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SUMMARY:Lessons in History ~ Wide Awake: The Movement That Elected Lincoln and Ignited the Civil War 
DESCRIPTION:We are honored to host a Civil War Book Talk featuring Smithsonian historian\, Dr. Jon Grinspan\, as he discusses his book Wide Awake: The Forgotten Force That Elected Lincoln and Spurred the Civil War. A book signing will follow his lecture.  Make your plans now for Friday\, November 15\, 2024\, at 5:30 pm to join us for this free\, in-person event. \nAbout the book: Wide Awake: The Movement That Elected Lincoln and Ignited the Civil War \n At the start of the 1860 presidential campaign\, a handful of fired-up young Northerners appeared as bodyguards to defend anti-slavery stump speakers from frequent attacks. The group called themselves the Wide Awakes. Soon\, hundreds of thousands of young White and Black men\, and several women\, were organizing boisterous\, uniformed\, torch-bearing brigades of their own. These Wide Awakes–mostly working-class Americans in their twenties–became one of the largest\, most spectacular\, and most influential political movements in our history. To some\, it demonstrated the power of a rising majority to push back against slavery. To others\, it looked like a paramilitary force training to invade the South. Within a year\, the nation would be at war with itself\, and many on both sides would point to the Wide Awakes as the mechanism that got them there.  \nEvent Details:   \nTitle: Civil War Book Talk – Wide Awake with author Dr. Jon Grinspan  \nDate: Friday\, November 15\, 2024  \nTime: 5:30 pm \nVenue: The National Civil War Museum  \nAdmission: Free to the public  \nJon Grinspan is the Curator of Political History at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. He is the author of the award-winning The Virgin Vote: How Young Americans Made Democracy Social\, Politics \n Personal\, and Voting Popular in the 19th Century. His work has appeared in The New York Times\, The New Yorker\, The Washington Post\, and other prominent publications. Grinspan resides in Washington\, D.C. 
URL:https://www.nationalcivilwarmuseum.org/event/lessons-in-history-wide-awake-the-movement-that-elected-lincoln-and-ignited-the-civil-war/
LOCATION:The National Civil War Museum\, 1 Lincoln Circle at Reservoir Park\, Harrisburg\, PA\, 17103\, United States
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SUMMARY:Reckoning with the Devil: Nathan Bedford Forrest in Myth and Memory
DESCRIPTION:Our Civil Conversation features Court Carney and NCWM CEO Jeffrey Nichols discussing Dr. Carney’s new release Reckoning with the Devil: Nathan Bedford Forrest in Myth and Memory\, free via ZOOM. Join us on Thursday\, October 17\, 2024\, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm by using this link to register: \nA Civil Conversation with Court Carney – Nathan Bedford Forrest \nAbout the book – Court Carney’s Reckoning with the Devil grapples with the troubled\, complex legacy of Nathan Bedford Forrest—a slave trader\, Confederate general\, and prominent Klansman. More than a century after his death\, Forrest’s image continues to resonate with certain groups and bear varied interpretations\, reflecting the intricate interplay of history\, memory\, and a contested past. Carney explores how historical omissions and erasures continually reshape perceptions of Forrest as well as the Civil War. \nCentral to Forrest’s narrative is his involvement in the slave trade\, a key to his ascent in the southern social hierarchy. Carney traces Forrest’s trajectory from a prosperous slave trader in Memphis to a politician and eventual military leader in the Confederacy during the Civil War. Forrest’s postwar years reveal his struggle to rebuild his life\, leading him to engage in various economic ventures and eventually join the Ku Klux Klan. Carney argues that the slave trade\, the Fort Pillow massacre\, and his Klan affiliation were the fundamental elements shaping Forrest’s image. Those elements\, although steeped in racism and white supremacy\, were marked by an ambiguity and malleability that allowed Forrest to attract admirers as well as detractors as his image was memorialized in postwar white southern culture. \nCarney covers distinct phases of Forrest’s memorialization\, from the unveiling of statues in Memphis in 1905 to his representation in literature and media and the controversies surrounding his monuments in the 2010s. That history culminates with the removal of the Memphis statue in 2017\, reflecting the evolving societal perspectives on symbols tied to racism. Forrest’s significance lies in his capacity to encompass conflicting narratives—hero and villain\, rebel and patriot. Carney contends that understanding Forrest’s legacy is essential for comprehending the intricacies of the southern past and its enduring impact on American society. By exploring the fluidity of Forrest’s image\, Carney’s work illuminates the nuanced interplay of history\, memory\, and the ongoing struggle to reckon with a tumultuous past. \nAbout the author – Dr. Court Carney is professor of history at Stephen F. Austin State University. He is the author of Cuttin’ Up: How Early Jazz Got America’s Ear and coeditor of The Politics and Power of Bob Dylan’s Live Performances: Play a Song for Me. In 2023\, Dr. Carney published a collection of essays (co-edited with Erin C. Callahan) on Bob Dylan and his use of setlists. This book\, The Politics and Power of Bob Dylan’s Live Performances\, published by Routledge\, features thirteen essays (and a series of sonnets) focused on various aspects of Dylan’s live performances. The Table of Contents can be found here. \nHis first book\, Cuttin’ Up: How Early Jazz Got America’s Ear\, published by the University Press of Kansas\, looks at the origin of jazz and its diffusion through phonograph records\, radio\, and film in the 1920s and 1930s.
URL:https://www.nationalcivilwarmuseum.org/event/reckoning-with-the-devil-nathan-bedford-forrest-in-myth-and-memory/
LOCATION:The National Civil War Museum\, 1 Lincoln Circle at Reservoir Park\, Harrisburg\, PA\, 17103\, United States
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SUMMARY:Tour Antietam with the Staff of the NCWM- Saturday\, October 12\, 2024
DESCRIPTION:Join the staff of The National Civil War Museum on a unique tour of the Antietam Battlefield. This tour includes a guided tour of the battlefield and will feature artifacts and items from our collection that help to tell the story of the soldiers who fought in the struggle. Tour participants can hold historical treasures used or associated with the Union and Confederate Army engaged at Antietam. The cost includes transportation\, lunch\, and a guided tour with artifacts from The National Civil War Museum collection. \nCost:  \nNCWM Members $175.00 \nNon-members $200.00 \nSchedule for the Day\n7:15 am Registration at NCWM\n7:30 am Bus departs from NCWM.\n9:45 am Registration for attendees meeting the bus at the Antietam Battlefield Visitors Center.\n10:00 am – 12:00 pm Battlefield tour with Licensed Battlefield Guide and NCWM Artifacts\n12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Box lunches provided by Battleview Market & Deli at Antietam Creek Winery pavilion. Each guest will receive a complimentary glass of wine or soft drink with lunch. Additional wine may be purchased at this time.\n1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Complete our battlefield tour.\n3:00 pm Bus departs Antietam NMP VC and returns to Harrisburg.\nAnticipated Arrival back to the NCWM at 5:00 pm \nRegister here: https://bit.ly/NCWMAntietamTour2024 \nSee the flyer here: CivilWar_AntietamFlyer_8.5x11_FinalCivilWar_AntietamFlyer_8.5x11_Final
URL:https://www.nationalcivilwarmuseum.org/event/tour-antietam-with-the-staff-of-the-ncwm-saturday-october-12-2024/
LOCATION:The National Civil War Museum\, 1 Lincoln Circle at Reservoir Park\, Harrisburg\, PA\, 17103\, United States
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SUMMARY:Civil War Saturday
DESCRIPTION:The National Civil War Museum is proud to announce its highly anticipated event\, Civil War Saturday\, which promises to take visitors on a journey through the turbulent era of the American Civil War. This event will take place on Saturday\, September 21\, 2023\, from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM at The National Civil War Museum\, located at 1 Lincoln Circle\, Harrisburg\, PA. \nCivil War Saturday is an educational and engaging experience for visitors of all ages. It offers a unique opportunity to step back and gain a deeper understanding of one of the most pivotal periods in American history. With a wide range of activities and exhibits\, attendees can explore the complexities of the Civil War era from various perspectives. \nAdmission to Civil War Saturday is as follows: \n\nAdults: $10.00\nChildren under 18: Free\n\nMembers of The National Civil War Museum receive free admission\,
URL:https://www.nationalcivilwarmuseum.org/event/civil-war-saturday-2/
LOCATION:The National Civil War Museum\, 1 Lincoln Circle at Reservoir Park\, Harrisburg\, PA\, 17103\, United States
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SUMMARY:Cocktails & Cannonballs - 2024
DESCRIPTION:Our largest fundraiser of the year is just around the corner – Join us on Friday\, September 20\, 2024\, 6:00 pm – 8:30 p.m. Enjoy a rare evening at the National Civil War Museum! \nThe National Civil War Museum is thrilled to announce the return of our highly anticipated fundraising event\, Cocktails and Cannonballs. Please mark your calendars for Friday\, September 20\, 2024\, from 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM\, and join us for an evening of history\, libations\, and lively conversation at one of the nation’s premier Civil War museums. \nBuilding on the success of last year’s event\, Cocktails and Cannonballs offers a unique blend of entertainment and education. Attendees will have the opportunity to enjoy specially crafted cocktails while exploring the museum’s extensive collection of Civil War artifacts. The evening will feature live music\, exclusive access to exhibits\, and a variety of delicious hors d’oeuvres. \nThis event is not just about enjoying a great evening—it’s about supporting the museum’s mission to preserve and interpret the history of the American Civil War for future generations. Proceeds from the event will directly benefit the museum’s educational programs and preservation efforts. \nEvent Details: \n\nDate: Friday\, September 20\, 2024\nTime: 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM\nLocation: The National Civil War Museum\, 1 Lincoln Circle\, Harrisburg\, PA\n\nTickets:  $50/member $75/person $125/couple and tickets can be purchased here: https://bit.ly/2024CocktailsandCannonballs \nThis is a must-attend event for history enthusiasts and supporters of the museum. Don’t miss your chance to experience the National Civil War Museum in a whole new light—literally and figuratively—as we raise our glasses to history. \n• Stroll the galleries with living historians.\n• Sample regional cuisine paired with Civil War themed cocktails.\n• Shop the silent auction.\n• Explore soldier’s camps by firelight and make yourself a s’more.\n• Sample a Civil War Sundae.\n• Try your luck at the wine pull\, soldier’s games\, trivia and raffles.\n• Visit the cigar bar and coffee corner.\n• Win a chance to fire a cannon at the close of the evening. \nAll proceeds benefit The National Civil War Museum’s educational programs\, building fund and artifact preservation.
