The Civil War's Peninsula Campaign
The Civil Warâs Peninsula Campaign
BROOKFIELD CENTER â Peter Cronin, a member of the Brookfield Historical Society board, will give a lecture and slide presentation on âThe Peninsula Campaign of the American Civil Warâ on Monday, November 6, at 7 pm, in the societyâs museum located at the intersection of Routes 25 and 133.
The discussion is part of the continuing forum on the Civil War sponsored by the Historical society. The public is invited and attendees are encouraged to bring Civil War memorabilia they may possess. Admission is free.
The peninsula campaign, which took place between March and July 1862, came about after the Union fiasco at the Battle of first Manassas. At the urging of President Lincoln the newly appointed commander of the Union Army of the Potomac, Major General George B. McClellan, moved his Forces against the Confederate Capital of Richmond via the Yorktown Peninsula.
Mr Croninâs lecture will highlight the events of the campaign, which pitted 200,000 Union soldiers against 70,000 Confederate defenders.
For additional information call 740-8140. Reservations are not needed.