George Armstrong Custer will always be best known for his defeat at the Battle of Little Bighorn against Northern Plains Indians in 1876. But over a decade earlier he served in the U.S. Army during the Civil War and saw action all over Virginia. Learn about Custer’s exploits in the Shenandoah Valley in 1864-65 from historian and museum educator John Maass.
Dr. John R. Maass is an education specialist at the National Museum of the United States Army. He received a Ph.D. from the Ohio State University in early U.S. history and military history. His most recent book is “The Battle of Guilford Courthouse: A Most Desperate Engagement” (2020).
Register for the VIRTUAL Battle Brief on January 7 at 7 p.m. ET
This program is offered VIRTUALLY and IN-PERSON on Tuesday, January 14. Museum guests may attend in-person. Seats are limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Register for the VIRTUAL Battle Brief on January 14 at 12 p.m. ET
Register for the IN-PERSON Battle Brief on January 14 at 12 p.m. ET
During the French and Indian War, Virginia’s young Col. George Washington served in three military campaigns to defeat French and Indian forces at the Forks of the Ohio (today’s Pittsburgh). The first two expeditions—in 1754 and 1755—were unmitigated disasters for Virginia and British forces. In 1758, however, Washington led colonial troops in a successful Anglo-American campaign led by British General John Forbes to capture and destroy the French stronghold at the Forks called Fort Duquesne. Hear from John Maass, historian and museum educator, how the third try to oust the French from the Ohio River Valley was difficult but ultimately victorious.
Dr. John R. Maass is an education specialist at the National Museum of the United States Army. He received a Ph.D. from the Ohio State University in early U.S. history and military history. His most recent book is “The Battle of Guilford Courthouse: A Most Desperate Engagement” (2020).
Register for the VIRTUAL Battle Brief on February 4 at 7 p.m. ET
This program is offered VIRTUALLY and IN-PERSON on Tuesday, February 11. Museum guests may attend in-person. Seats are limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Register for the VIRTUAL Battle Brief on February 11 at 12 p.m. ET
Register for the IN-PERSON Battle Brief on February 11 at 12 p.m. ET
Did a Union Army general almost lose the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg for the North, or did he save the Army of the Potomac from a disastrous defeat? Learn about the controversial political and military career of Maj. Gen. Dan Sickles, focusing on his unorthodox and unauthorized tactics at Gettysburg, from Museum educator and military historian John Maass.
Dr. John R. Maass is an education specialist at the National Museum of the United States Army. He received a Ph.D. from the Ohio State University in early U.S. history and military history. His most recent book is “The Battle of Guilford Courthouse: A Most Desperate Engagement” (2020).
Register for the VIRTUAL Battle Brief on March 4 at 7 p.m. ET
This program is offered VIRTUALLY and IN-PERSON on Tuesday, March 11. Museum guests may attend in-person. Seats are limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Register for the VIRTUAL Battle Brief on March 11 at 12 p.m. ET
Register for the IN-PERSON Battle Brief on March 11 at 12 p.m. ET