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Macculloch Hall Historical Museum presents a Civil War Lecture Series in conjunction with the exhibit "Gone for a Soldier:" Jerseymen in the Civil War

On Wednesday March 21st Macculloch Hall Historical Museum is pleased to welcome speaker Dr. David Martin in conjunction with the museum’s current exhibit “Gone for a Soldier:” Jerseymen in the Civil War.  Presented in partnership with the New Jersey Civil War Sesquicentennial Committee this new exhibit brings together for the first time about two hundred objects from the Civil War from nearly thirty museums, historical societies, and private collections. Each month through June the Museum is presenting a lecture relating to the exhibit.

This March, during Women’s History Month, Dr. Martin will present “Nurses, Spies and Warriors: Women in the Civil War”.  It is estimated that over 500 women fought as soldiers in the Civil War with their sex disguised. Dr. Martin will discuss the careers of famous women soldiers in the Civil War, as well as some of the well-known female nurses and spies on both sides.  He will also include mention of heroic examples from New Jersey, along with an overview of the position of women in contemporary Victorian society.

Dr. Martin is the author of over twenty-five books on the Civil War and American Revolution, including Confederate Monuments at Gettysburg, The Philadelphia Campaign, and the award winning Gettysburg, July 1, which was a primary selection of the Military Book Club in 1995. He has also written regimental histories of the 41st New York Infantry, 14th New Jersey Infantry, and Fluvanna (Virginia) Artillery. He is Past Commander of the New Jersey Department of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, Vice President of the Friends of Monmouth Battlefield, and President of the New Jersey Civil War Heritage Association, besides serving on the state’s Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission and Civil War Sesquicentennial Committee. He is head editor of Longstreet House Publishers and is a teacher and administrator at the Peddie School in Hightstown, New Jersey. Dr. Martin will be available to sell and sign books after the lecture. 

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All lectures start at 7pm with tickets available from 6:30pm and are held at the Cincinnati Masonic Lodge No. 3, 39 Maple Avenue (one block from the museum). Tickets for the lectures are Adults $8, Seniors $6, Students (over 12 years) $6. Members of the Museum will receive a $2 discount for these special programs. Memberships can be purchased at the door.  Cash or check only please. Ticket holders to the museum exhibit will receive a $2 discount to the lectures with proof of admission; lecture ticket holders may also receive a $2 discount on a museum exhibit visit. See ticket desk for details.  On the evenings of the Civil War Lecture Series the Museum will have extended exhibit hours from 1pm - 6:30pm.  “Gone for a Soldier” is on display Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday afternoons through July 1st 2012.

The New Jersey Sesquicentennial Committee, commemorating the 150th anniversary of the American Civil War, a volunteer organization working for increased awareness and recognition of New Jersey’s important role in the Civil war, has been recognized by the New Jersey Governor and both houses of the New Jersey legislature. Macculloch Hall Historical Museum preserves the history of the Macculloch-Miller families, the Morris area community, and the legacy of its founder W. Parsons Todd through its historic site, collections, exhibits, and educational and cultural programs. For information, call the Museum weekdays at (973) 538-2404 ext 10, visit our website www.maccullochhall.org or find us on Facebook.  Macculloch Hall Historical Museum, 45 Macculloch Ave., Morristown, NJ 07960.  Macculloch Hall Historical Museum is a nonprofit educational affiliate of the W. Parsons Todd Foundation. 

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