For Twenty Dollars in Gold, A Story of the Civil War

Schedule

Thu Apr 09 2026 at 06:30 pm to 08:30 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

St John's Episcopal Church | Wilmington, NC

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Retired U.S. Army Colonel A. Carl Ward, presenting For "Twenty Dollars in Gold: A Story of the Civil War." Drawing on decades of research and family letters discovered in his grandmother’s attic, Ward tells the story of Private James Ward of the 26th North Carolina Infantry, following his journey through the war with Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia while also exploring how the conflict shaped the lives of families back home in southeastern North Carolina
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St John's Episcopal Church, 1219 E Forest Hills Dr, Wilmington, NC 28403-2524, United States

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