URL:https://www.nationalcivilwarmuseum.org/event/cocktails-cannonballs-2024/
LOCATION:The National Civil War Museum\, 1 Lincoln Circle at Reservoir Park\, Harrisburg\, PA\, 17103\, United States
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SUMMARY:An Evening with David S. Brown at the Midtown Scholar Bookstore
DESCRIPTION:We are excited to announce our continued partnership with Midtown Scholar Bookstore for the upcoming book launch and interview featuring author David S. Brown. NCWM CEO Jeffrey Nichols will sit down with David S. Brown to discuss his latest book\, Hell of a Storm: The Battle for Kansas\, the End of Compromise\, and the Coming of the Civil War. \nIn this compelling new work\, Brown delves into the pivotal events of 1854\, when the Kansas-Nebraska Act unexpectedly triggered one of the most significant political miscalculations in American history. This act deepened the divide between North and South\, gave rise to the Republican Party\, and set the stage for the Civil War. \nThe event will begin at 7:00 pm\, followed by a Q&A session and a book signing. \nAbout David S. Brown \nDavid S. Brown is a history professor at Elizabethtown College in Pennsylvania and the author of seven books. His notable works include The First Populist: The Defiant Life of Andrew Jackson\, The Last American Aristocrat: The Brilliant Life and Improbable Education of Henry Adams\, Paradise Lost: A Life of F. Scott Fitzgerald\, and Richard Hofstadter: An Intellectual Biograph \nhttps://www.midtownscholar.com/calendar/2024/9/17/an-evening-with-david-s-brown-a-hell-of-a-storm \n 
URL:https://www.nationalcivilwarmuseum.org/event/an-evening-with-david-s-brown-at-the-midtown-scholar-bookstore/
LOCATION:the Midtown Bookstore\, 1302 North 3rd St.\, Harrisburg\, PA\, 17102\, United States
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SUMMARY:Civil Conversation: Decade of Disunion
DESCRIPTION:On Thursday\, September 12\, 2024\, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm\, our newest Civil Conversation explores “Decade of Disunion.” This discussion between NCWM CEO\, Jeffrey Nichols\, and author Robert W. Merry is free via ZOOM. \nJoin us here via ZOOM: Civil War Book Talk with Robert W. Merry \nAbout the Book: Exploring a critical lesson about our nation that is as timely today as ever\, Decade of Disunion shows how the country came apart during the enveloping slavery crisis of the 1850s. \nThe Mexican War brought vast new territories to the United States\, which precipitated a growing crisis over slavery. The new territories seemed unsuitable for the type of agriculture that depended on slave labor\, but they lay south of the line where slavery was permitted by the 1820 Missouri Compromise. The subject of expanding slavery to the new territories became a flash point between North and South. \nFirst came the 1850 compromise legislation\, which strengthened the fugitive slave law and outraged the North. Then in 1854\, Congress repealed the Missouri Compromise altogether\, unleashing a violent conflict in “Bleeding Kansas” over whether that territory would become free or slave. The 1857 Dred Scott decision—abrogating any rights of African Americans\, enslaved or free—further outraged the North. And John Brown’s ill-planned 1859 attack at the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry stirred anger and fear throughout the South. \nThrough a decade\, South Carolina\, whose economy depended heavily on slave labor\, struggled over whether to secede in a stand-alone act of defiance or to do so only in conjunction with other states. Meanwhile\, Massachusetts became the country’s antislavery epicenter but debated whether the Constitution was worth saving in the effort to abolish bondage. Both states widened the divide between North and South until disunion became inevitable. Then\, in December 1860\, in the wake of the Lincoln election\, South Carolina finally seceded\, leading the South out of the Union. \nBeginning with the deaths of the great second-generation figures of American history—Calhoun\, Webster\, and Clay—Decade of Disunion tells the story of this great American struggle through the aims\, fears\, and maneuvers of the subsequent prominent figures at the center of the drama\, with particular attention to the key players from Massachusetts and South Carolina. \nThis history is a sobering reminder that democracy is not self-sustaining—it must be constantly and carefully tended. \nRobert W. Merry\nAbout the author: Robert W. Merry is the author of five previous books\, including President McKinley: Architect of the American Century and A Country of Vast Designs: James K. Polk\, the Mexican War and the Conquest of the American Continent. He spent a decade covering Washington for The Wall Street Journal and served as an executive at Congressional Quarterly Inc. for twenty-two years\, including twelve years as CEO. He also is the former editor of The National Interest and The American Conservative. He lives with his wife\, Susan\, in Langley\, Washington\, and Washington\, DC. \nPhotograph by Gregory Strom
URL:https://www.nationalcivilwarmuseum.org/event/civil-conversation-decade-of-disunion/
LOCATION:The National Civil War Museum\, 1 Lincoln Circle at Reservoir Park\, Harrisburg\, PA\, 17103\, United States
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SUMMARY:Lessons in History-Dr. Scott Hippensteel
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Saturday\, August 3\, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm\, as Dr. Scott Hippensteel presents Sand\, Science\, and the Civil War:  Sedimentary Geology and Combat. \nAdmission to the Lessons in History Speaker Series is Free to the public. Guests can tour the Museum Galleries for an entrance fee of $16.00 for Adults\, $15.00 for Seniors and AAA\, and $14.00 for Students and Military. \nAbout the Book: The influence of sedimentary geology on the strategy\, combat\, and tactics of the American Civil War is a subject that has been neglected by military historians. Sedimentary geology influenced everything from the nature of the landscape (flat vs. rolling terrain) to the effectiveness of the weapons (a single grain of sand can render a rifle musket as useless as a club). Sand\, Science\, and the Civil War: Sedimentary Geology and Combat investigates the role of sedimentary geology on the campaigns and battles of the Civil War on multiple scales\, with a special emphasis on the fighting along the coastlines. \nAt the start of the Civil War the massive brick citadels guarding key coastal harbors and shipyards were thought to be invincible to artillery attack. The Union bombardment of Savannah’s key defensive fortification\, Fort Pulaski\, demonstrated the vulnerability of this type of fortress to the new rifled artillery available to the Union; the fort surrendered within a day. When the Union later tried to capture the temporary sand fortifications of Battery Wagner (protecting Charleston) and Fort Fisher (protecting Wilmington) they employed similar tactics but with disastrous results. The value of sand in defensive positions vastly minimized the Federal advantage in artillery\, making these coastal strongpoints especially costly to capture. Through this geologically centered historic lens\, Scott Hippensteel explores the way sediments and sedimentary rocks influenced the fighting in all theaters of war and how geologic resources were exploited by both sides during the five years of conflict.   \nAbout the Author: Scott Hippensteel\, a Professor of Earth Sciences\, joined the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in 2000 after completing his MS and PhD in Geology at the University of Delaware.  For his first decade in North Carolina his research centered on using fossils to solve environmental problems.  The published results of this research included journal articles and book chapters concerning paleotempestology (the study of ancient storms)\, bioturbation (the mixing of sediments by critters)\, military geoarchaeology (of the barrier islands surrounding Charleston\, SC) and Earth Science pedagogy. \nIn 2004 Hippensteel joined the research team in Charleston studying the most fascinating Civil War artifact he had ever seen:  The Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley.  His research pertaining to the submarine involves using microfossils to interpret the sediment infilling history of the vessel and provide insights into the reasons for the exceptional preservation of the crew. \nThis interest in the relationship between geology and the American Civil War is reflected in Hippensteel’s current research agenda and publications\, all of which focus on the synthesis of natural and military sciences.  In addition to several recent journal articles on the geology of Civil War battlefields and landscapes\, he has written three books. The first\, Rocks and Rifles: The Influence of Geology on the Combat and Tactics of the American Civil War\, is intended for audiences interested in either American history or geology (or\, hopefully\, both) and was published by Springer-Nature in 2019. Myths of the Civil War: The Fact\, Fiction\, and Science behind the Civil War’s Most-Told Stories (2021)\, uses mathematics and physics to shatter many of the most cherished and oft-repeated stories from the American Civil War.  Hippensteel’s most recent book is Sand\, Science\, and the Civil War:  Sedimentary Geology and Combat\, was published by the University of Georgia Press as a contribution to their well-regarded UnCivil War Series.  This book has gained significant attention\, excellent reviews\, and was named one of the top ten books of 2023 by Civil War Books and Authors.
