Event Details

End: June 3, 2015
More Info: http://www.hagley.org/event/talk-aftermath-civil-war

The American Civil War took a heavy toll on the state of Delaware.  Thousands of Delawareans fought and died in this conflict, the state’s industries produced record amounts of war materials, and Delaware’s politicians fought bitterly among themselves over issues like slavery, states’ rights, and President Lincoln’s war policy.  When the war’s last shots were fired in 1865, peace did not immediately come to Delaware.  Some of the wounds created by the war lingered on for decades.  Others never healed.  Find out about how DuPont, the people of the Brandywine, and Delawareans dealt with the aftermath of America’s most devastating conflict in this talk by Hagley Archivist Lucas Clawson. Admission is free. Reservations requested, call 302-658-2400, ext. 261. The lecture will be held in the Auditorium of Hagley’s Soda House building. Use Hagley’s Buck Road East entrance off Route 100 in Wilmington, Delaware.