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2021 Virtual Civil War Weekend - Manpower and Horsepower (Online)
Venue: Virginia Tech, Blacksburg
Directions: Google Map Link
Organizations: Virginia Center for Civil War Studies
Date: Thursday, March 4, 2021
Time: 7:00 - 8:30 PM
Event Types: Speaking Engagements
Cost: Free

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Description:
The Virginia Center for Civil War Studies at Virginia Tech presents the 2021 Virtual Civil War Weekend online on Zoom on Thursday, March 4, 2021.

Speaker Schedule:
• Caroline Wood Newhall: "Interest Convergence: The U.S. Effort to Recruit Black Soldiers"

• Emmanuel Dabney: "The Forced Participation of Free Blacks in Confederate Virginia"

• David Gerleman: "‘As Much a Military Supply as a Barrel of Gunpowder’: Horse and Mule Procurement"

March 2021 should have marked the 30th anniversary of Virginia Tech's Civil War Weekend. Sadly, the COVID pandemic has foiled our plans. Instead of meeting in Blacksburg for a weekend, we'll meet via zoom on consecutive Thursday evenings in March.

The sheer scale of the Civil War is astonishing. Around three million men served—a far cry from the pre-war army of 16,000, and a significant chunk of the total U.S. population of 31 million. A war of this magnitude demanded unprecedented resources; hence this year's theme, "Resources for War".

Nine speakers will explore what Americans required to wage war. At the most basic level, a conflict on this scale demanded a steady supply of men, weapons, and ammunition. Soldiers also required food, clothing, and transportation, including horses and mules in the millions. But those basic physical requirements were only the start. For soldiers and civilians alike, war was a wrenching emotional trial. We'll learn how men and women coped; how they shared information; how they used photographs and letters to stay connected with loved ones; and how they fought over how the war should be remembered.

Thanks to the generosity of our donors, and the lower overheads, this year's event will be free to all attendees.

To register for this free online event via Zoom, click here: https://www.cpe.vt.edu/cww/registration.html.

All are welcome.

For more information, visit: https://www.cpe.vt.edu/cww/index.html or https://virginiatech.zoom.us/webinar/register/1416114486675/WN_zxu_Hvu8TBykBwV_Op8BHg or https://www.facebook.com/VCCWS/.