News Release

“Lesser Known Engagements and Some Civil War Photo Sleuthing.” Featured at 25th Annual Free Civil War Seminar - February 3, 2024

Date: January 24, 2024
Contact: Patrick Schroeder, 434-352-8987 x 232

Appomattox, Va— Five speakers will present programs at the 25th Annual Appomattox Court House National Historical Park and Longwood University free Civil War seminar on Saturday, February 3rd, on the Longwood University campus in Farmville, VA. The historians will delve into lesser know battles such as those at Secessionville, New Market and Lynchburg. Another presentation will highlight the use of community expertise and facial recognition to identify previously unknown soldiers in Civil War-era photos. The event is free and open to the public. No reservations are necessary.

When: Saturday, February 3 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Where: Jarman Auditorium (201 High Street) on the Longwood University campus in Farmville, VA. Directional signs will be posted on the Longwood University Campus. For directions to the campus go to www.longwood.edu.

For the full seminar schedule, visit https://www.nps.gov/apco/learn/news/-old-battlefields-new-parks-at-24th-annual-free-civil-war-seminar-february-4-2023.htm

For more information contact Dr. David Coles at 434-395-2220 or Patrick Schroeder at 434-352-8987, Ext. 232.

This annual seminar is sponsored by:Appomattox Court House National Historical Park; The Department of History, Political Science, & Philosophy, and the Center for Southside Virginia History at Longwood University; and Eastern National Bookstores.

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About Appomattox Court House National Historical Park: On April 9, 1865, the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia in the McLean House in the village of Appomattox Court House, Virginia signaled the end of the nation's largest war. The stories of Appomattox Court House go far beyond the final significant battles of this nation's Civil War. Learn more at www.nps.gov/apco. 

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