Delaware in the Civil War

04/28/2016 at 09:13 PM
Location: Harrington Public Library
Address: 110 E Center St
Harrington, DE 19952

Delaware in the Civil War

Thursday, April 28th @ 6:00 pm—A program from the Delaware Humanities Forum presented by Dr. Gary Wray. This lecture examines Delaware’s involvement in the War through the eyes of Delaware’s greatest Civil War soldier, MGA Alfred A. Torbert of Georgetown. Other topics to be discussed include Fort Delaware, Delaware’s industrial contribution to the war, other Delawareans in the war, and the geographic importance of Delaware to the Union.