Civil War Richmond & Petersburg Campaign Lecture, May 4

BROOKFIELD CENTER — On Monday, May 4, at 7:30 pm, the Brookfield Museum and Historical Society will sponsor a lecture and visual presentation on the Richmond and Petersburg Campaign, which took place between June 1864 and March 1865.

The siege of Petersburg and Richmond was the prelude to the final chapter of the nation’s Civil War. The presentation is part of the society’s continuing forum on the American Civil War and it will be presented by Brookfield Town Historian Peter Thompson.

The talk will be at Brookfield Museum, at the intersection of Routes 25 and 133 in Brookfield Center.

Complimentary refreshments will be served following the lecture. There is no charge.

For more information call 740-8140 or visit BrookfieldCTHistory.org.