Civil War Monitor

The Week Ahead: March 5th-11th

Good Afternoon! Here are the Civil-War related events for the week.

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Featured Event: The Battle of Hampton Roads Weekend 2012, March 9-11 in Newport News, Virginia. The Mariners' Museum marks the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Hampton Roads in grand style, with a weekend of activities:

March 9 – 11, 2012
The Civil War Navy Conference features award-winning authors Harold Holzer and Craig Symonds, as well our very own Contributing Editor, Laura June Davis. The two full days of sessions are focused on Civil War Naval history, technology, literature, art, and popular culture.

March 9, 2012 
Student Living History Day brings Civil War history to life with educational and entertaining activities focused on the famed battle between the ironclads USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia.

March 10 & 11, 2012
Weekend family activities are highlighted by the introduction of Ironclad BattleQuest, a fun, interactive family adventure game that takes you through indoor and outdoor activities.

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March 6th @6pm: National Register and Architectural Survey Historian Bethany Canfield will share stories about some of the major Civil War battles in West Virginia @ the Archives and History Library at the Culture Center at the State Capitol Complex (Charleston, WV)

March 6th @6:30 pm: Brunswick Civil War Round Table will feature special guest speaker Marvin Nicholson and his presentation of "The African American Experience in the Civil War Era" @ Trinity United Methodist Church (Southport, NC). 

March 6th @6:30pm: “Artillery in the Civil War" @ the Carroll Community College (Westminster, MD). Register: 410-386-8100.

March 6th @7-9pm: Kevin Levin will recount the Battle of Crater, which is the topic of his latest book @ Genesee Community College, room T102 (Natavia, NY).

March 7th @7pm: "D.H. Hill and the Confederate Withdrawal from Northern Virginia" @ Mount Zion Church (Aldie, VA).

March 8th @7pm: The Bath County Public Library will present Mr. Russ Morrison, speaking on the Battle of Hampton Roads (Rockbridge Region, VA).

March 8th @7pm: "Confederate Blockade of the Potomac" @ the Old Manassas Courthouse (Manassas, VA). 

March 9th and 10th: Battle of New Bern 150th Anniversary and “Thunder in the East: The Civil War in Eastern North Carolina,” featuring Civil War historians Ed Bearrs and Mark Bradley, and Hari Jones, curator of the African American Civil War Memorial and Museum in Washington, D.C. Presented by Tryon Palace and the New Bern Historical Society (New Bern, NC). 

March 9th-11th: Anniversary commemoration of the Battle of Pea Ridge @ the Pea Ridge National Military Park (Bentonville, AR).  Living history (10:30 am, free) and concert (7 pm) in Bentonville Friday. Living history camps, demonstrations and exhibits on Saturday and Sunday. Luminary Saturday evening 6-8 pm. 

March 10th @9am-4pm: “Brother vs. Brother – Sesquicentennial of the Civil War” @ the Cherokee Heritage Center Museum (Tahlequah, OK).

March 10th @11am, 12pm, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm: "The Mystery of the H.L. Hunley" @ the South Carolina State Museum (Columbia, SC).

March 10th @9am-5pm: "Civil War Women at City Point" @ the City Point unit-Petersburg National Battlefield (Petersburg, VA). 

March 10th @10am: "Civil War Leesburg," walking tour that leaves from the Thomas Balch Library (Leesburg, VA).

March 10th @12-2pm: "The Rise of the Confederate Sharpshooter" @ the Heritage Museum (Dayton, VA).

March 10th @12pm-2pm & 1:30pm-4:30pm: "The Civil War on the James," boat tour that leaves from Deep Bottom Park (southeast of Richmond, VA). Reservations: 804-938-2350.

March 10th @1pm: “Tracing Your Civil War Ancestor" @ Fort Ward Museum and Historic Site (Alexandria, VA). Reservations necessary: 703-746-4848.

March 10th @3pm: "Women and Mourning Customs" @ the North Carolina Maritime Museum (Beaufort, NC). 

March 10th @1pm: "A Fallen Star: General John B. Magruder" @ the Dabbs House Museum (Henrico, VA).

March 10th-11th: Andersonville National Historic Site will host its annual Civil War Living History Weekend (Andersonville, GA).

March 10th-11th: "The Occupation of New Madrid" @ the Hunter Dawson State Historic Site (New Madrid, MO).

March 10th-11th: "Civil War in the Southwest" @ the Picacho Peak State Park (near Eloy, AZ).

March 11th @1:30pm: "No Provisions Had Been Made of Such. 'Wholesale Slaughter' and the Medical Corps and the Campaigns of 1862" @ the Gettysburg National Military Park visitor center (Gettysburg, PA).

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MARK YOUR CALENDARS: March 23-24, 2012 - Kennesaw, Ga. 9th Annual Symposium on New Interpretations of the Civil War: '1862: The Path to Freedom.' The Civil War Center at Kennesaw State University presents renowned Civil War historians Ken Noe, Wiley Sword, Jeff Wert, and Brian Wills on Saturday, March 23 at 9:00 a.m. The various lectures will focus on events from 1862. An opening reception will take place at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, March 23 at the Southern Museum in Kennesaw. Please plan to attend these special events – free admission, and free parking available for Saturday's program in Kennesaw State's West Parking Deck, located on Campus Loop Drive. For additional information, please visitwww.kennesaw.edu/civilwarera.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS: On Friday, April 27, 2012, from 8:30am-4:00pm, the University of Maryland Libraries' Special Collections will be hosting a symposium entitled "Women and the Civil War in Maryland." We invite the University of Maryland community and the general public to join us for a day of scholarly presentations featuring keynote speaker and noted historian, Thavolia Glymph. RVSP required: please contact Elizabeth Novara or call 301-314-2712. The event will be held in Nonprint Media Services (Room J) & the Maryland Room Gallery of Hornbake Library North at the University of Maryland, College Park. 

Further details about the event (including a complete program, driving directions, and accommodation recommendations) can be found at:http://www.lib.umd.edu/civilwarwomen/exhibition/symposium/index.html. 

MARK YOUR CALENDARS: August 24-26th commemorates the 2nd Battle of Manassas and the City of Manassas has many exciting Living History programs planned: Civil War 150th HistoryMobile (an  an interactive “museum on wheels”), Lee’s Lieutenants Army of Northern Virginia (a meet and greet with General Robert E. Lee, “Stonewall Jackson,” James Longstreet, J.E.B. Stuart, and many more), Federal Encampment Liberia Plantation (a living program), Living History Encampment Mayfield Fort, Living History Encampment Cannon Branch Fort, Historians and Authors Lectures, a Re-enactor Parade, the Blue and Gray Ball, and a Sesquicentennial Commemoration Concert. Please keep abreast of all these happenings at www.manassascivilwar.org!