New Bedford and The Civil War AUTHOR SERIES 2012

Civil-War-Rack-Card-BUSH-FrontPresented by The New Bedford Historical Society & Friends of the New Bedford Free Public Library

New Bedford residents played an integral part in the Civil War from the Underground Railroad and the Stone Fleet to Frederick Douglass and the MA 54th Regiment. To commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, please join us to meet and hear many well-known authors as they assess the role of the war in American memory and New Bedford’s unique role in this historic conflict.