"The Myths at Appomattox"
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Presentation to the
Civil War Round Table of the District of Columbia
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Presentation to the
at the Fort Myer Officers' Club in Arlington, VA
on October 8, 2019
About the Topic:
Mr. Schroeder's presentation will cover some of the most interesting aspects from his books Thirty Myths about Lee's Surrender and More Myths about Lee's Surrender. He will describe and separate fact from fiction about the events in mid-April 1865 under the apple tree (or not) at Appomattox "Court House" and Appomattox "Courthouse" that ended the Civil War (or not).
From 1986-1993, Mr. Schroeder worked as a seasonal living history interpreter at Appomattox Court House National Historical Park. In 1993, he wrote Thirty Myths About Lee’s Surrender, which is currently in its fourteenth printing. From 1994–1999, Mr. Schroeder was employed at Red Hill, the Patrick Henry National Memorial. He has written, edited and/or contributed to more than twenty-five Civil War titles including:
Mr. Schroeder's presentation will cover some of the most interesting aspects from his books Thirty Myths about Lee's Surrender and More Myths about Lee's Surrender. He will describe and separate fact from fiction about the events in mid-April 1865 under the apple tree (or not) at Appomattox "Court House" and Appomattox "Courthouse" that ended the Civil War (or not).
About the Speaker:
Patrick A. Schroeder was born January 1, 1968, at Fort Belvoir, VA, was raised in Utica, NY, and attended Stuarts Draft High School in Augusta County, VA. In the spring of 1990, he graduated Cum Laude with a B.S. in Historical Park Administration from Shepherd College, Shepherdstown, WV. He has an M.A. in Civil War History from Virginia Tech.
From 1986-1993, Mr. Schroeder worked as a seasonal living history interpreter at Appomattox Court House National Historical Park. In 1993, he wrote Thirty Myths About Lee’s Surrender, which is currently in its fourteenth printing. From 1994–1999, Mr. Schroeder was employed at Red Hill, the Patrick Henry National Memorial. He has written, edited and/or contributed to more than twenty-five Civil War titles including:- The Confederate Cemetery at Appomattox;
- Recollections + Reminiscences of Old Appomattox County and Its People;
- Images of America: Appomattox County;
- We Came To Fight: The History of the 5th NY Veteran Vol. Inf., Duryee’s Zouaves (1863-1865);
- Campaigns of the 146th Regiment New York State Volunteers;
- The Bloody 85th: The Letters of Milton McJunkin, a Western Pennsylvania Soldier in the Civil War; and
- With the 11th New York Fire Zouaves: In Camp, Battle and Prison
Mr. Schroeder resides in Lynchburg, VA, and has worked as an independent researcher, author, historian, and tour guide. He has served as the Historian at Appomattox Court House National Historical Park since 2002 and Chief of Cultural Resources since 2018.
In an effort to protect sites relevant to the Appomattox Campaign, Mr. Schroeder has set up the “Appomattox Fund” with the American Battlefield Trust, to save land important to the climatic events of April 1865.
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