Venue: Blacksburg Library, Blacksburg
Date: Tuesday, July 29, 2014
Time: 6:30 - 7:30 PM
Event Types: Speaking Engagements
Cost: Free
Description:
The Blacksburg Library presents The Common Soldier in the Army of Northern Virginia on Tuesday, July 29, 2014.
Captain Jeffrey Brown and his wife, Dottie, will display and describe numerous artillery and infantry artifacts and other period items from Virginia and eight other Confederate states from 4:00 pm until 6:00 pm in the main room of the library before their 6:30 pm presentation. Captain Brown’s presentation will address the rigors and demands of army life and getting ready for battle, the long hours of drill, inadequate food or shelter, disease, and the days spent marching on hot, dusty roads or driving rainstorms.
For more information, visit: http://www.montgomery-floyd.lib.va.us/ or https://www.facebook.com/pages/Blacksburg-Library/152248358735 or call 540-552-8246.
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