Keeping History Alive Series Returns with “Los Angeles in the Civil War”

1863 was considered the turning point of the Civil War. Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in January, and the Union Army won the Battle of Gettysburg in July. 

Join us on Saturday, May 20 at 10 am in our historic barn as we mark the 160th Anniversary of the Civil War and the role Phineas Banning played in the war with a fascinating lecture by Drum Barracks Civil War Museum director, Tara Fansler.

FREE for Friends of Banning Museum members/$5 for non-members. Please pay at the door.

The Banning Museum, 401 East M Street, Wilmington, CA 90744       

Parking on the street

Please RSVP below or call (310) 548-2005