URL:https://www.nationalcivilwarmuseum.org/event/lessons-in-history-dr-scott-hippensteel/
LOCATION:The National Civil War Museum\, 1 Lincoln Circle at Reservoir Park\, Harrisburg\, PA\, 17103\, United States
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SUMMARY:The Unvanquished-A Civil War Book Talk-Via ZOOM
DESCRIPTION:The Unvanquished\nThe Untold Story of Lincoln’s Special Forces\, the Manhunt for Mosby’s Rangers\, and the Shadow War That Forged America’s Special Operations\nJoin Us for This Free Zoom Civil War Book Talk ~ Register here: A Civil War Book Talk with Patrick K. O’Donnell\nby Patrick K. O’Donnell \n\nFrom the bestselling author of The Indispensables\, the unknown and dramatic story of irregular guerrilla warfare that altered the course of the Civil War and inspired the origins of America’s modern special operations forces \n\n\n\n\n\nThe Civil War is most remembered for the grand battles that have come to define it: Gettysburg\, Antietam\, Shiloh\, among others. However\, as bestselling author Patrick K. O’Donnell reveals in The Unvanquished\, a vital shadow war raged amid and away from the major battlefields that was in many ways equally consequential to the conflict’s outcome. \nAt the heart of this groundbreaking narrative is the epic story of Lincoln’s special forces\, the Jessie Scouts\, told in its entirety for the first time. In a contest fought between irregular units\, the Scouts hunted John Singleton Mosby’s Confederate Rangers from the middle of 1863 up to war’s end at Appomattox. With both sides employing pioneering tradecraft\, they engaged in dozens of raids and spy missions\, often perilously wearing the other’s uniform\, risking penalty of death if captured. Clashing violently on horseback\, the unconventional units attacked critical supply lines\, often capturing or killing high-value targets. North and South deployed special operations that could have changed the war’s direction in 1864\, and crucially during the Appomattox Campaign\, Jessie Scouts led the Union army to a final victory. They later engaged in a history-altering proxy war against France in Mexico\, earning seven Medals of Honor; many Scouts mysteriously disappeared during that conflict\, taking their stories to their graves. \nAn expert on special operations\, O’Donnell transports readers into the action\, immersing them in vivid battle scenes from previously unpublished firsthand accounts. He introduces indelible characters such as Scout Archibald Rowand; Scout leader Richard Blazer; Mosby\, the master of guerrilla warfare; and enslaved spy Thomas Laws. O’Donnell also b \nrings to light the Confederate Secret Service’s covert efforts to deliver the 1864 election to Peace Democrats through ballot fraud\, election interference\, and attempts to destabilize a population fatigued by a seemingly forever war. Most audaciously\, the Secret Service and Mosby’s Rangers planned to kidnap Abraham Lincoln in order to maintain the South’s independence. \nA little-known chronicle of the shadow war between North and South\, rich in action and offering original perspective on history\, The Unvanquished is a dynamic and essential addition to the literature of the Civil War. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPatrick K. O’Donnell is a bestselling\, critically acclaimed military historian and an expert on elite units. The author of thirteen books\, including The Indispensables\, The Unknowns\, and Washington’s Immortals\, he is the recipient of numerous national awards. O’Donnell served as a combat historian in a Marine rifle platoon during the Battle of Fallujah and is a professional speaker on America’s conflicts\, espionage\, special operations\, and counterinsurgency. He has provided historical consulting for DreamWorks’ award-winning miniseries Band of Brothers and for documentaries produced by the BBC\, the History Channel\, and Discovery. \nRead More About Patrick K. O’Donnell \n\n\n\n\n\n\nPatrick K. O’Donnell’s Website
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SUMMARY:Book Launch "Voices from Gettysburg" by Allen C. Guelzo
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a book launch on Wednesday\, July 3\, 2024 at 1:00 pm\, with Allen C. Guelzo and his new book Voices from Gettysburg\, Letters\, Papers\, and Memoirs from the Greatest Battle of the Civil War. \nAbout the book: The voices of those who witnessed the Battle of Gettysburg and its aftermath with their own eyes – who saw the bloodshed\, heard its din\, trembled in its crash\, struggled with its aftermath – are collected for the first time by Allen C. Guelzo\, America’s foremost Civil War scholar\, in this moving and sobering oral history. \nThis treasure trove of original documents – many never-before published – creates a uniquely personal\, day-by-day eyewitness account of the monumental collision at Gettysburg\, in the words of the commanders\, soldiers\, politicians\, and civilians from both the North and the South who experienced firsthand the changing course of the Civil War. \nThree pivotal days in 1963 – July 1st through July 3rd – marked the beginning of the end of the Civil War. While the audible voices of those who experienced it first-hand in that crossroads town of Gettysburg\, Pennsylvania have been lost to history\, their words live on in Voices from Gettysburg. \nGathering a treasure trove of powerful\, rare\, and haunting original documents\, New York Times bestselling author and award-winning historian Allen C. Guelzo presents a uniquely readable and intimate oral history of the Civil War’s turning point. We hear from a Union staff officer\, a Confederate amputee\, artilleryman\, a sympathetic Northern woman\, a Union prisoner-of-war\, Union colonels and Confederate generals\, a drummer boy\, a fearful college student\, those who orchestrated the Battle of Gettysburg\, those who survived it\, and those who would perish. \nWith introductions from Guelzo\, a detailed order of battle\, and comprehensive list of every unit that fought\, each of these original maps\, personal letters\, excerpts from forgotten memoirs\, and more never-before-published documents offers an unprecedented narrative of the Great Rebellion and the impetus for Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address – in the authentic words of fire\, blood\, and smoke by those who saw the battle\, heard its din\, trembled in its crash\, and struggled with its aftermath. \nAbout the author: Allen C. Guelzo is a New York Times best-selling author\, senior research scholar in the Council of the Humanities at Princeton University\, and the director of the Initiative on Politics and Statesmanship for Princeton’s James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions. His acclaimed nonfiction books about the Civil War and early nineteenth-century American history\, include The New York Times bestseller Gettysburg: The Last Invasion (Knopf)\, Robert E. Lee: A Life (Knopf)\, Reconstruction:  A Concise History (Oxford University Press)\, and Redeeming the Great Emancipator (Harvard University Press). He is a three-time recipient of the Lincoln Prize and many other honors\, including the Guggenheim-Lehrman Prize for Military History and Wall Street Journal Best Books of the Year. He lives in Pennsylvania.  Learn more at AllenGuelzo.com. \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://www.nationalcivilwarmuseum.org/event/book-launch-voices-from-gettysburg-by-allen-c-guelzo/
LOCATION:The National Civil War Museum\, 1 Lincoln Circle at Reservoir Park\, Harrisburg\, PA\, 17103\, United States
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SUMMARY:Civil Conversation - The Civil War in the Age of Nationalism
DESCRIPTION:Civil Conversation via ZOOM – Free\nOn Wednesday\, June 26\, 2024\, at 7:00 pm\, we invite you to join us via Zoom for an enriching Civil Conversation. This event will showcase the insightful perspectives of Duncan A. Campbell and Neils Eichhorn\, alongside NCWM CEO Jeffrey Nichols\, promising a thought-provoking discussion. Mark your calendars now! \nRegister here: A Civil Conversation on The Civil War in the Age of Nationalism with Niels Eichhorn & Duncan Campbell \nAbout the book: While historians have acknowledged that the issues of race\, slavery\, and emancipation were not unique to the American Civil War\, they have less frequently recognized the conflict’s similarities to other global events. As renowned historian Carl Degler pointed out\, the Civil War was “one among many” such conflicts during the mid-nineteenth century. Understanding the Civil War’s place in world history requires placing it within a global context of other mid-nineteenth-century political\, social\, and cultural issues and events. In The Civil War in the Age of Nationalism\, Niels Eichhorn and Duncan A. Campbell explore the conflict from this perspective\, taking a transnational and comparative approach\, with a particular focus on the period from the 1830s to the 1870s. \nEichhorn and Campbell examine the development of nationalism and its frequent manifestation\, secession\, by comparing the American experience with that of several other nations\, including Germany\, Hungary\, and Brazil. They compare the Civil War to the Crimean and Franco-German wars to determine whether the American conflict was the first modern war. To gauge the potential of foreign intervention in the Civil War\, they look to the time’s developing international debate on the legality of intercession and mediation in other nations’ insurgencies. \nUsing the experiences of Indigenous peoples in the Americas\, Africa\, and the Antipodes\, Eichhorn and Campbell suggest the extent to which the United States was an imperial project. To examine realpolitik\, they study four vastly different practitioners—Otto von Bismarck\, Louis Napoleon\, Count Cavour\, and Abraham Lincoln. Finally\, they compare emancipation in the United States to that in Peru and the end of forced servitude in Russia\, closing with a comparison of the memorialization of the Civil War with the experiences of other post-emancipation societies and an examination of how other nations mythologized their past conflicts and ignored uncomfortable truths in the pursuit of reconciliation. \nThe Civil War in the Age of Nationalism avoids the limitations of American exceptionalism\, making it the first genuine comparative and transnational study of the Civil War in an international context. \nAbout the authors: \nNiels Eichhorn is the author of Liberty and Slavery: European Separatists\, Southern Secession\, and the American Civil War. He lives in Wels\, Austria. \nDuncan A. Campbell is professor of history at National University in San Diego and the author of Unlikely Allies: Britain\, America and the Victorian Origins of the Special Relationship.
