| Mar-17 | David Skillen | Five years in 50 minutes a general introduction to the American Civil War |
The American Civil War is viewed as the most significant event in the country’s history. But why did the United States and the Confederate States go to war? In this talk David will explore why and how the American Civil war was fought. Along the way we will visit Bull Run, Gettysburg and Antietam (illustrated with photographs taken by him on these battlefields), meet such legends as Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson Davies and Robert E. Lee and learn how the war produced the United States we know today.
