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Lecture – Skull, Severed Heads and Skeletons: Battlefield Clean-up during the American War of Independence

October 30, 2018 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Battlefield clean-up is a topic rarely covered by modern historians. However, following almost any military engagement, corpses need to be buried. Who disposed of these corpses and how can we tell who buried whom? Were officers and other ranks buried together or separate? Just in time for Halloween, Dr. Bob Selig, historian, will try to answer these and related questions about burying the dead during the American War of Independence.

The lecture will last 45 minutes with time afterwards for questions.

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Date:
October 30, 2018
Time:
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Cost:
Free
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Venue

Anderson House
2118 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20008 United States
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Phone:
202-785-2040