Special Event

Event

Virtual Seminar - The Peninsula Campaign 160th: Escalation and Emancipation

Fort Monroe National Monument

Fee:

Free.

Dates & Times

Date:

Saturday, July 30, 2022

Time:

9:00 AM

Duration:

3 hours

Type of Event

Talk
Virtual/Digital

Description

Free virtual seminar - The Peninsula Campaign 160th: Escalation and Emancipation

Registration Required: https://forms.office.com/g/NRiq15ubwr

160 years ago the US Army develops and executes a strategy to capture the capital of the Confederacy at Richmond, VA. The ensuing Peninsula Campaign begins on March 17, 1862 with an unprecedented amphibious operation transferring US forces of the Army of the Potomac to Fort Monroe and ended here again some five months later as the US forces. Join us as we explore the Peninsula Campaign 160th: Escalation and Emancipation.  

Speakers:
 
Park Ranger Ryan Quint - Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park -
"I Should Lose the Opportunity of Doing a Great Deal for Him at Richmond: Irvin McDowell and the Department of the Rappahannock During the Peninsula Campaign"

Dr. Jonathan White - Christopher Newport University -
"Abraham Lincoln Visits Fort Monroe and the Monitor"

Carson Hudson - Williamsburg Battlefield Association -
"Why Did Ken Burns Never Mention Williamsburg?"

Glenn Brasher - University of Alabama -
"Enslaved Laborers, Contrabands, and Military Intelligence; The Peninsula Campaign and Emancipation"

Park Ranger Mike Gorman - Richmond National Battlefield Park -
"The End of the Campaign: The Seven Days and Why it Matters"

Co sponsor - Civil War Trails

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Contact Information

Aaron Firth
757-679-0929
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