<p> The Civil War lecture series at the Martha’s Vineyard Museum continues next Thursday, Sept. 8, when James B. Richardson 3rd gives a lecture entitled Confederated Raiders by Land and Sea.</p> <p> The talk will focus on the Confederate Navy and how it was able to infiltrate the New England coast, sinking sixty-seven vessels in these waters and making a daring raid as far north as St. Albans, Vermont. They were aided in this venture by a commissioner in Canada.</p>
The Civil War lecture series at the Martha’s Vineyard Museum continues next Thursday, Sept. 8, when James B. Richardson 3rd gives a lecture entitled Confederated Raiders by Land and Sea.
The talk will focus on the Confederate Navy and how it was able to infiltrate the New England coast, sinking sixty-seven vessels in these waters and making a daring raid as far north as St. Albans, Vermont. They were aided in this venture by a commissioner in Canada.
Mr. Richardson is curator emeritus from the Carnegie Museum of Natural History and professor emeritus from the University of Pittsburgh.
The program begins at 5:30 p.m. at the museum library located at 59 School street in Edgartown. Admission is $8 for members and $12 for nonmembers.
There will be a reception to follow in the Civil War exhibit space in the Pease House Galleries.
For more details, visit mvmuseum.org.
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