Monday January 23, 2012
Civil War exhibit on display at Kanawha library
As part of the Kanawha County Public Library's ongoing observation of the sesquicentennial of the American Civil War, the main library in downtown Charleston is having a traveling exhibit and lecture.
"Men to Arms! The Civil War in Charleston" is a traveling exhibit featuring key Civil War events in the city, including the 1862 Battle of Charleston and the construction of Fort Scammon in 1863 by Ohio troops that included future presidents Rutherford Hayes and James Garfield.
The exhibit was prepared by students in Billy Joe Peyton's Historic Preservation class at West Virginia State University with funding by the West Virginia Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission.
The exhibit is on display on the library's third floor now through March 31.
Peyton will conduct a short lecture about the Civil War in Charleston from 12:10 to 12:50 p.m. Feb. 22 in the Ray Room on the third floor. Participants may bring their own lunch.
As part of the Kanawha County Public Library's ongoing observation of the sesquicentennial of the American Civil War, the main library in downtown Charleston is having a traveling exhibit and lecture.
"Men to Arms! The Civil War in Charleston" is a traveling exhibit featuring key Civil War events in the city, including the 1862 Battle of Charleston and the construction of Fort Scammon in 1863 by Ohio troops that included future presidents Rutherford Hayes and James Garfield.
The exhibit was prepared by students in Billy Joe Peyton's Historic Preservation class at West Virginia State University with funding by the West Virginia Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission.
The exhibit is on display on the library's third floor now through March 31.
Peyton will conduct a short lecture about the Civil War in Charleston from 12:10 to 12:50 p.m. Feb. 22 in the Ray Room on the third floor. Participants may bring their own lunch.
