Events at: National Museum of the United States Army

Virtual Battle Brief – Anthony Wayne and the Battle of Fallen Timbers, 1794

National Museum of the United States Army

Although virtually unknown today, the 1794 Battle of Fallen Timbers, fought in what is now northwestern Ohio, was one of the most important battles in American military history up to the Civil War. Find out from Museum educator John Maass how this engagement between U.S. Army troops led by General Anthony Wayne and Native American […]

Virtual Book Talk – “Reporting the Nuremberg Trials” by Noel Marie Fletcher

National Museum of the United States Army

Learn from long-time journalist and former foreign correspondent Noel Fletcher about the lengthy post-World War II Nuremberg trials of former Nazi leaders, and the hundreds of journalists who covered this important event. Noel Marie Fletcher earned her B.A. in journalism from San Francisco State University. She is a founding member of the Foreign Correspondents’ Club […]

Modern Missions – Inside the White House on 9/11

National Museum of the United States Army

Retired Marine Corps Lt. Col. Robert J. Darling was a White House Airlift Operations Officer who, during the terrorist attack on America on Sept. 11, 2001, responded to the underground White House Bunker Complex. There, he became the liaison between the Vice President, National Security Advisor, and the White House Situation Room. Throughout the attacks […]

Virtual Battle Brief – At the Gates of Richmond: The Battle of Seven Pines, 1862

National Museum of the United States Army

In the late Spring of 1862, a massive Union Army led by Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan steadily advanced on the vulnerable Confederate capital city of Richmond, Virginia. Expecting success, the two armies clashed at Seven Pines in a bloody battle that saw thousands of casualties, which shocked both sides in this early war engagement. […]

Virtual Book Talk – “From the Mountains to the Bay,” by Ethan S. Rafuse

National Museum of the United States Army

A sweeping study of the operations on land and sea, “From the Mountains to the Bay” is the only modern scholarly work that looks at military operations in Virginia in early 1862, from the Romney Campaign that opened the year to the naval engagement between the Monitor and Merrimac to the movements and engagements fought […]

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Crossroads Art Center
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Carlyle House Historic Park
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