Long Island and the Civil War (Zoom)

Join author Bill Bleyer for this fascinating lecture on Long Island and the Civil War. Learn about the patriotism and pacifism that followed the outbreak of the war, Lincoln’s visit to Long Island, local soldiers, efforts on the home front, postwar memorials to the soldiers and more.

Bill Bleyer was a prize-winning staff writer for Newsday, the Long Island daily newspaper, for thirty-three years before retiring in 2014 to write books and freelance for the newspaper and magazines. He is the author of George Washington's Spy Ring on Long Island; Long Island and the Sea: A Maritime History; and Long Island and the Civil War with Harrison Hunt. 

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Meeting ID: 882 1846 1814

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