Craig
Would you share the name of the blog with us?

On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 4:50 PM, Craig Kilby <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Tameka,
>
> This sounds very interesting and definitely one of the less-told aspects of
> the war. I belong to a Virginia political blog that is going to be exploring
> this very subject over the next few years. That should be a refreshing
> change of pace from the usual day-to-day stuff that gets kicked around
> there. It is a Republican Party oriented blog/news page but it will be
> exploring Republicanism as it existed during the Civil War. If something
> interesting comes along, I'll be sure to report here.
>
> Craig Kilby
>
> On Feb 14, 2011, at 2:02 PM, Hobbs, Tameka (LVA) wrote:
>
> > Bowden the Traitor: A Unionist Family in Confederate Williamsburg
> > Wednesday, February 16, 2011
> > Time: Noon-1:00 PM
> >
> > During the secession crisis most Virginians were loyal Unionists,
> > capitulating only when President Lincoln called for state militia
> > volunteers to suppress the insurrection in the Deep South. Some remained
> > Unionists even after Virginia seceded. Among these were members of the
> > Bowden family, whose opposition to disunion resulted in great personal
> > sacrifice and placed them on an unlikely path of political activism that
> > stretched from the Civil War to the end of the 19th century. Don Gunter
> > will discuss how their decision affected the Bowden family.
> >
> > The Library of Virginia is located in historic downtown Richmond at 800
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> > Ninth streets. For more information, please call 804-692-3592.
> >
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> >
> >
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