by Jeff Nichols | Mar 27, 2025 | Lectures
General Winfield Scott’s Plan to Defeat the Confederacy By 1861, Winfield Scott served as the general-in-chief of the United States Army for twenty years. He was known as the hero of the Mexican War, as the “Grand Old Man of the Army,” and less flatteringly,...
by Jeff Nichols | Mar 17, 2025 | Lectures
Premier Field Trip Destination in Harrisburg, PA The NCWM is a great place for visitors of all ages, but especially great for students to learn about the Civil War. At our museum, we tell the full chronological story of the war, starting with the causes and ending...
by Jeff Nichols | Feb 19, 2025 | Lectures
Fourteenth Amendment Section 1: All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the...
by Jeff Nichols | Nov 13, 2024 | Lectures
On October 3, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln issued a proclamation establishing the last Thursday of November as: “a Day of Thanksgiving and Praise to our beneficent Father who dwelleth in the heavens.” He continued: “In the midst of a civil war of unequaled...
by Jeff Nichols | Nov 13, 2024 | Lectures
On November 20 at 7pm, University of Virginia associate professor of history, Dr. Justene Hill Edwards, will share the full and tragic story of the Freedman’s Bank as she talks about her new book Savings & Loan: The Rise and Fall of the Freedman’s Bank. You can...
by BlosserMarketing | Jun 3, 2024 | Lectures
Brought Forth on this Continent: It is estimated that over 15,000 books have been written on Abraham Lincoln. Just when you think that all topics related to the 16th President have been covered, a historian produces a new perspective. The latest book examines the...
