Petersburg Civil War Round Table at Pamplin

Pamplin Historical Park 6125 Boydton Plank Road, Petersburg, VA, United States

Join this month's guest speaker Jerry "Dez" Desmond, Executive Director of Pamplin Historical Park as he talks about "Maine Troops at Gettysburg". Desmond’s career includes 22 years of professional museum experience in the areas of education, curation, and administration. He has written numerous historical articles and multiple books including “Turning the Tide at Gettysburg: How Maine... Read more »

Breakthrough Luncheon with Peter Carmichael

Pamplin Historical Park 6125 Boydton Plank Road, Petersburg, VA, United States

Dr. Peter S. Carmichael will speak at a special luncheon during the Park’s Breakthrough Battle Anniversary Weekend on March 30th at noon. Carmichael will discuss his latest book and share some of his research on the Petersburg Campaign.  Attendees will have an opportunity to read and raise questions about some of the sources he utilized... Read more »

Petersburg Civil War Round Table at Pamplin

Pamplin Historical Park 6125 Boydton Plank Road, Petersburg, VA, United States

Join this month's guest speaker Caroline Janney, Professor of History of American Civil War at the University of Virginia as she talks about “We Were Not Paroled: The Surrender of Lee's Men beyond Appomattox Court House”. Dr. Janney is the director of the John L. Nau III Center for Civil War History at the University of Virginia... Read more »

Petersburg Civil War Round Table at Pamplin

Pamplin Historical Park 6125 Boydton Plank Road, Petersburg, VA, United States

Due to unforeseen circumstances, Ed Bearss will not be with us for the October PCWRT meeting. Instead, our own Director of Education, Interpretation, Visitor Services & Collections, Tim Talbott will speak on "Visionary or Iconoclastic: Maj. Gen. Patrick Cleburne and His Proposal to Emancipate and Arm Slaves for the Confederacy.” October's Round Table guest speaker... Read more »