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 > > East Broad Street. There is free parking for these event in the > > Library's underground garage, which is accessible from either Eighth or > > Ninth streets. For more information, please call 804-692-3592. > > > > For more on other upcoming events at the Library of Virginia, visit > > http://www.lva.virginia.gov/news/index.htm > > <http://www.lva.virginia.gov/news/index.htm> . > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________ > > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions > at > > http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html > > > > ______________________________________ > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at > http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html > -- Douglas Burnett Satellite Beach FL ______________________________________ To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html