8:30AM - Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library (Mississippi State University)
We will learn about Grant's military and presidential careers as well as see artifacts related to the Civil War. http://www.usgrantlibrary.org/
9:05AM - Smithsonian Museum of Art (Washington, DC)
We will learn about the Civil War through artwork. House Divided: Civil War
9:55AM - Antietam National Historic Site (Sharpsburg, MD)
We will learn about the Battle of Antietam - the bloodiest single day of the Civil War.
https://www.nps.gov/anti/index.htm
10:45AM - 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 Mr. Whitington has written.
11:45AM- Reconstruction in Texas (Denton, TX)
Dr. Shaun Treat will give us perspective on what the Civil War/Reconstruction period was like in Denton County. Dr. Treat's Presentation
12:25PM - National Women's History Museum (Alexandria, VA)
We will learn about about the early life and contributions of Harriet Tubman.
12:55PM - The Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum (Springfield, IL)
We will get insight into the Gettysburg Address and Lincoln's inaugural address.
https://www2.illinois.gov/alplm/pages/default.aspx
1:55PM - Fort Union National Monument (Watrous, NM)
Where the Civil War and the Wild West meet up.
https://www.nps.gov/foun/index.htm
2:45PM - Lincoln Memorial (Washington, DC)
We will talk with Park Ranger Jenn Epstein at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC. She will describe how the National Mall was used by Union Soldiers as a training ground, and what Washington DC was like during the Civil War.
https://www.nps.gov/linc/index.htm
3:30PM - Ford's Theater (Washington DC)
We will talk with Mrs. Alex Wood about the tragic night of Abraham Lincoln's assassination.
Fords Theater today
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