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Burke Centre Friends Group Annual Meeting & Guest Speaker

Thursday, April 24th at 7pm the Friends of the Burke Centre Library will host our annual meeting at the Burke Centre Library.Immediately following meeting around 7:30 pm,William Connery, local historian and author of Civil War Northern Virginia 1861 and Mosby's Raids In Civil War Northern Virginia will present. He will have copies of this both books for purchase and signing.His presentation will focus on his first book, a preview of which is below.

Civil War Northern Virginia 1861
In the mid-nineteenth century, Alexandria was a port across from the Nation’s Capital; Arlington was an eleven-hundred acre estate managed by U.S. Colonel and Mrs. Robert E. Lee; Fairfax, Prince William and Loudoun Counties consisted of rolling farmland and tiny villages. This peaceful region was thrown into chaos as South Carolina seceded from the Union in December 1860 and other slave states followed until Virginia finally joined the Confederacy in April and May 1861. The 'invasion' of Northern Virginia on May 24, 1861, created a no-man’s land between Yankee and Rebel armies. Some citizens joined Confederate forces, while others stayed to face uncertainty. This book offers new insights into this most important time in American history.

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