2nd Saturday Civil War Series - Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall

Since 2014 the Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall, and the Captain Thomas Espy Post, have brought more than seventy-five Civil War historians here to Carnegie to speak in the Lincoln Gallery as part of our 2nd Saturday Civil War Lecture Series. These lectures are free and open to the public, and are held on the second Saturday of each month, from January – June, and September – November. We invite our community, our patrons, and all Civil War enthusiasts from the greater Pittsburgh area to attend these events…

The 2nd Saturday Lecture Series is made possible by the Massey Charitable Trust.

For more information please contact Espy Post Curator, Jon-Erik Gilot, at gilotj@einetwork.net.

Saturday, May 11, 2024, 1:00PM
IN PERSON at ACFL&MH & Online!

Upcoming Events…

April 13, 2024 – Symposium: “Riding a Raid: Paradigms & Personalities of Civil War Raids”
May 11, 2024 – John Banks – Civil War Road Trip of a Lifetime
June 8, 2024 – Mike Kraus – Memories and Experiences of the Filming of Gettysburg
September 14, 2024 – Matt Borders – Pittsburgh at Antietam
October 19, 2024 – Eric Mohney – The Pennsylvania Reserves **Please note 3rd Saturday date**
November 9, 2024 – Alaina Roberts – I’ve Been Here All the While: Black Freedom on Native Land

Past Events…

In the spring of 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic forced us to briefly pivot our 2nd Saturday Civil War Lecture Series to a digital platform. We are grateful to all of our speakers who have worked with us to present and record their material online for a wider audience to enjoy.

March 9, 2024 – Tom McMillan: Our Flag Was Still There

February 9, 2024 – Kelly D. Mezurek: Men of Color, to Arms! Frederick Douglass & USCT Recruiting

January 13, 2024 – Patrick Jones: Civil War Musicians in Camp and Field

November 11, 2023 – Codie Eash: Abraham Lincoln’s Visit to the Gettysburg Battlefield

October 14, 2023 – Jon-Erik Gilot: Dangerfield Newby’s Fight for Freedom (Not recorded)

September 9, 2023 – Benjamin E. Myers: American Citizen: Letters of the 46th Pennsylvania Infantry

June 3, 2023 – Melissa A. Winn: Dead Letter Office Images: The Civil War’s Lost Sentiments

May 13, 2023 – Dr. Mathew Lively: Calamity at Chancellorsville: The Wounding & Death of Stonewall Jackson

March 11, 2023 – Evan Portman: Civilian Stories from the Battle of Gettysburg

February 11, 2023 – Abbi Smithmyer: Monument Vandalism & Destruction During & After the Civil War

January 14, 2023 – David Albert: The Civil War as the Watershed Event in American History

November 12, 2022 – Rich Condon: Fraternity, Charity, and Loyalty – Politics & Memory at Pittsburgh’s 28th National G.A.R. Encampment

October 8, 2022: Matthew Callery (of Addressing Gettysburg): Why Gettysburg?

September 10, 2022: Emily Lapisardi: Rose Greenhow’s Memoirs

March 12, 2022: Harry Smeltzer: In the Footsteps of the 69th New York State Militia at 1st Bull Run