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Armchair Generals

General Steedman: "And Then He Was a Lion"
2024-07-09 11:45:00 2024-07-09 13:15:00 America/Chicago Armchair Generals Monthly Civil War discussion group. Meets 2nd Tuesdays, 11:45am-1:15pm. No registration. Main Library - Meadows Community Room C

Tuesday, July 09
11:45am - 1:15pm

Add to Calendar 2024-07-09 11:45:00 2024-07-09 13:15:00 America/Chicago Armchair Generals Monthly Civil War discussion group. Meets 2nd Tuesdays, 11:45am-1:15pm. No registration. Main Library - Meadows Community Room C

Main Library

Meadows Community Room C

Monthly Civil War discussion group. Meets 2nd Tuesdays, 11:45am-1:15pm. No registration.

Major General James Blair Steedman (pronounced "Sted-men") distinguished himself in several battles and especially at Chickamauga (9/18-20, 1863) and Nashville (. Of Steedman, one of his subordinates said, "His devotion to cards and whiskey and women filled the measure of his delight except when under fire and then he was a lion.” Learn more about this Union leader during a talk by Armchair General Jerry Allen. 

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

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