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FACEBOOK LIVESTREAMING - LUNCH & LEARN: 156th Anniversary of the Battle of New Market
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» FACEBOOK LIVESTREAMING - LUNCH & LEARN: 156th Anniversary of the Battle of New Market
When: May 15, 2020 12:30 PM until 01:15 PM Eastern Time Zone
Event Details:
The Battle of New Market was fought on May 15, 1864, in Virginia during the Valley Campaigns of 1864 in the American Civil War. A makeshift Confederate army of 4,100 men, which included cadets from the Virginia Military Institute, defeated Union Major General Franz Sigel and his Army of the Shenandoah.
Location: Isle of Wight County Museum, 103 Main Street, Smithfield, VA
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