URL:https://www.nationalcivilwarmuseum.org/event/civil-conversation-the-civil-war-in-the-age-of-nationalism/
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SUMMARY:Juneteenth Community Free Day
DESCRIPTION:The National Civil War Museum proudly presents the NCWM Juneteenth Community Free Day on\nSaturday\, June 22\, 2024\, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm. Join us for a day filled with family-friendly activities\, all free of charge.\n1:00 pm – 2:00 pm – Greater Zion Missionary Baptist Church Praise Team Choir – Ballroom \n10:00 am – 4:00 pm African American Quilters Demonstration \nThompson’s Independent Battery C\, PA Light Artillery\, will demonstrate a Mountain Howitzer with firing times at 10:00 am\, 11:30 am\, and 2:30 pm. \nPlease check back often for new activities and the full event schedule. \nWe look forward to seeing you!
URL:https://www.nationalcivilwarmuseum.org/event/juneteenth-community-free-day/
LOCATION:The National Civil War Museum\, 1 Lincoln Circle at Reservoir Park\, Harrisburg\, PA\, 17103\, United States
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SUMMARY:The Maps of Spotsylvania through Cold Harbor - Lessons in History Presentation
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our In-Person Lessons in History Speaker Series as Dr. Bradley M. Gottfried discusses his new book\, The Maps of Spotsylvania through Cold Harbor: An Atlas of the Fighting at Spotsylvania Court House Through Cold Harbor\, Including all Cavalry Operations\, May 7 through June 3\, 1864\, on Saturday\, June 15\, 2024\, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm.  \nAbout the book: The Maps of Spotsylvania through Cold Harbor: An Atlas of the Fighting at Spotsylvania Court House Through Cold Harbor\, Including all Cavalry Operations\, May 7 through June 3\, 1864\, continues the actions of both armies through the completion of the Overland Campaign. After the Wilderness fighting\, the Army of the Potomac attempted to swing around the right flank of Gen. Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia and shoot straight for Richmond. The Maps of Spotsylvania through Cold Harbor breaks down the entire operation into thirty-five map sets or “action sections” enriched with 134 detailed full-page color maps. \nAbout the author: Born and raised in Philadelphia\, Brad Gottfried earned his Ph.D. in Zoology from Miami University and spent four decades as an educator in higher education. He has served as a full-time faculty member\, department head\, campus dean\, chief academic officer and president. Before retiring in 2017\, he served as President of Sussex County Community College (NJ) and College of Southern Maryland for the past 17 years. His interest in the Civil War began at an early age and was rekindled when he returned to an administrative position in the Philadelphia area. His fourteenth book was recently published. His early writing primarily centered on the Battle of Gettysburg\, and he wrote five books on this topic. He has also written two brigade-level histories. His current “niche” is map books\, where he thoroughly describes campaigns through the use of maps. Seven books have been published in this series: Gettysburg\, First Bull Run\, Antietam\, Fredericksburg\, Cavalry at Gettysburg\, Bristoe/Mine Run\, and the Wilderness\, have been published. The Maps of Spotsylvania through Cold Harbor will be published next. He is also working on a variety of other Civil War-related projects. In addition to writing\, Brad is an Antietam Certified Battlefield Guide and a Gettysburg Licensed Town Guide. He may have retired\, but he is still an educator. Brad is married to his wife\, Linda and between them\, they have four grown children and six grandchildren. The Gottfrieds moved from Southern Maryland to Fayetteville\, Pennsylvania\, which is just west of Gettysburg. \nThe 2024 Lessons in History program is free to the public. Regular museum admission applies for entrance to the museum galleries. The National Civil War Museum will follow CDC\, OSHA/HHS guidance\, and orders and recommendations from federal/state/local governments and our state and local health officials.
URL:https://www.nationalcivilwarmuseum.org/event/the-maps-of-spotsylvania-through-cold-harbor-lessons-in-history-presentation/
LOCATION:The National Civil War Museum\, 1 Lincoln Circle at Reservoir Park\, Harrisburg\, PA\, 17103\, United States
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SUMMARY:The Midtown Scholar Bookstore presents An Evening with Harold Holzer\, with NCWM CEO\, Jeffrey Nichols
DESCRIPTION:The Midtown Scholar Bookstore presents An Evening with Harold Holzer\, with NCWM CEO\, Jeffrey Nichols\, welcoming bestselling historian Harold Holzer to Harrisburg for a conversation and signing on his new novel\, Brought Forth on This Continent”: Abraham Lincoln and America Immigration. This event is free and open to the public. \nTo enter the signing line\, books must be purchased from the Midtown Scholar Bookstore. Copies of the book will be available for purchase at the event\, or you may preorder a copy of the book for pickup/shipment. Preordered copies will not be signed until after the event. \n\n\n\n\n\nPREORDER A SIGNED COPY\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Book: \n\n\n\n\n\n\nFrom acclaimed Abraham Lincoln historian Harold Holzer\, a groundbreaking account of Lincoln’s grappling with the politics of immigration against the backdrop of the Civil War. \nIn the three decades before the Civil War\, some ten million foreign-born people settled in the United States\, forever altering the nation’s demographics\, culture\, and—perhaps most significantly—voting patterns. America’s newest residents fueled the national economy\, but they also wrought enormous changes in the political landscape and exposed an ugly\, at times violent\, vein of nativist bigotry. \nAbraham Lincoln’s rise ran parallel to this turmoil; even Lincoln himself did not always rise above it. Tensions over immigration would split and ultimately destroy Lincoln’s Whig Party years before the Civil War. Yet the war made clear just how important immigrants were\, and how interwoven they had become in American society. \nHarold Holzer\, winner of the Lincoln Prize\, charts Lincoln’s political career through the lens of immigration\, from his role as a member of an increasingly nativist political party to his evolution into an immigration champion\, a progression that would come at the same time as he refined his views on abolition and Black citizenship. As Holzer writes\, “The Civil War could not have been won without Lincoln’s leadership; but it could not have been fought without the immigrant soldiers who served and\, by the tens of thousands\, died that the ‘nation might live.’” An utterly captivating and illuminating work\, Brought Forth on This Continent assesses Lincoln’s life and legacy in a wholly original way\, unveiling remarkable similarities between the nineteenth century and the twenty-first. \nAbout the Author: \n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHarold Holzer is the recipient of the 2015 Gilder-Lehrman Lincoln Prize. One of the country’s leading authorities on Abraham Lincoln and the political culture of the Civil War era\, Holzer was appointed chairman of the US Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission by President Bill Clinton and awarded the National Humanities Medal by President George W. Bush. He currently serves as the director of the Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College\, City University of New York.
