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The Civil War Museum of Delafield, WI
Next Event: Tuesday, February 3rd, 6:30pm
The War for American Independence:
The Battle for NewYork and the Retreat From Canada, 1776
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440 Wells Street
Delafield, WI 53018
262-347-9111
Until September 6th, Open Only By Appointment.
Don't Hesitate to Call!!
The Museum Blog


George Washington, the Continental Army and Navy, and the Invasion of Canada, 1775
Thank you for joining us last night for our latest presentation on the War of American Independence. Despite our video playback glitches, hopefully you gained something from Bill Davis's video work on our new secondary screen, and learned at least something new about the course of the war in 1775. Speaking of video glitches, here are links to the three videos we intended to show last night: On George Washington- https://youtu.be/6Parlzfx16Q?si=1lUNL4HexKPW2Cso On the burning
Dec 10, 20251 min read
The American Revolutionary War: The Siege of Boston and the Battle of Bunker Hill
One more reading item: A copy of Colonel John R. Elting's book, The Battle of Bunker Hill . Probably the best short treatment of the battle from a military historian's point of view.
Oct 24, 20251 min read


Oct 24, 20251 min read
The American Revolutionary War: The Siege of Boston and the Battle of Bunker Hill
Thank you to all who attended or presentation last night! The Battle of Bunker Hill, while having great name recognition, is not necessarily well understood. Hopefully we went a little way toward rectifying that for you last night. Below is a link to our presentation ("BunkerHillPreso"). There are also links to the chapter on Bunker Hill in Willard Wallace's excellent history of the Revolutionary War, Appeal to Arms (" Wallace_Bunker Hill"); to an article on the formation of
Oct 24, 20251 min read


The War for American Independence: The Battles of Lexington and Concord
Thank you to all who attended our presentation last night! As I mentioned in my comments, I probably went overboard in terms of detail,...
Sep 10, 20251 min read
Future Presentations
Last week's event concluded our chronological review of the events of the Civil War. But, as we discussed, we fully intend to continue...
Jun 16, 20251 min read
The End of the Civil War, Part 2
Thanks to those of you who attended our presentation last week! It was great to see so many of you, and to hear that you want our...
Jun 16, 20251 min read


Appomattox Campaign Follow-Up
Thanks to all who attended last night's presentation on "The End of the Civil War (Part One). Hopefully the discussion and maps clarified...
May 7, 20251 min read
The Twilight of the Confederacy
Thanks to all who attended last week’s presentation on the “Twilight of the Confederacy.” Hopefully you gained some insight into the...
Apr 15, 20251 min read
The Naval and Coastal War, 1864-1865
Thanks to those of you who attended our presentation last night! As we discussed, we have big plans for Museum additions and...
Feb 26, 20251 min read


The Petersburg and Shenandoah Valley Campaigns of 1864
Thanks for attending our session on Tuesday, October 29th! For those of you who are interested, I have attached the presentation below...
Nov 1, 20241 min read


The Overland Campaign, Part II and Jubal Early's Raid on Washington
Thanks to all who attended the presentation last night, despite the Milwaukee Brewers playoff debut (ugh) and the televised...
Oct 2, 20241 min read
Mar 11, 20240 min read
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