The Battle of Seven Pines and the Seven Days Battles Civil War Conversation July 11, 2012

Every second Wednesday of the month, the Museum of the Confederacy and the Appomattox Court House National Historical Park are partnering to bring the Civil War Sesquicentennial to Appomattox. Each month, a knowledgable speaker will lead a discussion on a topic or event's 150th anniversary. The talks will take place upstairs at Baine's Books and Coffee.

Union General George McClellan's Peninsula Campaign in 1862 brought the war to Richmond's doorstep. Join Waite Rawls, President and CEO of the Museum of the Confederacy for a talk on the Battle of Seven Pines and the subsequent Seven Days Battles and how they changed the tide of the war.

Admission is free. Lunch will be available for purchase at Baine's Books and Coffee (Outside lunches are not permitted).