It has taken more than 28 campaigns, but the First Defenders Civil War Round Table now has by-laws! The basic rules of any society, organization or business, by-laws provide a framework for how the organization functions. For those who have been around for awhile, there has always been an informality about how meetings are conducted,...
Due to the Memorial Holiday, the program review originally schedule for this week has been pushed back until June 2nd. Check back next week to see what else is in store from the Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall Civil War seminar series!
This is the third of a seven-part series reviewing the recent annual Civil War Symposium produced by the Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall in Carnegie, Pennsylvania. In the early morning hours of April 12th, 1861, Captain George Jones received an order from General Pierre G.T. Beauregard to open his battery on Fort Sumter. ...
On Saturday, March 15th, the Central Virginia Battlefield Trust held its annual spring seminar. Featuring five outstanding historians and scholars, this lecture series traced key events in 1862 that would lead to the Battle of Fredericksburg and its impact on the political and military fortunes of both North and South. Nearly 150 students and followers...
Last month the Seminary Ridge Museum and Education Center announced the appointment of Doctor Judy Morley as its new executive director. She succeeds Peter Miele who left over the summer for new opportunities. Doctor Morley embarks on her new role with a robust background in nonprofit leadership, entrepreneurship and organizational development. She holds a Ph.D....
A new volume in Civil War literature from Barry Robbins presents key events of the American Civil War through first-person narratives, covering pivotal moments from the Missouri Compromise to Lincoln’s funeral cortege. Voices of the Civil War includes some related events including: – The Dred Scott decision – Key figures like Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson Davis,...
