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OUR AUGUST 28, 2026 MEETING
10:30 AM, Lake of the Woods Clubhouse
Speaker: Jeffrey Joyce
“Crossroads of Conflict”
An overview of the impact of the Civil War in Culpeper County and the post-war establishment of Culpeper National Cemetery. Speaker Jeff Joyce is an Air Force veteran and retired Defense contractor who lives in Manassas. He is a volunteer historian at Culpeper National Cemetery, supporting the Wreaths Across America program. In addition, Jeff is a Docent at the National Air and Space Museum, a volunteer with the Honor Flight program, a member of the Manassas National Battlefield living history team and a battlefield guide at Bristoe Station Battlefield Heritage Park in Prince William County.
OUR SEPT 25, 2026 MEETING
10:30 AM, Lake of the Woods Clubhouse
Speakers: Steward Henderson; Howard Lambert
“United States Colored Troops Join Burnside’s 9th Corp ”
In January 1864, General Ambrose Burnside reorganized the Union IX Army Corps and requested he have one division be comprised of United States Colored Troops (USCT) — a first for the Union Army. It became the 4th Division and camped by Flat Run in today’s Lake of the Woods area at the start of the Battle of the Wilderness.
NPS Interpretive Park Ranger Henderson will recount the history of the 4th Division through the end of the war and on into Texas afterwards. The 4th DIV is the subject of our USCT interpretive panel dedicated, with Henderson’s help, this past May.
Rev. Lambert will discuss Madden’s Tavern and his efforts to develop the Maddensville Historic District Memorial.
In addition, those attending the presentation are invited to take a “field trip” to the actual memorial. Thirty minutes after the conclusion of the regular meeting, the group will gather at the Maddensville Historic District Memorial, 23144 Madden’s Tavern Road, near Lignum, to hear the rest of the story. (Individuals will provide their own transportation to the site, about 10 miles from Lake of the Woods.)
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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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