On November 7, 1861, Ohioan General Ulysses S. Grant led Union troops in the Battle of Belmont (in Missouri) against the forces of Confederate General Leonidas Polk. According to the Warren Western Reserve Chronicle, “this was one of the hardest fought battles in the West, the total force on the Union side was about 3,500, [...]

[ January 6, 2012; 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] President Abraham Lincoln invites you to attend a dinner featuring the finest wine and food of his era at the General Denver Hotel at six o’clock in the evening on Friday, January sixth.

Jim Crabtree, an Abraham Lincoln interpreter, will regale those in attendance with stories from the white house and the Civil War.  The period dinner [...]

[ December 3, 2011; 12:30 pm to 3:00 pm. ] The Museum of Ceramics invites all visitors to our Civil War Seminar by two Civil War historians.  William Vodrey, a Cleveland magistrate, former area resident and Civil War speaker, will speak at 12:30.  Tim Brookes, area attorney, Civil War speaker, and president of the East Liverpool Historical Society, will speak at 1:50.  At 1:30 museum [...]

[ December 3, 2011; 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm. ] Continuing the Custer Memorial Association’s observance of General Custer’s birthday and the 150th Anniversary of the Civil War, “The Rise of George Armstrong Custer, 1861-1865″ will be the program for the Custer Birthday celebration.  The evening will start with a dinner meal served at the New Rumley United Methodist Church.  Following dinner, Professor Gregory J.W. [...]

[ December 14, 2011; 6:00 pm to 9:30 pm. ] How Sibling Rivalry Helped Spawn An Assassin. Historian Nora Titone discusses John Wilkes Booth’s relationship with his more celebrated father, Junius, and brother, Edwin and her fascinating book, “My Thoughts Be Bloody.”

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