North Hall Library to Host Series of Events on Civil War

MANSFIELD, PA—North Hall Library at Mansfield University will host “Civil War 150,” during the week of September 15. The series of events and activities marks the 150^th anniversary of the Civil War. All events are free and open to the public.     

On Monday, September 15 at 7 p.m., “The Human Side of the Civil War” will be the topic of a panel discussion. Bonnie Brooks, William Robertson, Dennis Miller and David Stinebeck will be the scholars, authors and Civil War re-enactors on the panel.

“The Military, The Veteran and The Constitution” will be the topic of a panel discussion on Tuesday, September 16 at 7 p.m. MU President Fran Hendricks, Vice President for Finance and Administration John Adams and MU staff members David Guinn, Terry Day and Andy Worthington, all military veterans, will be the panelists.

On Wednesday, September 17 at 7 p.m., “Good Ground” will be the topic of an open discussion on the importance of key terrain as the key to victory, or defeat.

Thursday, September 18 and Friday, September 19, miniature figures depicting Civil War Regiments will be on display all day.

All discussions and displays will be held in the Nesbit Traditional Reading Room in North Hall. The discussions will be moderated by Scott DiMarco, director of Library and Information Resources at MU.

“Civil War 150” is made possible by a grant from The Library of America of the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History and the National Endowment for the Humanities.