Jeff McClurken, associate professor of history, will moderate the Years of Anguish Sesquicentennial speakers’ forum on Saturday, Nov. 12. The forum, held in George Washington Hall’s Dodd Auditorium from 1 to 5 p.m., will feature acclaimed historians Gary Gallagher and Peter Carmichael.
The Fredericksburg Area Museum and Cultural Center, the National Park Service and the University of Mary Washington are sponsoring the program, which is free and open to the public. A book signing will follow the presentations in the Dodd Auditorium Foyer.
Gary Gallagher, the John L. Nau III Professor in the History of the American Civil War at the University of Virginia, will present the lecture, “Devoted to Union.”
Peter Carmichael, director of the Civil War Institute and Robert C. Fluhrer Professor of Civil War Studies at Gettysburg College, will explore how the generation of 1861 understood the war and why they fought.
Pre-registration is not required, but is requested. Register on-line at www.famcc.org, or 540-371-3037 ext. 400.
