Noted mainly as the General leading the Union forces at Gettysburg, he was appointed to command the Army of the Potomac just three days before the battle and arrived on the battlefield after the first action on July 1, 1863. He organized his forces on favorable ground to fight an effective defensive battle against Robert E. Lee's [...]

They were formed for the last year of the Civil War by an alcoholic ex-officer of the Union Army. Also known as the First American Hussars, the 3rd NJ Cavalry was supposed to entice young men to join a galloping, dashing, romantic unit. Clothed in orange-lined capes and gilt-trimmed hats, they were intended to charge [...]

Once again, the NJCWRT presents its Civil War Legal Presentation by three prestigious attorneys, all of whom are NJCWRT members. We are especially recommending that this program be called to the attention of student in Social Studies classes, and obviously  students interested  in law. It should be noted that the caliber of a previous  program was such, that [...]

Karl Theobold Lubrecht escaped to Switzerland during the 1848 Revolution in Germany. Once in Brooklyn during the Civil War, he became a graphic artist who chronicled Gilded Age and Civil War events. This program is open to the public and will feature refreshments. It will be taking place at the House of the Good Shepherd [...]