Events
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Santa Visit!
The American Civil War Museum – Historic Tredegar 480 Tredegar St., Richmond, Virginia, United StatesSanta is coming to Tredegar! Save your space today for this free event that is back by (very) popular demand! Visit with …
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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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Rosenwald Schools
ACWM Appomattox 159 Horseshoe Rd, Appomattox, VA, United StatesIn partnership with Appomattox for Equality, Carver Price, and the Robert Russa Moton Museum, ACWM presents this special program with a presentation by …
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2025 Symposium: ‘On the Battlefield’ *this event is now only on Saturday 2/22/25
ACWM – Historic Tredegar 480 Tredegar St., Richmond, Virginia, United States2025 ACWM Symposium: On the Battlefield includes: Saturday, February 22nd - Esteemed historians discussing the course of the Civil War
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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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Death & Mourning in the Civil War
American Civil War Museum - Appomattox 159 Horseshoe Rd, Appomattox, Virginia, United StatesThe American Civil War brought a previously unimaginable level of carnage to the country. Modern scholarship puts the soldier death toll at …
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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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Mornings at the Museum! (Mar 31st, Apr 2nd, Apr 4th)
Each day from 10 AM - 12 PM, we will focus on one person from the Civil War with an Artifact Investigation! …
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Times Too Hard: Single African American Women in Post Civil War Virginia
In Richmond, Virginia, Emancipation Day arrived on April 3, 1865, marking a historic moment of freedom. We are pleased to partner with …
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Tredegar History Tour (11AM/3PM Sat/Sun)
Step into History at Tredegar! Join us for a Tredegar History Tour—an engaging journey through the story of the former Tredegar Iron …
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The Surrenders of the Confederacy
The Confederate surrender at Appomattox featured the stacking of arms, the surrender of colors, and the review of troops—a noble and orderly …
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Surrender Commemoration & Freedom Day Celebration
The American Civil War Museum is hosting a series of activities and programs as part of the regional celebration of the Commemoration …
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A King’s Cure: Abraham Lincoln and the Thirteenth Amendment
On February 1, 1865, the day after Congress passed the resolution for the Thirteenth Amendment abolishing slavery, a group of celebrants urged …
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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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Tredegar History Tours every Saturday & Sunday at 11am and 3pm
Take a guided tour of the former Tredegar Ironworks site with a museum historian! The tour is included with museum admission and …
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Jefferson Davis & Robert E. Lee
Davis and Lee were two proud, contained, but otherwise very different personalities. In normal times it is unlikely they would have been …
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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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Abraham Lincoln & George McClellan
This lecture examines General McClellan’s reputation as a skilled organizer but hesitant commander, leading to his clash with President Lincoln. It will …
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Tredegar History Tours every Saturday & Sunday at 11am and 3pm
Take a guided tour of the former Tredegar Ironworks site with a museum historian! The tour is included with museum admission and …