The 1864 Civil War

Wilderness Campaign

BROOKFIELD CENTER — On Monday, November 2, at 7:30 pm, The Brookfield Museum & Historical Society will sponsor a lecture and visual presentation by Peter Cronin on “The 1864 Wilderness Campaign.” The program will be the next in the historical society’s continuing forum on the American Civil War.

The talk will be given at the society’s museum, at the intersection of Routes 25 and 133 in Brookfield Center.

Mr Cronin, a Brookfield resident, pioneered the forum five years ago.

In March 1864, Abraham Lincoln appointed Ulysses S. Grant the supreme commander of all Union forces. Grant immediately took the offensive and focused his attention on Confederate General Robert E. Lee.

Using the advantage of numerical superiority, Grant repeatedly attacked Lee during the late spring and summer of 1864 in a series of battles known as The Wilderness Campaign. The campaign began in an area of northern Virginia just south of the Rapidan River known as the Wilderness Forest and ended at the Battle of Cold Harbor on June 3 near the city of Richmond.

Mr Cronin will discuss the events that occurred throughout the conflict.

Complimentary refreshments will be served following the lecture, which is free of charge.

Call 740-8140 for details. Reservations are not needed.