Civil War Sesquicentennial

 Life in a War Zone: Montgomery County during the Civil War

In conjunction with the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, Heritage Montgomery has produced a 60-minute documentary film on the history of the Civil War in Montgomery County.  Historic and contemporary images of local heritage sites, video of Civil War re-enactors, and panoramas of unchanged rural landscapes all help tell the fascinating story of the role our county played in the conflict.

Produced by Heritage Montgomery, written and directed by Barbara Grunbaum of G2 Media, with a beautiful soundtrack including performances by the Washington Revels, the video is as entertaining as it is educational.

Please Join us at the "World Premiere" of Life in a War Zone!

 Wednesday, March 16

The Universities at Shady Grove

Conference Center Auditorium (Building 1)

9630 Gudelsky Drive, Rockville

7 pm Reception ~ 7:30 pm Screening begins

Due to limited seating, please RSVP to heritagemontgomery@gmail.com

Click here for a campus map.

The Life in a War Zone video will be available to be downloaded from the Heritage Montgomery website shortly.  You may download the accompanying 32-page booklet titled Life in a War Zone: A Guide to the Civil War in Montgomery County, Maryland. or request a paper copy by calling our office at 301-515-0753.

Did you know?
      In the 1860 Presidential election, 2,400 votes were cast in the county. Only 50 votes were cast for Abraham Lincoln.  Four years later Lincoln received 25% of the votes. 
 

 Edward's Ferry c. 1861