Civil War Tour 2018

Civil War Tour Agenda:

9:10AM- Jefferson, Texas Museum.  Author Mitchell Whitington will join us to discuss the Reconstruction period in the East Texas town of Jefferson. Jefferson Texas Today  Books that Mr. Whitington has written

10:00AM- The Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield, IL.  We will get insight into the Gettysburg Address, and Lincoln's inaugural address.  Library/Museum link

11:45AM- Dr. Shaun Treat University of North Texas professor.  Dr. Treat will give us perspective on what the Civil War/Reconstruction period was like in Denton County. Dr Treat Presentation

12:35AM- We will connect with the Frederick Douglass National Historic Site.

2:45PM- We will talk with Park Ranger Jenn Epstein at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. She will describe how the National Mall was used by Union Soldiers as a training ground. She will also discuss what Washington D.C. was like during the Civil War.  Lincoln Memorial  Pictures sent by Mrs. Epstein

3:35PM-We will visit Fords Theater in Washington D.C.  We will talk with Mrs. Alex Wood about the tragic night of Abraham Lincoln's assassination. Fords Theater today

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