On Sunday, October 1, 2017, at 2:00 pm, at Oatlands Historic House & Gardens 20850 Oatlands Plantation Lane, Leesburg, no less than five of the Loudoun County’s leading history and historical preservation organizations will sponsor a “Special History Panel Discussion” on the Civil War, its impact, and implications for Loudoun County.
The program will include:
Welcoming Remarks by Phyllis Randall, Chair of the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors and Catoctin District Supervisor, Geary Higgins, followed by:
Lee Stone–The Loudoun Rangers: A Union Battalion in Loudoun County
Kevin Grigsby–From Loudoun to Glory: African American Soldiers in the Civil War
Pastor Michelle Thomas–Unknown No Longer: African American Burial Grounds After the Civil War
Bronwen Souders & Lee Lawrence–Faith, Freedom and the Conflict of Slavery
Donna Bohanon–Free Black Communities and People before the Civil War
Donald Cooper–The History of Loudoun’s Confederate Statue
Kevin Pawlak–Confederate Soldiers and Civilians: Loudoun During the War
The Discussion is Free and Open to the Public
