n\n\n\nFrancis Augustín O’Reilly has been a professional battlefield guide for 40 years\, as well as an award-winning author. He gives tours and lectures on topics of war and leadership all over Virginia and the world. His book\, The Fredericksburg Campaign: Winter War on the Rappahannock\, was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. Book signing at 7 pm. \n\n\n\nMembers Reception at 5 pm
URL:https://acwm.org/event/retreat-from-victory-with-francis-augustin-oreilly/
CATEGORIES:Book Talk,Lectures,Richmond Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260721T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260721T193000
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SUMMARY:The Hell-Fired Blues: Virginians in the American Revolution
DESCRIPTION:Join historian John C. Settle as he uncovers the lives and service of Virginia’s Continental soldiers. \n\n\n\nThe American Civil War Museum–Appomattox is pleased to host the Appomattox Petersburg Preservation Society for their lecture\, “The Hell-Fired Blues: Virginians in the American Revolution.” \n\n\n\nFollowing the disastrous defeats at Charleston and Waxhaws\, the Virginia Continental Line had to be reorganized. Despite the challenges of recruiting\, supplying\, and properly officering these new battalions\, Virginia’s Continental soldiers played an important role in the campaigns in the South through the end of the Revolutionary War. Yet despite their service\, they are largely forgotten. Through hundreds of pension applications and letters\, John C. Settle has reconstructed the story of not only the battles and generals\, but the experiences of the officers and men of the Virginia Continental Line as soldiers and veterans. \n\n\n\nJohn C. Settle currently teaches U.S. history and civics in Powhatan County. His research focuses on the military experiences of Virginians during and after the Revolutionary War. His book\, The Virginia Continental Line in the Revolution’s Southern Campaigns\, examines the experiences of Virginia Continental soldiers during the later years of the war. Settle has also published articles for the Fluvanna Historical Society and the Journal of the American Revolution.
URL:https://acwm.org/event/the-hell-fired-blues-virginians-in-the-american-revolution/
CATEGORIES:Appomattox Events,Book Talk,For Educators,For Students,Lectures
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SUMMARY:The Boy Generals with Adolfo Ovies
DESCRIPTION:The turbulent events of the closing months of the Civil War serve as a backdrop for the increasingly dysfunctional—and bitter—relationship between George Armstrong Custer and Wesley Merritt. \n\n\n\nJoin us as Adolfo Ovies concludes The Boy Generals trilogy with a race from the Shenandoah Valley to Appomattox\, offering an uncompromising examination of the darker aspects of how the war in the Valley unfolded. \n\n\n\nThe Boy Generals trilogy springs from his lifelong passion for the Civil War\, and for George Custer’s role in it in particular. Ovies serves on the Board of Directors of the Little Big Horn Association\, where he champions Custer’s role in the Civil War. He is an active member of the Miami Civil War Round Table and serves as the administrator of the group’s Facebook page.
URL:https://acwm.org/event/the-boy-generals-with-adolfo-ovies/
CATEGORIES:Book Talk,For Educators,For Students,Lectures,Virtual Programs
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