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This is a fantastic find! The newspaper reports of the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, as reported in the Washington City Evening Star. After reading the first page, click on the link for the entire article. Credit for this article goes to Louise Oertly, Editor of the Surratt Courier.

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On Monday July 21st, Author and Park Ranger, Matt Borders will discuss "General Lew Wallace: Confidence of Courage.

Specifically looking at his career following his removal from command after the Battle of Shiloh, his eventual return to the good graces of the Lincoln Administration, and his remarkable life. Join us as we look at one of the most famous authors of the 19th century through the lens of his military career.

Here is the Zoom link. The Zoom room opens at 6:15 Pacific Time. The presentation starts at 6:30 p.m. PDT.

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86411633449?pwd=Ta6bagZne96xHTaKCSMtPK80rvUBDj.1

Matthew Borders

A graduate of Michigan State and Eastern Michigan University, Matthew Borders holds a BA in United States History with a focus on the American Civil War and an MS in Historic Preservation. Following graduation, he taught at Kalamazoo Valley Community College before accepting a position with the National Park Service's American Battlefield Protection Program. He worked as the historian for the ABPP for six years, during which time he became a certified battlefield guide at Antietam National Battlefield and Harpers Ferry National Historic Site. He is also the President of the Frederick County Civil War Round Table and a founding member of the Antietam Institute.

Currently, Matthew is a Park Ranger with the National Park Service. He, along with fellow guide Joe Stahl, has published four books in their Faces of Union Soldiers series. These works look at Federal soldiers at a variety of battles, their stories and their regiments.

If you missed the program, here is the link to the recorded presentation.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UfD44XJLcVAVsCZ9xVhPGG0IgpteIaWR/view?usp=sharing

On June 16th, D. Scott Hartwig will discussed his book " I Dread the Thought of the Place: The Battle of Antietam and the End of the Maryland Campaign."

Finalist of the American Battlefield Trust Military History Book Prize, Winner of the Richard Barksdale Harwell Award

The memory of the Battle of Antietam was so haunting that when, nine months later, Major Rufus Dawes learned another Antietam battle might be on the horizon, he wrote, "I hope not, I dread the thought of the place." In this definitive account, historian D. Scott Hartwig chronicles the single bloodiest day in American history, which resulted in 23,000 casualties.

Based on decades of research, this in-depth narrative sheds particular light on the visceral experience of battle, an often misunderstood aspect of the American Civil War, and the emotional aftermath for those who survived. Hartwig provides an hour-by-hour tactical history of the battle, beginning before dawn on September 17 and concluding with the immediate aftermath, including General McClellan's fateful decision not to pursue Lee's retreating forces back across the Potomac to Virginia. With 21 unique maps illustrating the state of the battle at intervals ranging from 20 to 120 minutes, this long-awaited companion to Hartwig's To Antietam Creek will be essential reading for anyone interested in the Civil War.