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OUR AUGUST 28, 2026 MEETING
10:30 AM, Lake of the Woods Clubhouse
Speaker: Jeffrey Joyce
“Crossroads of Conflict”
An overview of the impact of the Civil War in Culpeper County and the post-war establishment of Culpeper National Cemetery. Speaker Jeff Joyce is an Air Force veteran and retired Defense contractor who lives in Manassas. He is a volunteer historian at Culpeper National Cemetery, supporting the Wreaths Across America program. In addition, Jeff is a Docent at the National Air and Space Museum, a volunteer with the Honor Flight program, a member of the Manassas National Battlefield living history team and a battlefield guide at Bristoe Station Battlefield Heritage Park in Prince William County.
OUR JULY 24, 2026 MEETING
10:30 AM, Lake of the Woods Clubhouse
Speaker: John Roos
“Autumn 1863: Grant, Meade, and The Decision That Changed the Civil War”
Scholars have studied Ulysses S. Grant’s promotion to Lieutenant General. Grant’s promotion has not been studied concerning events in the autumn of 1863. Grant led elements of three different armies in and around the city of Chattanooga. During the same period, General George Meade was engaged in a cat-and-mouse game with General Robert E. Lee in Virginia. Meade performed admirably during those autumn months and continuously outmaneuvered or defeated Lee in battle. It was Grant’s results at Chattanooga, set against Meade’s inconsequential results in Virginia that led President Lincoln to promote Grant to General-in-chief of all Union armies. PROGRAM RECORDING AVAILABLE, CLICK HERE
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“… the Battle of the Wilderness: …arguably, … the most important battle in the Civil War.
- Edwin C. Bearss, National Park Service Chief Historian Emeritus
May 9, 2014 at Hanover Tavern, VA
Let us introduce ourselves:
The Civil War Study Group at Lake of the Woods, Virginia, is dedicated to historical research, preservation, and education of the public on historic events in Orange County, Virginia and the surrounding area during the American Civil War. We have no dues, no membership roster, no requirements to attend meetings or volunteer for any of our projects. We hope you’ll join us in our mission to tell the story of the May 1864 Battle of the Wilderness, as well as other tales of the Civil War here in the historic Piedmont of Virginia.
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