Buffalo Civil War Roundtable: Lives of Commissioned Officers in the Civil War
Thursday 25th Sep, 2014 → Friday 24th Oct, 2014
The Buffalo Civil War Roundtable will host a lecture titled “From Lieutenants to Generals: The Lives of Commissioned Officers in the United States Infantry during the Civil War” by Kevin O’Beirne. This PowerPoint presentation will cover the roles, responsibilities & everyday life of commissioned officers in the Union Army as well as an overview of their uniforms & equipment.
Kevin O’Beirne is a professional engineer from Hamburg, NY working as an environmental engineering consultant. He has published over 20 magazine & newspaper articles on the Civil War & is a co-author of the book The Columbia Rifles Research Compendium. Mr. O’Beirne has been a Civil War re-enactor for 20 years with the 155th NY & the Columbia Rifles.
Come join us on Thursday, September 25th at 7:00pm at the Lancaster Municipal Building.
5423 Broadway, Lancaster.
Open to the Public. Non-members $5. Free parking behind the Municipal building.
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October 11, 2014 (saturday) 10AM-4PM - Living history at Lancaster (NY) schoolhouse, Bowen Rd. and WIlliam Street, in conjunction with the Lancaster Historical Society.
October 24 (Friday) 7:30PM - First-person presentation by “General Ulysses S Grant” , as portrayed by Dr. E.C.Fields, Jr. – “The Vicksburg Campaign” . This program will be held at a NEW LOCATION- Cheektowage Senior Center, 3349 Broadway, Cheektowaga, NY 14227. Also note this program will be at 7:30PM
