The four years of Civil War, 1861-5, saw Virginians take leadership roles on both sides. Virginian Winfield Scott was the Union’s General-in-Chief, and Virginian Robert E. Lee would be the same for the Confederacy. Virginian Francis Pierpont would lead the effort to create West Virginia, and Virginian Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson would fight valiantly to hold the allegiance of that region for the Confederacy. More battles were fought in Virginia than in any other state, beginning with the First Battle of Bull Run, just a few miles from the Hylton Center. This talk will discuss these and other men and women who were central figures in the American Iliad.


LLI Coordinator: David Pace