The Civil War on the National Mall

Partner Event
March 29, 2025 @ 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM EDT

Civil War Defenses of Washington
Washington, DC 20012

NPS Ranger Bryan Cheeseboro gives a historical interpretive talk about the area of the National Mall during the Civil War.  Includes the Story of Armory Square Hospital, the Smithsonian Castle, the construction of the Capitol and the Wahington monument, and the Washington Canal.  

Meets at 11 AM at the northside entrance (Jefferson Dr SW) of the Air & Space Museum at 11:00 AM.  

Contact
Bryan Cheeseboro
Civil War Defenses of Washington
202-604-1673
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