BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:-//com.denhaven2/NONSGML ri_cal gem//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Macculloch Hall Historical Museum presents a Civil War Lectur e Series in conjunction with the exhibit \;&ldquo\;Gone for a Soldie r:&rdquo\; Jerseymen in the Civil War\nOn Wednesday June 27th Macculloch Hall Historical Museum is pleased to welcome Dr. James McPherson in con junction with the museum&rsquo\;s current exhibit &ldquo\;Gone for a Sol dier:&rdquo\; Jerseymen in the Civil War.  \;Presented in collaborat ion with the New Jersey Civil War Sesquicentennial Committee\, this exhi bit brings together for the first time about two hundred objects from th e Civil War from nearly thirty museums\, historical societies\, and priv ate collections. Each month through June the Museum is presenting a topi c relating to the exhibit.\nDr. McPherson will present the lecture &ldqu o\;When Will this Cruel War be Over? The Failure of Peace Negotiations&n bsp\;during the Civil War&rdquo\;. Despite the enormous casualties of th e war and the desire of people in both the Union and Confederacy for an end to the killing by 1864\, efforts at peace negotiations proved aborti ve because of the uncompromisable nature of war aims on each side. The l ecture will discuss these peace efforts and their failure\, and will exp lain how and why the war ended only in unconditional victory for the Uni on. Dr. McPherson will be available after the lecture to sell and sign h is books. Titles include Battle Cry of Freedom\, The Civil War Era\, The Mighty Scourge\, Perspectives of the Civil War\, Tried by War\; Abraham Lincoln As Commander in Chief.\nJames M. McPherson was born in North Da kota and grew up in Minnesota\, where he earned the B.A. degree from Gus tavus Adolphus College in 1958. He earned a Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins Uni versity in 1963. From 1962 to 2004 he taught at Princeton University\, w here he is now the George Henry Davis &rsquo\;86 Professor of American H istory Emeritus. He is the author of fifteen books and editor of another ten\, mostly on the era of the American Civil War and Reconstruction. H is books have won several prizes\, including the Pulitzer Prize (1989) f or Battle Cry Freedom: The Civil War Era and two Lincoln Prizes (1998 an d 2009) for\, respectively\, For Cause and Comrades: Why men Fought in t he Civil War and Tired By War: Abraham Lincoln as Commander in Chief. He is active in several organizations for historic and battlefield preserv ation\, and in addition to several professional associations he is an el ected member of the American Philosophical Society and the American Acad emy of Arts and Sciences\, and has received honorary degrees from ten Am erican colleges and universities.\nAll lectures start at 7pm with ticket s available from 6:30pm and are held at the Cincinnati Masonic Lodge No. 3\, 39 Maple Avenue (one block from the museum). Tickets for the lectur es are Adults $8\, Seniors $6\, Students (over 12 years) $6. Members of the Museum will receive a $2 discount for these special programs. Member ships can be purchased at the door. \; Cash or check only please. Ti cket holders to the museum exhibit will receive a $2 discount to the lec tures with proof of admission\; lecture ticket holders may also receive a $2 discount on a museum exhibit visit. See ticket desk for details.&nb sp\; On the evenings of the Civil War Lecture Series the Museum will hav e extended exhibit hours from 1pm - 6:30pm. \; &ldquo\;Gone for a So ldier&rdquo\; is on display Wednesday\, Thursday and Sunday afternoons t hrough July 1st 2012. \;\nThe New Jersey Sesquicentennial Committee\ , commemorating the 150th anniversary of the American Civil War\, a volu nteer organization working for increased awareness and recognition of Ne w Jersey&rsquo\;s important role in the Civil war\, has been recognized by the New Jersey Governor and both houses of the New Jersey legislature . Macculloch Hall Historical Museum preserves the history of the Maccull och-Miller families\, the Morris area community\, and the legacy of its founder W. Parsons Todd through its historic site\, collections\, exhibi ts\, and educational and cultural programs. For information\, call the M useum weekdays at (973) 538-2404 ext 10\, visit our website www.maccullo chhall.org or find us on Facebook. \; Macculloch Hall Historical Mus eum\, 45 Macculloch Ave.\, Morristown\, NJ 07960. \; Macculloch Hall Historical Museum is a nonprofit educational affiliate of the W. Parson s Todd Foundation. \; URL:http://maplewood.patch.com/events/macculloch-hall-presents-a-civil-wa r-lecture-series-in-conjunction-with-the-exhibit-gone-for-a-soldier-jers eymen-in-the-civil-war SUMMARY:Macculloch Hall Presents a Civil War Lecture Series in Conjunctio n with the exhibit "\;Gone for a Soldier."\; Jerseymen in the Ci vil War LOCATION:39 Maple Ave\, Morristown\, NJ 07960: 39 Maple Ave\, Morristown\ , NJ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR