The Andover Bookstore will provide copies of several of Mr. Rhea’s books for sale at the event.

Mr. Rhea is a nationally acclaimed historian. He has lectured extensively on topics of military history at the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command, at several National Military Parks, and at historical societies and civil war round tables across the country. He had been a member of numerous boards of directors of historical societies, magazines, and historic preservation organizations, including the Civil War Library and Museum, Philadelphia, and North and South magazine. Mr. Rhea has appeared on History Channel, A&E Channel, and Discovery Channel in programs related to American history and has written scores of articles for various scholarly and popular publications. His books, which are considered authoritative in their fields, include:
• The Battle of the Wilderness, May 5-6, 1864
(LSU Press: Baton Rouge, 1994). (History Book Club Main Selection, Book of the Month Club Selection, winner of Landry Award, Civil War Regiments’ Award).
• The Battles for Spotsylvania Court House and the Road to Yellow Tavern: May 7-12, 1864
(LSU Press: Baton Rouge, 1997) (History Book Club Dual Main Selection, winner of Landry Award).
• To the North Anna River: Grant and Lee, May 13-25, 1864
(LSU Press: Baton Rouge, 2000) (History Book Club Main Selection, winner of Landry Award, 2000, and the Fletcher Pratt Award, 2001).
• Cold Harbor: Grant and Lee, May 26-June 3, 1864
(LSU Press: Baton Rouge, 2002) (History Book Club Dual Main Selection, Military History Book Club Dual Main Selection; winner of Daniel M. Laney Award, Austin, and Richard Barksdale Harwell Award, Atlanta.
• Carrying the Flag
(Perseus, New York, 2003)
• In the Footsteps of Grant and Lee: From the Wilderness to Cold Harbor
(LSU Press: Baton Rouge, 2007) (with Chris Heisey, photographer)
• The Battles of Wilderness and Spotsylvania
(National Park Civil War Series: Eastern National Park and Monument Association, 1995).

Support for Lest We Forget has been provided by The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.

Led by local history librarian Kim Lynn

• Thursday, May 29 at 10:00 am
• Friday, May 30 at 10:00 am
• Monday, June 2 at 7:00 pm
• Wednesday, June 4 at 1:00 pm

Take a tour of the Civil War history of Memorial Hall Library

Did you ever wonder why Andover’s library is called “Memorial Hall?”  Take a 30 minute tour and learn the history behind the building constructed to honor the town’s Civil War veterans. View the huge marble plaques inscribed with the names of those who served, as well as artifacts specific to Andover’s history in the late 1800s.

Register online or call 978-623-8401 x31.

Lest We Forget: Andover and the Civil War is a series of events commemorating the 150th Anniversary of the American Civil War.

May 15, 2014 at 7 pm

Dubbed “the most famous woman in America” after she wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin, President Lincoln called Harriet Beecher Stowe “the little lady who wrote the book that started this big war.”

Join us for the Friends’ annual meeting, where Andover storyteller, Susan Lenoe, will portray Harriet Beecher Stowe, and reminisce about her role in the abolitionist movement, her family joys and trials, and her life in Andover, where she lived for twelve years.

Lest We Forget: Andover and the Civil War is a series of events commemorating the 150th Anniversary of the American Civil War. More info at andoverlestweforget.com.

This program is supported in part by a grant from the Andover Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.

Sunday, March 30, 2014
2:30 pm
at Memorial Hall Library

BSQ will highlight the music of the Civil War including President Lincoln’s favorite composer Louis Moreau Gottschalk, the Creole-influenced American Chopin. BSQ’s Peter Cokkinias, Tom Ferrante, Bob Bowlby, and Rod Ferland will explore Civil War era composers such as Stephen Foster (Oh, Susanna), George Root (Battle Hymn of the Republic), Patrick Gilmore (When Jonny Comes Marching Home Again), and Daniel Decatur Emmett (Dixie).

Memorial Hall Library
2 North Main St.
Andover, MA 01810
978-623-8401, x 31 or 32
www.mhl.org

Sponsored by the Friends of Memorial Hall Library

Open through August 2014

The Andover Historical is pleased to announce its newest exhibit: Faces of Andover, opening in April 2014. This photographic exhibit explores the stories of people who had connections to Andover in the years leading up to, during, and following the Civil War. The exhibit highlights themes ranging from sacrifice and abolition to authorship and heroism, drawing stories and photographs from Andover’s own populace during the mid-nineteenth century.

Learn more about the exhibit and images.

An exhibit opening will take place at the Historical Society on Friday, April 11 from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.

The exhibit is free and open to the public during regular hours, Tuesdays through Saturdays, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Andover Historical Society
97 Main Street
Andover, MA 01810
(978) 475-2236
andoverhistorical.org

NORTH AND SOUTH:
Why the Civil War Happened

• When did the Civil War really start?
• Was the Civil War fought about slavery?

• April 3: How did northerners and southerns differ?
• April 10: What were the effects of the compromises that each side made to create the Constitution?
• April 17: How did the compromises begin to fall apart?
• April 24: How did western expansion drive the two sides further apart?
• May 1: Why did the conflict finally come to a head in 1861?

Thursday, May 1 at 7pm
Andover Historical Society

Join Andover Historical Society past president Doug Mitchell as he explores the history of Andover’s own drummer boys and the roles played by musicians during the Civil War.

The event is free and open to the public.

Andover Historical Society
97 Main Street
Andover, MA 01810
(978) 475-2236
andoverhistorical.org

Sunday, March 30, 2014
2:30 pm
at Memorial Hall Library

Hailed as a powerful abolitionist novel, Uncle Tom’s Cabin was published in 1852, and sold over 300,000 copies its first year. Join the Friends’ president, Susan McKelliget, and others for a discussion of this very important book. All are welcome.

Extra copies of Uncle Tom’s Cabin are being made available in addition to what’s in the library catalog. To borrow a copy, contact Stefani Traina at 978-623-8401 x49 or straina@mhl.org.

Memorial Hall Library
2 North Main St.
Andover, MA 01810
978-623-8401, x 31 or 32
www.mhl.org

Sponsored by the Friends of Memorial Hall Library