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Speaking of the Past: Revisiting the Civil War in Loudoun, A Special History Panel Discussion

  • Oatlands Historic House & Gardens 20850 Oatlands Plantation Lane Leesburg, VA, 20175 United States (map)

Welcoming Remarks by
The Honorable Phyllis Randall
Chair of the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors
&
The Honorable Geary Higgins
Loudoun County Supervisor, Catoctin District


Lee Stone--The Loudoun Rangers: A Union Battalion in Loudoun County

Kevin Grigsby--From Loudoun to Glory: African American Soldiers in the Civil War

Pastor Michelle Thomas--Unknown No Longer: African American Burial Grounds After the Civil War

Bronwen Souders & Lee Lawrence--Faith, Freedom and the Conflict of Slavery

Donna Bohanon--Free Black Communities and People Prior to the Civil War

Donald Cooper--The History of Loudoun's Confederate Statue

Kevin Pawlak--Confederate Soldiers and Civilians: Loudoun During the War

Free and Open to the Public

(Panel discussion will take place at the Oatlands Pavilion. Please wear comfortable walking shoes.)

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