About this Event
Join the WCHS for March Culture & Cocktails at the Miller House as Jay Graybeal presents "Confusion and Excitement: A Local Family's Experience of the Battle of Antietam."
Jay Graybeal will present the history of his Washington County ancestors' experiences as local farmers during the Antietam and Gettysburg Campaigns, including the trials they endured and the court cases they faced following the Civil War. Jay Graybeal has previously served as the Director of the Historical Society of Carroll County in Westminster, Maryland, and as the Chief Curator of the U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center in Carlisle, PA.
Doors open at 5:30 PM and the talk begins at 6:00 PM. Culture & Cocktails attendees each receive one drink ticket, and light hors d'oeuvres will be served!
Culture & Cocktails has been made possible by the generous support of the James and Mary Schurz Foundation.
Event venue & nearby stays
Miller House Museum, 135 West Washington Street, Hagerstown, United States