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Garry Adelman presents "Civil War in the West Photo Extravaganza"

The Civil War was the first war to be extensively photographed and, for the first time in history, the public was exposed to real-life images of the gruesome toll of battle. Today, historians, teachers and preservationists use these photographs to better understand American history and to restore battlefields. Although the majority of these photos were taken in a few eastern states, western Civil War sites were extensively covered as well. Through then-and-now techniques, tight details and several other approaches Garry Adelman will tell the story of the Civil War in the West in his signature energetic manner. From Charleston to Chattanooga, Port Hudson to Pensacola, and from Savannah to Nashville, Shiloh, and the Shirley House, explore the War in the West and the photos that defined it.

This presentation is free for members and $5 suggested fee for non-members.