The Road to Appomattox: Union Soldiers and Trench Warfare, 1864-65
Date: Tuesday, March 19, 2019
Time: 5:30 pm-7:00 pm
Location: Burr and Burton Academy, Hunter Seminar Room
Fee: $15 in advance; $20 at the door
GUEST SPEAKER:
Steven Sodergren
Department Chair
History and Political Science
Norwich University
This talk will examine the changing face of battle during the latter half of the Civil War as trench warfare and battles of attrition began to dominate the American battlefields. Relying primarily on soldier letters and diaries from the war, Sodergren will discuss the issue of soldier morale, while demonstrating how Union soldiers adapted to the changing battlefield and went on to achieve victory over the Confederacy.