Civil War Lecture At

 C.H. Booth Library

Bill Barrante, a popular Civil War expert, will be concluding his lecture series on the American Civil War with a philosophical overview of the war on Wednesday, May 3. Mr Barrante will be presenting a program in Special Collections Room on the third floor of C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main Street in Newtown.

The program entitled “The Right of Secession and the ‘Lost Cause’” is scheduled to start at 7 pm. Participants need not have attended Mr Barrante’s earlier talks in the current series to enjoy the program.

Mr Barrante is a Watertown attorney who has a special interest in constitutional law and military history. In addition to giving lectures, he is a Civil War re-enactor, serving as adjutant of the 2nd Connecticut Volunteer Heavy Artillery.

The program is free and refreshments will be served. Time will be set aside for questions. Call C.H. Booth Library at 426-4533 for additional information regarding the program.

Mr Barrante plans to return to the library later in the year to give a talk on Newtown citizens and the Connecticut regiments involvement in the War of the States.

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