URL:https://www.nationalcivilwarmuseum.org/event/the-midtown-scholar-bookstore-presents-an-evening-with-harold-holzer-with-ncwm-ceo-jeffrey-nichols/
LOCATION:the Midtown Bookstore\, 1302 North 3rd St.\, Harrisburg\, PA\, 17102\, United States
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SUMMARY:Lessons in History w/John Reeves\, A Fire in the Wilderness
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our in-person event: Lessons in History\, Saturday\, May 11\, 2024\, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm ~ John Reeves\, A Fire in the Wilderness: The First Battle Between Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee \nAuthor John  Reeves tells the story of the first bloody showdown between Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee in May 1864; when the future of the United States depended on the Union Army’s success in a desolate forest roughly sixty-five miles from the nation’s capital. \nGuests can tour the Museum Galleries for an entrance fee of $16.00 for Adults\, $15.00 for Seniors and AAA\, and $14.00 for Students and Military. Admission to the presentation is free. \n  \nAbout the Author; John Reeves is the author of The Lost Indictment of Robert E. Lee and A Fire in the Wilderness: The First Battle Between Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee. He has been a teacher\, editor\, and writer for over twenty-five years. The Civil War\, in particular\, has been his passion since he first read Bruce Catton’s The American Heritage Picture History of the Civil War as an elementary school student in the 1960s. John’s articles on Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant have been featured in The Washington Post\, The Wall Street Journal\, and on the History News Network.
URL:https://www.nationalcivilwarmuseum.org/event/lessons-in-history-w-john-reeves-a-fire-in-the-wilderness/
LOCATION:The National Civil War Museum\, 1 Lincoln Circle at Reservoir Park\, Harrisburg\, PA\, 17103\, United States
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SUMMARY:A Civil Conversation w/Dr. Robert K.D. Colby via Zoom
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Thursday\, May 2\, 2024\, at 7:00 pm for a CIVIL CONVERSATION. This is a live ZOOM event ~ Dr. Robert K. D. Colby\, author of An Unholy Traffic will engage in a Civil Conversation with NCWM CEO Jeffrey Nichols. Register here: Civil Conversation with Dr. Robert Colby \nAbout the book: The Confederate States of America was born in defense of slavery and\, after a four-year struggle to become an independent slaveholding republic\, died as emancipation dawned. Between Fort Sumter to Appomattox\, Confederates bought and sold thousands African American men\, women\, and children. These transactions in humanity made the internal slave trade a cornerstone of Confederate society\, a bulwark of the Rebel economy\, and a central part of the experience of the Civil War for all inhabiting the American South. \nAs An Unholy Traffic shows\, slave trading helped Southerners survive and fight the Civil War\, as well as to build the future for which they fought. They mitigated the crises the war spawned by buying and selling enslaved people\, using this commerce to navigate food shortages\, unsettled gender roles\, the demands of military service\, and other hardships on the home front. Some Rebels speculated wildly in human property\, investing in slaves to ward off inflation and to buy shares in the slaveholding nation they hoped to create. Others traded people to counter the advance of emancipation. Given its centrality to their nationhood\, Confederates went to great lengths to prolong the slave trade\, which\, in turn\, supported the Confederacy. For those held in slavery\, the surviving slave trade dramatically shaped their pursuit of freedom\, inserting a retrograde movement into some people’s journeys toward liberty while inspiring others to make the risky decision to escape \nOffering an original perspective on the intersections of slavery\, capitalism\, the Civil War\, and emancipation\, Robert K.D. Colby illuminates the place of the peculiar institution within the Confederate mind\, the ways in which it underpinned the CSA’s war effort\, and its impact on those attempting to seize their freedom. \nAbout the author: Dr. Robert K.D. Colby is an Assistant Professor of History at the University of Mississippi. His research on the domestic slave trade has won multiple awards\, including the Allan Nevins Prize of the Society of American Historians.
URL:https://www.nationalcivilwarmuseum.org/event/a-civil-conversation-w-dr-robert-k-d-colby-via-zoom/
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SUMMARY:INDEPENDENCE: The True Story of Dr. Mary Walker
DESCRIPTION:  \nThe National Civil War Museum Proudly Presents INDEPENDENCE: The True Story of Dr. Mary Walker\, with Kathie Barnes as Dr. Mary Walker\, written and directed by Lloyd J. Schwartz\, and produced by Tina Dwyer on Saturday\, April 20\, 2024\, at 1:00 pm\, and is Free to the public. This one-act play is followed by a Q&A with the actress. \nAbout the play: A women’s history play about Dr. Mary Walker – Civil War Surgeon\, Heroine\, and Positive Role Model. This theatre piece brings to the forefront the life of Doctor Mary Edwards Walker\, the Only Woman to have been awarded our country’s highest honor\, The Congressional Medal of Honor. Living in an era when women had few rights\, Dr. Walker didn’t take ‘No’ for an answer\, becoming one of the first women to wear pants\, to take ‘obey’ out of her marriage vows and the first woman surgeon in the US. A trailblazer for Women’s Rights\, Dr. Mary Walker was inducted into the Women’s Hall of Fame in Seneca Falls. Several hospitals bear her name\, yet most people do not know of her. Dr. Mary Walker is truly a heroine who needs to be known – and through the powerful art of theatre\, this is her story. \nINDEPENDENCE premiered at Convention Days\, the annual celebration of Women’s Rights in Seneca Falls\, NY\, booked as one of the main events for Mary Walker Day in her hometown – the Town of Oswego\, NY\, – and has been performed in theatres\, and universities (including Princeton University) and high schools. \nAbout the Artists: \nKATHIE BARNES (Dr. Mary Walker) has enjoyed a wide variety of roles in film\, television and even digital having been a series regular in Warner Brothers first online series DECEPTION. Other favorite roles include a semi­ regular role on ABC’s “All My Children”\, Laura in “The Guiding Light” and Nona in the film “Jimmi”. She previously worked with author/director Lloyd J. Schwartz on two of her favorite theatrical roles\, “What Are We Going to Say to Her?” and the poignant “Poems for Mary.” Other favorite theatre roles include Agnes in “Dancing at Lughnasa” (Beverly Hills Outlook Award – Best Actress nomination)\, Cora in “The Dark at the Top of the Stairs”\, and Deeny in “The  Old  Neighborhood”.  Also\, Emily and The Wife in “Bradbury X 2” (Valley Theatre League Award – Best Actress nomination) produced by Ray Bradbury’s Pandemonium Theatre Company. As a member of Ray Bradbury’s extended family\, she was asked to read a passage written by Ray at the “Ray Bradbury Read” in Los Angeles in August 2016 along with Joe Montegna and others. She has also been privileged to bring to life some of Ray Bradbury’s other exquisitely written characters\, including Blanch Hillgood in ‘The Day It Rained Forever” and Helen Loomis in ‘The Swan”. Other interests include Saving the Tiger – and anything to do with tigers. A lifelong dream came true in 2016 when she went to India and stayed on Tiger Reserves\, living with and tracking tigers in the wild. \nShe notes that Dr. Mary Walker is truly a hero and she is honored to portray her. \nLLOYD J. SCHWARTZ (Playwright/Director) Though a prolific writer/ producer in TV and Movies (Brady Bunch\, Gilligan’s Island\, Alice\, and Baywatch)\, Lloyd is proudest of his accomplishments in theatre. He has had 34 produced plays and has won 16 Valley Theatre League Awards in directing and writing for comedies\, dramas\, musicals and children’s theatre. In 1985\, Schwartz co-founded The Storybook Theatre of Los Angeles with his wife\, Barbara Mallory. Storybook Theatre has been honored by both the United States Senate and the House of Representatives. \nLloyd’s inspiration to write this play:  “I subscribe to ‘American History’ magazine. I came across a one-page article about Dr. Mary Walker.  I had never heard of her\, but her life was fascinating.  Why didn’t I know her? Why didn’t everybody?” \nTINA DWYER (Producer) Once completing her degree in Women’s and Gender Studies at The College of New Jersey she pursues her passion in bringing untold stories of the many women who have marched before us and for us. As Producer\, Tina contacts venues\, universities and theaters \, seeks sponsors\, creates bookings\, negotiates contracts and for some productions gives cues in the booth. She also spearheads and books outreach workshops in association with performances\, as well as she and Kathie guest lecture in classes on Women’s Studies. \nWhat Tina hopes you take away from seeing this play: ALL POSITIVE ROLE MODELS ARE IMPORTANT FOR EVERYONE! \nhttp://independencedrmarywalker.com\nmwalkerindependence@gmail.com \nINDEPENDENCE was developed at Theatre West\, Los Angeles
URL:https://www.nationalcivilwarmuseum.org/event/independence-the-true-story-of-dr-mary-walker/
LOCATION:The National Civil War Museum\, 1 Lincoln Circle at Reservoir Park\, Harrisburg\, PA\, 17103\, United States
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SUMMARY:Community Free Day
DESCRIPTION:  \nThe National Civil War Museum is proud to announce the rescheduled Community Free Day on April 20\, 2024\, from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. The National Civil War Museum welcomes visitors to enjoy a day of fun activities and entertainment free of charge. Families can participate in a coloring activity grab-and-go station\, Music with the Long Hill String Band\, the U.S. Sanitary Commission\, and much more. Guests can also watch a very special one-act play\, “Independence: The True Story of Dr. Mary Walker\,” scheduled at 1:00 pm in the Museum Ballroom\, with Kathie Barnes as Dr. Mary Walker\, written and directed by Lloyd J. Schwartz\, and produced by Tina Dwyer. \nJeffrey L. Nichols\, CEO of The National Civil War Museum. “We invite everyone to join us for a day of learning\, entertainment\, and fun activities.” The National Civil War Museum is a premier destination for history enthusiasts\, scholars\, and families. It is dedicated to preserving and interpreting the legacy of the American Civil War and its impact on American society. \n  \nThe Community Free Day is proudly sponsored by Abel & Son Roofing and Visit Hershey Harrisburg.
