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Civil War Songs and Letters

Catherine Aselford, Neighbor

Saturday, May 3, 8 pm $10 Admission

Wammie-award winning band Dead Men’s Hollow plays songs of the Civil War; actors from Guillotine Theatre read letters and diary entries from soldiers and civilians from both sides of America’s epic conflict. Writers include Generals Pickett, Forrest and Lee, a Black soldier to his enslaved daughters, and Alexandrians Isabel Emerson and Anne S. Frobel.

The Athenaeum, 201 Prince Street, Alexandria VA 22314

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