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Kill Jeff Davis: The Kilpatrick-Dahlgren Raid on Richmond in 1864
On March 24 and noon, Bruce M. Venter delivered a Banner Lecture entitled "Kill Jeff Davis: The Kilpatrick-Dahlgren Raid on Richmond in 1864."
The...
Knights of the Golden Circle: Secret Empire, Secession, Civil War
On June 13, 2013, David C. Keehn delivered a Banner Lecture entitled "Knights of the Golden Circle: Secret Empire, Secession, Civil War."
The Knights...
Last Chance for Peace: Virginia's Role in the Washington Peace Conference of 1861 by Mark Tooley
On August 25 at noon, Mark Tooley delivered a Banner Lecture entitled "Last Chance for Peace: Virginia's Role in the Washington Peace Conference of...
Lee at Appomattox (Chauncey Lecture 2014)
On June 5, 2014, Elizabeth R. Varon delivered the 2014 Hazel and Fulton Chauncey Lecture, "Lee at Appomattox."
Robert E. Lee's surrender to Ulysses S...
Lee's Last War Winter
On April 22 at 5:30 p.m., William C. Davis delivered a Banner Lecture entitled "Lee's Last War Winter."
Robert E. Lee faced the coming of 1865’s...
Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy: Four Women Undercover in the Civil War
On November 11, 2014, Karen Abbott delivered a Banner Lecture entitled "Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy: Four Women Undercover in the Civil War."
After...
Lincoln and McClellan
On May 12, 2011, John C. Waugh delivered a Banner Lecture entitled "Lincoln and McClellan."
There was no more remarkable yoking of personalities in...
Lincoln’s Spies: Their Secret War to Save a Nation
On January 23, 2020, Douglas Waller delivered the Banner Lecture, "Lincoln’s Spies: Their Secret War to Save a Nation." Lincoln’s Spies is a story...
Lost Attractions: The Parks and Places That Built the Tidewater
For generations, many have flocked to the shores of southeastern Virginia for its beaches, resorts, and seasonal fun at its many destinations. In this...
“Matthew Fontaine Maury: The Last Crusade,” by John Grady
On January 21 at noon, John Grady delivered a Banner Lecture entitled “Matthew Fontaine Maury: The Last Crusade.”
When Matthew Fontaine Maury was...
Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid That Sparked the Civil War
On November 16, 2011, Tony Horwitz delivered the Alexander W. Weddell Trustees lecture entitled "Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid That Sparked...
More Important Than Gettysburg: The Seven Days Campaign as a Turning Point
On July 11, 2012, Gary W. Gallagher delivered a Banner Lecture entitled "More Important Than Gettysburg: The Seven Days Campaign as a Turning Point."
...Nature's Civil War: Common Soldiers and the Environment in 1862 Virginia
On August 14 at noon, Kathryn Shively Meier delivered a Banner Lecture entitled "Nature's Civil War: Common Soldiers and the Environment in 1862...
Navigating Native Land and Water in the Seventeenth-Century Chesapeake
On November 30, 2023, historian Jessica Taylor discussed the subject of her new book, Plain Paths and Dividing Lines: Navigating Native Land and Water...
Our Little Monitor: The Greatest Invention of the Civil War
On January 25, 2018, Jonathan W. White delivered a Banner Lecture entitled “Our Little Monitor: The Greatest Invention of the Civil War.”
On March 9...
Play ball! America’s Doughboys and the National Pastime in the Great War
On August 29, 2019, Alexander F. Barnes delivered the Banner Lecture, “Play ball! America's Doughboys and the National Pastime in the Great War.” In...
Race to the Top of the World: Richard Byrd and the First Flight to the North Pole
On January 23 at noon, Sheldon Bart delivered a Banner Lecture entitled "Race to the Top of the World: Richard Byrd and the First Flight to the North...
Rebel Yell: The Violence, Passion, and Redemption of Stonewall Jackson
On May 7 at noon, S. C. Gwynne delivered a Banner Lecture entitled "Rebel Yell: The Violence, Passion, and Redemption of Stonewall Jackson."
Stonew...
Retired Wake Forest University Law Professor Beth Hopkins on civil rights pioneer Daisy Bates
This recording is of a past program by the John Marshall Center for Constitutional History & Civics, as part of a series featuring constitutional...
Richmond’s Gilded Age: The Grit Behind the Glitz
On November 2, 2017, Brian Burns delivered a Banner Lecture entitled “Richmond’s Gilded Age: The Grit Behind the Glitz.”
In the aftermath of the...