URL:https://www.nationalcivilwarmuseum.org/event/community-free-day/
LOCATION:The National Civil War Museum\, 1 Lincoln Circle at Reservoir Park\, Harrisburg\, PA\, 17103\, United States
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SUMMARY:A Civil Conversation w/ Dr. Bruce Levine via Zoom
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Thursday\, March 21\, 2024\, at 7:00 pm for a CIVIL CONVERSATION. This is a live ZOOM event ~ Dr. Bruce Levine\, author of Thaddeus Stevens will engage in a Civil Conversation with NCWM CEO Jeffrey Nichols. Register here: Book Talk with Dr. Bruce Levine on Thaddeus Stevens \nAbout the book: A “powerful” (The Wall Street Journal) biography of one of the 19th century’s greatest statesmen\, encompassing his decades-long fight against slavery and his postwar struggle to bring racial justice to America. \nThaddeus Stevens was among the first to see the Civil War as an opportunity for a second American revolution—a chance to remake the country as a genuine multiracial democracy. As one of the foremost abolitionists in Congress in the years leading up to the war\, he was a leader of the young Republican Party’s radical wing\, fighting for anti-slavery and anti-racist policies long before party colleagues like Abraham Lincoln endorsed them. These policies—including welcoming black men into the Union’s armies—would prove crucial to the Union war effort. \nDuring the Reconstruction era that followed\, Stevens demanded equal civil and political rights for Black Americans—rights eventually embodied in the 14th and 15th amendments. But while Stevens in many ways pushed his party—and America—towards equality\, he also championed ideas too radical for his fellow Congressmen ever to support\, such as confiscating large slaveholders’ estates and dividing the land among those who had been enslaved. \nIn Thaddeus Stevens\, acclaimed historian Bruce Levine has written a “vital” (The Guardian)\, “compelling” (James McPherson) biography of one of the most visionary statesmen of the 19th century and a forgotten champion for racial justice in America. \nAbout the author: Bruce Levine\nPhoto by Ruth Hoffman \nBruce Levine is the bestselling author of four books on the Civil War era\, including The Fall of the House of Dixie and Confederate Emancipation\, which received the Peter Seaborg Award for Civil War Scholarship and was named one of the top ten works of nonfiction of its year by The Washington Post. He is a professor emeritus of history at the University of Illinois.
URL:https://www.nationalcivilwarmuseum.org/event/a-civil-conversation-w-dr-bruce-levine-via-zoom/
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SUMMARY:February Civil War Dance Classes
DESCRIPTION:Sunday ~ February 25\, March 10\, 2024\, 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. Get ready for the Civil War Preservation Ball\, in March 2023. This is great family fun!  Attend one or all of the classes and learn the popular formation dances of the 1860s. Partners are encouraged but not required and wear modern\, comfortable\, clothing since this is a physical workout. \nRegister here: contact@civilwardance.org \nPlease include the dates you plan to attend and the names of the attendees. Enrollees will be sent a Civil War Dance Manual. \nConducted by the Victorian Dance Ensemble\, the performing troupe of the Civil War Dance Foundation:\n* 2011 Civil War Trust’s Reenactment Unit of the Year\n* 2016 President’s Volunteer Service Gold Award \nRegular museum admission applies for entrance to the museum galleries.
URL:https://www.nationalcivilwarmuseum.org/event/february-civil-war-dance-classes/
LOCATION:The National Civil War Museum\, 1 Lincoln Circle at Reservoir Park\, Harrisburg\, PA\, 17103\, United States
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SUMMARY:Lessons in History Presentation with Edda L. Fields-Black
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our Lessons in History Presentation with author Dr. Edda L. Fields-Black\, on March 9\, 2024\, from 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm at the NCWM.  Author Edda L. Fields-Black will talk about the story of the Combahee River Raid\, one of Harriet Tubman’s most extraordinary accomplishments\, based on original documents and written by a descendant of one of the participants.\n\n\n\nThis NCWM Lessons in History presentation will focus on the Combahee River Raid. Most Americans know of Harriet Tubman’s legendary life: escaping enslavement in 1849\, she led more than 60 others out of bondage via the Underground Railroad\, gave instructions on getting to freedom to scores more\, and went on to live a lifetime fighting for change. Yet the many biographies\, children’s books\, and films about Tubman omit a crucial chapter: during the Civil War\, hired by the Union Army\, she ventured into the heart of slave territory–Beaufort\, South Carolina–to live\, work\, and gather intelligence for a daring raid up the Combahee River to attack the major plantations of Rice Country\, the breadbasket of the Confederacy. \nUsing previous unexamined documents\, including Tubman’s US Civil War Pension File\, bills of sale\, wills\, marriage settlements\, and estate papers from planters’ families\, Fields-Black brings to life intergenerational\, extended enslaved families\, neighbors\, praise-house members\, and sweethearts forced to work in South Carolina’s deadly tidal rice swamps\, sold\, and separated during the antebellum period. \n\n\nAbout the author: Dr. Edda L. Fields-Black teaches history at Carnegie Mellon University and has written extensively about the history of West African rice farmers and technology\, including in such works as Deep Roots: Rice Farmers in West Africa and the African Diaspora. She was a co-editor of Rice: Global Networks and New Histories. Fields-Black has served as a consultant for the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture’s “Rice Fields of the Lowcountry” and the International African American Museum’s “Carolina Gold” permanent exhibits. She is the executive producer and librettist of “Unburied\, Unmourned\, Unmarked: Requiem for Rice\,” a widely performed original contemporary classical work by three-time EMMY™ Award-winning composer John Wineglass. Fields-Black is a descendant of Africans enslaved on rice plantations in Colleton County\, South Carolina; her great-great-great grandfather fought in the Combahee River Raid.  Her latest book\, COMBEE: Harriet Tubman\, the Combahee River Raid\, and Black Freedom during the Civil War\, was published in February 2024 by Oxford University Press. \nGuests can tour the Museum Galleries for an entrance fee of $16.00 for Adults\, $15.00 for Seniors and AAA\, and $14.00 for Students and Military. Admission to the presentation is free.
