Zoom Talk : Brooklyn in the Civil War

On Wednesday, June 17, 2020, at 5 pm, Matt joins Jeff Richman, the historian at Green-Wood Cemetery, for an online presentation, Brooklyn Goes to War.

By 1860, Green-Wood had become the place to be buried in New York City, and would soon become the final resting place for thousands who died in battle and veterans who died in the ensuing decades. In 2002, Green-Wood launched its Civil War Project, with the hopes of identifying as many of these veterans as possible. Over 5,000 have been identified and that number continues to grow each year.

Join Green-Wood historian Jeff Richman and Matt Dellinger, a writer now working on a book about Brooklyn and the Civil War, for a discussion about the fascinating stories of these brave men and women who we now count among Green-Wood’s “permanent residents.”