Civil War Round TableOn Saturday, April 14, 2012 a Civil War Symposium will be held at West Virginia University’s Erickson Alumni Center in Morgantown, WV. Rich Mountain 150th Events Begin July 6A series of activities from July 6 through July 11 will commemorate the 150th anniversary of the First Campaign of the Civil War and its pivotal Battle of Rich Mountain. Michigan Artillery Returns to Rich MountainIn 1861, a battery of Michigan cannoneers invaded Virginia, fought the first campaign of the Civil War, and helped secure statehood for West Virginia.
Now, one hundred and fifty years later, they’re coming back. Civil War Art Exhibit OpeningThe Randolph County Community Arts Center will host Echoes of the Past: The Civil War 150 Year Later, an exhibit commemorating the First Campaign of the Civil War. The exhbiit will be open daily from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. through August 17th. 2012 Sesquicentennial Grant ProgramThe West Virginia Sesquicentennial Commission of the American Civil War has established a fund to help local communities and organizations plan and host events.. West Virginia Senate ResolutionOn February 18, 2010, a West Virginia Senate Resolution, authored by Senator John Unger, honoring the West Virginia Sesquicentennial of the American Civil War Commission was read on the Senate floor of the West Virginia Capitol. |