URL:https://www.nationalcivilwarmuseum.org/event/lessons-in-history-presentation-with-dr-edda-l-fields-black/
LOCATION:The National Civil War Museum\, 1 Lincoln Circle at Reservoir Park\, Harrisburg\, PA\, 17103\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker
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SUMMARY:March Civil War Dance Classes
DESCRIPTION:Get ready for the Civil War Preservation Ball\, in March 2023. This is great family fun!  Attend one or all of the classes and learn the popular formation dances of the 1860s. Partners are encouraged but not required and wear modern\, comfortable\, clothing since this is a physical workout. \nRegister here: contact@civilwardance.org \nPlease include the dates you plan to attend and the names of the attendees. Enrollees will be sent a Civil War Dance Manual. \nConducted by the Victorian Dance Ensemble\, the performing troupe of the Civil War Dance Foundation:\n* 2011 Civil War Trust’s Reenactment Unit of the Year\n* 2016 President’s Volunteer Service Gold Award \nRegular museum admission applies for entrance to the museum galleries. \n  \nImages courtesy of VDE and the Barefoot Historian
URL:https://www.nationalcivilwarmuseum.org/event/march-civil-war-dance-classes/
LOCATION:The National Civil War Museum\, 1 Lincoln Circle at Reservoir Park\, Harrisburg\, PA\, 17103\, United States
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SUMMARY:February Community Free Day
DESCRIPTION:The National Civil War Museum is proud to announce its Community Free Day on February 17\, 2024\, from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm\, in honor of Black History Month and Abraham Lincoln’s birthday. The museum is reopening its doors after a short\, planned closure to perform scheduled maintenance. The National Civil War Museum welcomes visitors to enjoy a day of fun activities and entertainment free of charge. Families can participate in a coloring activity grab-and-go station\, Music with the Long Hill String Band\, Dean Auchenbach: Recruitment into the Army\, the U.S. Sanitary Commission\, and much more. Guests also can witness James Hayney portraying Abraham Lincoln and delivering a special presentation.  \n“We are excited to celebrate Black History Month and Abraham Lincoln’s birthday with our community on this special day\,” said Jeffrey L. Nichols\, CEO of The National Civil War Museum. “We invite everyone to join us for a day of learning\, entertainment\, and fun activities.” The National Civil War Museum is a premier destination for history enthusiasts\, scholars\, and families. It is dedicated to preserving and interpreting the legacy of the American Civil War and its impact on American society.  \nIn addition to the scheduled programming\, the NCWM will open its newest temporary exhibit\, “The Overland Campaign 1864\,” sponsored by Abel & Son Roofing and Siding. This exhibit\, on display through January 31\, 2025\, examines the Virginia Overland Campaign of 1864. \n 
URL:https://www.nationalcivilwarmuseum.org/event/february-community-free-day/
LOCATION:The National Civil War Museum\, 1 Lincoln Circle at Reservoir Park\, Harrisburg\, PA\, 17103\, United States
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SUMMARY:Civil War Dance Classes - Free
DESCRIPTION:Civil War Dance Classes – Free\nSunday ~ January 21\, February 25\, March 10\, 2024\, 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. Get ready for the Civil War Preservation Ball\, in March 2023. This is great family fun!  Attend one or all of the classes and learn the popular formation dances of the 1860s. Partners are encouraged but not required and wear modern\, comfortable\, clothing since this is a physical workout. \nRegister here: contact@civilwardance.org \nPlease include the dates you plan to attend and the names of the attendees. Enrollees will be sent a Civil War Dance Manual. \nConducted by the Victorian Dance Ensemble\, the performing troupe of the Civil War Dance Foundation:\n* 2011 Civil War Trust’s Reenactment Unit of the Year\n* 2016 President’s Volunteer Service Gold Award \nRegular museum admission applies for entrance to the museum galleries. \n  \nImages courtesy of VDE and the Barefoot Historian
URL:https://www.nationalcivilwarmuseum.org/event/civil-war-dance-classes-free/
LOCATION:The National Civil War Museum\, 1 Lincoln Circle at Reservoir Park\, Harrisburg\, PA\, 17103\, United States
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SUMMARY:An Evening with Jon Clinch and Jeffrey Nichols: THE GENERAL AND JULIA
DESCRIPTION:The Midtown Scholar Bookstore and the National Civil War Museum are honored to welcome author Jon Clinch to Harrisburg for an in-person conversation and signing on his new historical novel\, The General and Julia. In this superb work of historical fiction\, Ulysses S. Grant reflects on the crucial moments of his life as a husband\, a father\, a general\, and a president while writing his memoirs and reckoning with his complicated legacy.\nClinch will be in conversation with the CEO of the National Civil War Museum\, Jeffrey L. Nichols. This free event is in partnership with the National Civil War Museum.\n*Reminder: To enter the signing line\, books must be purchased from the Midtown Scholar Bookstore. Copies of the book will be available for purchase at the event\, or you may preorder a copy of the book for pickup/shipment.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Book:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nUlysses S. Grant reflects on the crucial moments of his life as a husband\, a father\, a general\, and a president while writing his memoirs and reckoning with his complicated legacy in this epic and intimate work of “superb historical fiction” (Booklist\, starred review).\nBarely able to walk and rendered mute by the cancer metastasizing in his throat\, Ulysses S. Grant is scratching out words\, hour after hour\, day after day. Desperate to complete his memoirs before his death so his family might have some financial security and he some redemption\, Grant journeys back in time.\nHe had once been the savior of the Union\, the general to whom Lee surrendered at Appomattox\, a twice-elected president who fought for the civil rights of Black Americans and against the rising Ku Klux Klan\, a plain farmer-turned-business magnate who lost everything to a Wall Street swindler\, a devoted husband to his wife Julia\, and a loving father to four children. In this gorgeously rendered and moving novel\, Grant rises from the page in all of his contradictions and foibles\, his failures and triumphs.\\nMoving from blood-stained battlefields to Gilded Age New York\, the novel explores how Grant’s own views on race and Reconstruction changed over time. “A graceful\, moving narrative” (Kirkus Reviews\, starred review) from historical fiction master Jon Clinch\, this evocatively crafted novel breathes fresh life into an American icon.\nAbout the Speakers:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJon Clinch is the author of the acclaimed novels Finn\, Kings of the Earth\, The Thief of Auschwitz\, Belzoni Dreams of Egypt\, Marley\, and The General and Julia. A native of upstate New York\, Jon lives with his wife in the Green Mountains of Vermont. Find out more at JonClinch.com.\n\n\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJeffrey L. Nichols is the Chief Executive Officer of The National Civil War Museum in Harrisburg\, Pennsylvania. Prior to joining The National Civil War Museum\, he was the Executive Director of Georgetown Heritage\, a philanthropic partner of the National Park Service in Washington\, DC\, and before that\, he was the President & CEO of Thomas Jefferson’s Poplar Forest\, Thomas Jefferson’s retreat house and plantation located near Lynchburg\, Virginia. He also worked at The Mark Twain House & Museum in Hartford\, Connecticut\, in several roles\, serving as Executive Director for the final four years of his tenure there. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in History from Southern Connecticut State University\, a Master of Science in Museum Education degree from the Bank Street College of Education\, and an MBA from the University of New Haven. He serves as Treasurer for PA Museums and has served on the board of Greater Lynchburg (VA) Habitat for Humanity and was the Treasurer of the Virginia Association of Museums.\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://www.nationalcivilwarmuseum.org/event/an-evening-with-jon-clinch-and-jeffrey-nichols-the-general-and-julia/
LOCATION:the Midtown Bookstore\, 1302 North 3rd St.\, Harrisburg\, PA\, 17102\, United States
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SUMMARY:Lessons in History Presentation "Longstreet - The Confederate General Who Defied the South" with Dr. Elizabeth R. Varon
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our 2023 Lessons in History presentation with author Elizabeth R. Varon on December 9\, 2023\, 1:00 pm -2:00 pm. Ms. Varon will discuss her book\, LONGSTREET – The Confederate General Who Defied the South. \nElizabeth Varon’s LONGSTREET is a bold new biography that tells the story of the most remarkable political about-face in American history. During the Civil War\, General James Longstreet fought tenaciously for the Confederacy. He was alongside Lee at Gettysburg (and counseled him not to order the ill-fated attacks on entrenched Union forces there). He won a major Confederate victory at Chickamauga and was seriously wounded during a later battle. After the war\, Longstreet moved to New Orleans\, where he dramatically changed course. He supported Black voting and joined the newly elected\, integrated postwar government in Louisiana. When white supremacists took up arms to oust that government\, Longstreet\, leading the interracial state militia\, did battle against former Confederates. His defiance ignited a firestorm of controversy\, as white Southerners branded him a race traitor and blamed him retroactively for the South’s defeat in the Civil War. Although he was one of the highest-ranking Confederate generals\, Longstreet has never been commemorated with statues or other memorials in the South because of his postwar actions in rejecting the Lost Cause mythology and urging racial reconciliation. \nLONGSTREET reintroduces Americans to one of the Civil War era’s best known\, but least understood\, figures. This is the first full biography in decades\, and the first to give proper attention to Longstreet’s long post-Civil War political career. Longstreet’s unusual life illuminates both the transformative changes and the entrenched inequalities of the Civil War era. Longstreet is being rediscovered in the new age of racial reckoning. Varon\, an acclaimed Civil War historian and author of the 2020 Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize-winning book\, Armies of Deliverance\, demonstrates that Longstreet’s controversial choices have enduring relevance for our modern debates over American history. \n \n  \nAbout the Author: Dr. Elizabeth R. Varon is Langbourne M. Williams professor of American history at the University of Virginia and a member of the executive council of UVA’s John L. Nau III Center for Civil War History. Varon’s books include Southern Lady\, Yankee Spy: The True Story of Elizabeth Van Lew\, A Union Agent in the Heart of the Confederacy\, and Appomattox: Victory\, Defeat and Freedom at the End of the Civil War. Her most recent book\, Armies of Deliverance: A New History of the Civil War\, won the 2020 Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize \n  \n  \nThe 2023 Lessons in History program is free to the public. Regular museum admission applies for entrance to the museum galleries. The National Civil War Museum will follow CDC and OSHA/HHS guidance as well as orders and recommendations from federal/state/local governments and our state and local health officials.
