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Margaret Brennan will explore the role of Wheeling Hospital and the Sisters of St. Joseph in caring for wounded soldiers, both Union and Confederate. Lunch With Books Programs are free and start at noon on most Tuesdays in the auditorium. Bring lunch and listen to an author, musician, historian, etc. Complimentary beverages are provided.
Dr. Joe Laker, chair of the West Virginia Independence Hall Foundation Board, and Dennis E. Frye, Chief Historian at Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, will screen and discuss the making of as well as the history behind “Waving for Liberty and the Union,” a 13-minute introductory video for the Civil War battle flags exhibit on […]
David Moore will discuss his book, William S Rosecrans and the Union Victory: A Civil War Biography. Rosecrans was stationed in Wheeling for a time at the Charles Wells Russell house and designed one of the most successful battlefield ambulances used in the war. “One could argue that he is one of the very key […]
