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OUR April 25, 2025 PROGRAM
Lower Level, LOWA Clubhouse, 10:30 AM
SPEAKER: Jane Conner
“Alfred Waud”
Alfred Waud, artist and illustrator, was assigned to the Army of the Potomac to capture events of the American Civil War. His drawings and sketches were placed in newspapers throughout the nation.
OUR March 28, 2025 PROGRAM
Lower Level, LOWA Clubhouse, 10:30 AM
SPEAKER: Scott Boyd
“The Ongoing Mysteries of the Confederate Submarine H.L. Hunley”
161 years ago, the wooden steam sloop USS Housatonic, on blockade duty at the mouth of Charleston harbor, mysteriously sank following a large explosion near her stern on the evening of February 17, 1864. This turned out to be the first warship lost in action due to a submarine, in this case, the Confederate H. L. Hunley. The Hunley never returned to base, marking the start of a decades-long search for the now-famous boat. Finally located in 1995, and recovered intact in 2000, the 40-foot Hunley has been undergoing painstaking conservation and study ever since, slowly yielding some of her secrets… but not all. The basic question of why she did not return to base after the successful attack on the Housatonic remains unanswered, despite several interesting theories proposed to explain it. This presentation will discuss the latest findings. VIEW RECORDING: CLICK HERE
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“… the Battle of the Wilderness: …arguably, … the most important battle in the Civil War.
- Edwin C. Bearss, National Park Service Chief Historian Emeritus
May 9, 2014 at Hanover Tavern, VA
Let us introduce ourselves:
The Civil War Study Group at Lake of the Woods, Virginia, is dedicated to historical research, preservation, and education of the public on historic events in Orange County, Virginia and the surrounding area during the American Civil War. We have no dues, no membership roster, no requirements to attend meetings or volunteer for any of our projects. We hope you’ll join us in our mission to tell the story of the May 1864 Battle of the Wilderness, as well as other tales of the Civil War here in the historic Piedmont of Virginia.
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