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Friends of Fort Hunter Lecture Series: The Common Civil War Soldier

By Friends of Fort Hunter (other events)

Wednesday, November 3 2021 7:00 PM 8:30 PM EDT
 
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During the Civil War, thousands of citizens from the Harrisburg area answered the call to end the Southern rebellion. Harrisburg resident George A. Brooks, a young publisher who had suffered a series of business and familial setbacks, left his troubles behind and headed off to war as the Captain of Company D of the 46th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. Over the next year and a half, Brooks proved an admirable commander and led his men through some of the Civil War's most studied campaigns. Join author Ben Myers to learn about just who those 100 men were, from their eye color to their occupations and fates.

 

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