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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