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SUMMARY:In-Person Book Talk-Rebels at the Gates
DESCRIPTION:Rebels at the Gates – The Confederacy’s Final Gamble and the Battle to Save Washington by Robert P. Watson\nJoin us on Friday\, June 13\, 2025\, 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm for an In-person presentation by author Robert P. Watson\, followed by a book-signing. \nAbout the book: Rebels at the Gate chronicles an intriguing series of events that nearly changed American history. In the last full year of the Civil War\, Washington\, DC came within hours of being invaded and Lincoln within inches of being shot. During the summer of 1864\, General Ulysses Grant was laying siege to Petersburg (near Richmond)\, deploying every available Union soldier in an effort to end the bloody war once and for all. His counterpart\, General Robert E. Lee and his famed Army of Northern Virginia\, were trapped inside Richmond\, and recognized that the Confederate capital would fall. Lee knew Grant\, and understood that he would never stop attacking until he had Richmond. It was then that the southern commander hatched a desperate and bold plan to save the Confederacy and perhaps bring the war to an end… but on the Confederacy’s terms. \nHistorian Robert Watson provides the definitive account of this largely forgotten attack on and defense of Washington—and the fascinating events surrounding the battle. \n\nAbout the author: Robert P. Watson\, Distinguished Professor of History at Lynn University is the author of many books on American politics and history including\, most recently\, America’s First Plague: The 1793 Epidemic that Crippled a Young Nation (R&L\, 2023): Escape! The Story of the Confederacy’s Infamous Libby Prison and the Civil War’s Largest Jail Break (R&L\, 2021)\,George Washington’s Final Battle: The Epic Struggle to Build a Capital City and Nation (Georgetown University Press\, 2021)\, The Ghost Ship of Brooklyn: An Untold Story of the American Revolution (Da Capo Press\, 2017\, and The Nazi Titanic: The Incredible Untold Story of a Doomed Ship in World War II (Da Capo Press\, 2016)\, which is currently being made into a motion picture. He resides in Boca Raton\, Florida. \n  \n\n\n\n\n\nISBN 9798881807337 \n 
URL:https://www.nationalcivilwarmuseum.org/event/in-person-book-talk-rebels-at-the-gates/
LOCATION:The National Civil War Museum\, 1 Lincoln Circle at Reservoir Park\, Harrisburg\, PA\, 17103\, United States
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SUMMARY:Free Civil War Book Talk - Fear No Pharaoh with Richard Kreitner
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for a free\, in-person book talk\, Fear No Pharaoh\, American Jews\, the Civil War\, and the Fight to End Slavery\, with Richard Kreitner on June 14\, 2025\, from 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm\, followed by a book signing. A dramatic history of how American Jews reckoned with slavery—and fought the Civil War. \nA dramatic history of how American Jews reckoned with slavery—and fought the Civil War. Since ancient times\, the Jewish people have recalled the story of Exodus and reflected on the implications of having been slaves. Did the tradition teach that Jews should speak out against slavery and oppression everywhere\, or act cautiously to protect themselves in a hostile world? \nIn Fear No Pharaoh\, the journalist and historian Richard Kreitner sets this question at the heart of the Civil War era. Using original sources\, he tells the intertwined stories of six American Jews who helped to shape a tumultuous time\, including Judah Benjamin\, the brilliant\, secretive lawyer who became Jefferson Davis’s trusted confidante; Morris Raphall\, a Swedish-born rabbi who defended slavery as biblically justified; and Raphall’s rival rabbis—the celebrated Isaac Mayer Wise\, who urged Jews to stay out of the slavery controversy to avoid attracting attention\, and David Einhorn\, whose fiery sermons condemning bondage led to a pro-slavery mob threatening his life. We also meet August Bondi\, a veteran of Europe’s 1848 revolutions\, who fought with John Brown in “Bleeding Kansas” and later in the Union Army\, and the Polish émigré Ernestine Rose\, a feminist\, atheist\, and abolitionist who championed “emancipation of all kinds.” \nAs he tracks these characters\, Kreitner illuminates the shifting dynamics of Jewish life in America—and the debates about religion\, morality\, and politics that endure to this day. \n About the author :Richard Kreitner is the author of Break It Up: Secession\, Division\, and the Secret History of America’s Imperfect Union and Booked: A Traveler’s Guide to Literary Locations Around the World. He has written for The New York Times\, The Washington Post\, The Boston Globe\, The Nation\, Slate\, Raritan\, The Baffler\, and other publications. He lives in the Hudson Valley\, New York. \nPhoto Credit: Eva Deitch \nAdmission to the book talk is free; however\, regular National Civil War Museum admission is required to access the galleries.
URL:https://www.nationalcivilwarmuseum.org/event/free-civil-war-book-talk-fear-no-pharaoh-with-richard-kreitner/
LOCATION:The National Civil War Museum\, 1 Lincoln Circle at Reservoir Park\, Harrisburg\, PA\, 17103\, United States
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SUMMARY:Juneteenth Community Free Day
DESCRIPTION:The National Civil War Museum is proud to commemorate Juneteenth with a Community Free Day on June 21\, 2025\, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm. Guests are invited to explore the Museum free of charge and participate in special programming that highlights the importance of Juneteenth and its legacy of freedom\, resilience\, and justice. \nThis event offers a day of reflection\, learning\, and community engagement through music\, demonstrations\, and living history experiences. \nFeatured Activities: \n\n1:00 – 2:00 PM – Greater Zion Missionary Baptist Church Praise Team Choir (Ballroom)\n10:00 AM – 4:00 PM – Select Civil War Reenactors throughout the galleries\n\nWe look forward to seeing you.
URL:https://www.nationalcivilwarmuseum.org/event/juneteenth-community-free-day-2/
LOCATION:The National Civil War Museum\, 1 Lincoln Circle at Reservoir Park\, Harrisburg\, PA\, 17103\, United States
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