URL:https://www.nationalcivilwarmuseum.org/event/lessons-in-history-presentation-longstreet-the-confederate-general-who-defied-the-south-with-dr-elizabeth-r-varon/
LOCATION:The National Civil War Museum\, 1 Lincoln Circle at Reservoir Park\, Harrisburg\, PA\, 17103\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker
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SUMMARY:Commemorate Veterans Day with Free Admission to the NCWM
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Saturday\, November 11\, 2023\, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm\, for a Community Free Day. There will be activities throughout the day and free of charge for all visitors. \n10:00 am – 10:20 am – Presentation of the Colors with Ephraim Slaughter American Legion Post #733 at The National Civil War Museum Bastion \n10:30 – 12:30 – KINdred Spirits GWG: Hidden Figures of Reconstruction – Join Dr. Sharonn Williams for a two-hour workshop on Genealogy\, learning to research about military and political figures. \n12:30 pm – 1:00 pm -A reading of “A Visit from Old Saint Nick” and discussion of the origins of Christmas by Mary Claus\, accompanied by Jody Hari speaking on Civil War soldier’s during the holidays in the Education Gallery. \n1:00 pm – 2:00 pm – United States Commission Cakewalk and discussion on the Sanitary Commission Fair by Sara Cleveland in the Rotunda. \nActivities 10:00 am – 2:00 pm \nOfficers and Ladies for the Union throughout the galleries \nU. S. Sanitary Commission display in the Cost of War Gallery \nCivil War Games with Eddie Roberts \nHarrisburg African American Quilters \nSew and Sign a Sanitary Commission Quilt with Audrey Trussell \nWe look forward to seeing you on November 11\, 2023
URL:https://www.nationalcivilwarmuseum.org/event/commemorate-veterans-day-with-a-free-admission-to-the-ncwm/
LOCATION:The National Civil War Museum\, 1 Lincoln Circle at Reservoir Park\, Harrisburg\, PA\, 17103\, United States
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SUMMARY:A Civil Conversation with Jonathan W. White via Zoom
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Thursday\, November 9\, 2023\, at 7:00 pm for a CIVIL CONVERSATION. This is a live ZOOM event ~ Jonathan W. White\, author of “Shipwrecked A True Civil War Story of Mutinies\, Jailbreaks\, Blockade-Running\, and the Slave Trade” will engage in a Civil Conversation with NCWM CEO Jeffrey Nichols. Register here:  Civil Conversation with Dr. Jonathan W. White \n  \nAbout the book: Historian Jonathan W. White tells the riveting story of Appleton Oaksmith\, a swashbuckling sea captain whose life intersected with some of the most important moments\, movements\, and individuals of the mid-19th century\, from the California Gold Rush\, filibustering schemes in Nicaragua\, Cuban liberation\, and the Civil War and Reconstruction. Most importantly\, the book depicts the extraordinary lengths the Lincoln Administration went to destroy the illegal trans-Atlantic slave trade. Using Oaksmith’s case as a lens\, White takes readers into the murky underworld of New York City\, where federal marshals plied the docks in lower Manhattan in search of evidence of slave trading. Once they suspected Oaksmith\, federal authorities had him arrested and convicted\, but in 1862 he escaped from jail and became a Confederate blockade-runner in Havana. The Lincoln Administration tried to have him kidnapped in violation of international law\, but the attempt was foiled. Always claiming innocence\, Oaksmith spent the next decade in exile until he received a presidential pardon from U.S. Grant\, at which point he moved to North Carolina and became an anti-Klan politician. Through a remarkable\, fast-paced story\, this book will give readers a new perspective on slavery and shifting political alliances during the turbulent Civil War Era. \n  \nAbout the book: “Final Resting Places” brings together some of the most important and innovative scholars of the Civil War era to reflect on what death and memorialization meant to the Civil War generation – and how those meanings still influence still influence Americans today. In each essay\, a noted historian explores a different type of gravesite – including large marble temples\, unmarked graves beneath the waves\, makeshift markers on battlefields\, mass graves on hillsides\, neat rows of military headstones\, university graveyards\, tombs without bodies\, and small family plots. Each burial place tells a unique story of how someone lived and died: how they were mourned and remembered. Together\, they help us reckon with the most tragic period of American History. \n  \n  \n  \nAbout the speaker: Jonathan W. White is professor of American Studies at Christopher Newport University. He is the author or editor of 13 books and more than 100 articles\, essays\, and reviews about the Civil War\, slavery and emancipation\, African American history\, Abraham Lincoln\, and the U.S. Constitution. His book Emancipation\, the Union Army\, and the Reelection of Abraham Lincoln was named a best book of 2014 by Civil War Monitor\, was a finalist for both the Gilder-Lehrman Lincoln Prize and the Jefferson Davis Prize\, and won the Abraham Lincoln Institute’s 2015 book prize. Midnight in America: Darkness\, Sleep\, and Dreams during the Civil War was named a best book of 2017 by Civil War Monitor. His 2018 book\, “Our Little Monitor”: The Greatest Invention of the Civil War\, co-authored with Anna Gibson Holloway\, was a finalist for the Indie Book Awards and honorable mention for the John Lyman Book Award. He is a Distinguished Lecturer for the Organization of American Historians\, serves on the Boards of Directors of the Abraham Lincoln Institute and the Abraham Lincoln Association\, and is the Vice Chair of The Lincoln Forum. He also serves on the Ford’s Theatre Advisory Council\, the editorial board of the Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography\, and as editor of ​The Lincoln Forum Bulletin. In 2019 he won the Outstanding Faculty Award of the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia\, the highest award given to faculty in the Commonwealth. His most recent books are My Work Among the Freedmen: The Civil War and Reconstruction Letters of Harriet M. Buss (2021)\, which he co-edited with his student\, Lydia Davis; To Address You As My Friend: African Americans’ Letters to Abraham Lincoln (2021); and A House Built By Slaves: African American Visitors to the Lincoln White House (2022). \nThis is an online-only event and is free and open to the public.
URL:https://www.nationalcivilwarmuseum.org/event/a-civil-conversation-with-jonathan-w-white-via-zoom/
LOCATION:The National Civil War Museum\, 1 Lincoln Circle at Reservoir Park\, Harrisburg\, PA\, 17103\, United States
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SUMMARY:Civil War Book Talk with Dr. Ronald White via Zoom
DESCRIPTION:Explore “On Great Fields\,” a new novel about Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain by author\, Dr. Ronald C. White. Join NCWM CEO\, Jeffrey L. Nichols\, for a live Zoom book talk with Dr. Ronald C. White on October 26 at 7:00 pm.\nJoin for free by clicking on this link: On Great Fields with Dr. Ronald C. White \nPurchase On Great Fields Here \nAbout the book: Before 1862\, Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain had rarely left his home state of Maine\, where he was a trained minister and mild-mannered professor at Bowdoin College. His colleagues were shocked when he volunteered for the Union army\, but he was undeterred and later became known as one of the North’s greatest heroes: On the second day at Gettysburg\, after running out of ammunition at Little Round Top\, he ordered his men to wield their bayonets in a desperate charge down a rocky slope that routed the Confederate attackers. Despite being wounded at Petersburg—and told by two surgeons he would die—Chamberlain survived the war\, going on to be elected governor of Maine four times and serve as president of Bowdoin College. \nHow did a stuttering young boy come to be fluent in nine languages and even teach speech and rhetoric? How did a trained minister find his way to the battlefield? Award-winning historian Ronald C. White delves into these contradictions in this cradle-to-grave biography of General Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain\, from his upbringing in rural Maine to his tenacious\, empathetic military leadership and his influential postwar public service\, exploring a question that still plagues so many veterans: How do you make a civilian life of meaning after having experienced the extreme highs and lows of war? \nChamberlain is familiar to millions from Michael Shaara’s now-classic novel of the Civil War\, The Killer Angels\, and Ken Burns’s timeless miniseries The Civil War\, but in this book\, White captures the complex and inspiring man behind the hero. Heavily illustrated and featuring nine detailed maps\, this gripping\, impeccably researched portrait illuminates one of the most admired but least known figures in our nation’s bloodiest conflict. \nFrom the New York Times bestselling author of A. Lincoln and American Ulysses comes the dramatic and definitive biography of Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain\, the history-altering professor turned Civil War hero.\n\n“A vital and vivid portrait of an unlikely military hero who played a key role in the preservation of the Union and therefore in the making of modern America.”—Jon Meacham\, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of And There Was Light \nRonald C. White is the New York Times bestselling author of biographies A. Lincoln and American Ulysses\, as well as three other books on Lincoln\, most recently Lincoln in Private. White earned his PhD at Princeton\, has lectured at the White House\, and has spoken about Lincoln across the world. He is a senior fellow of The Trinity Forum in Washington\, D.C. \n 
URL:https://www.nationalcivilwarmuseum.org/event/dr-ronald-white-via-zoom-book-talk/
LOCATION:The National Civil War Museum\, 1 Lincoln Circle at Reservoir Park\, Harrisburg\, PA\, 17103\, United States
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SUMMARY:Civil War Saturday
DESCRIPTION:Civil War Saturday\n \n  \nSeptember 23\, 2023 – 10:00 am – 4:00 pm\nAdults – $10.00\nUnder 18 – Free\nCivil War Saturday is fun for the whole family. Join us at the tallest spot in Harrisburg for live reenactors\, cannon firing and demonstrations\, music with the Long Hill String Band\, CW games\, and so much more.
URL:https://www.nationalcivilwarmuseum.org/event/civil-war-saturday/
LOCATION:The National Civil War Museum\, 1 Lincoln Circle at Reservoir Park\, Harrisburg\, PA\, 17103\, United States
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