Alexandria Historical Society Lecture

Wednesday, September 28, 2011, 7:30 pm
The Lyceum, 201 South Washington Street, Alexandria, Virginia

THIS FORGOTTEN LAND: BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF CONFEDERATE VETERANS
By Don Hakenson

Don is an Air Force veteran who retired from the federal government in 2008 after 24 years of service as a civilian for the Department of the Army.  He has spent countless years researching obscure Civil War incidents and sites in Fairfax County, especially those regarding Colonel John S. Mosby and his rangers. Hakenson is the Past President and current board member for the Stuart-Mosby Historical Society. He has served as a History Commissioner for Lee District in Fairfax County for five years and is also a founder and member on the board of directors for the Franconia Museum. He is a Civil war advisor for the Mosby Foundation in Warrenton and for the Friends of Laura Ratcliffe in Herndon. Don has published five books related to the Civil War, written many articles on Mosby and the Civil War history around Franconia and Fairfax County in various newsletters, magazines and newspapers, and edited various history publication. Don is the recipient of the 2011 Alexandria Historical Society Special Award for his book This Forgotten Land, Vol. II: Biographical Sketches of Confederate Veterans.

This Forgotten Land documents the men and women, North and South, who lived in the Telegraph, Gunston, Colchester, Bulah and Franconia areas that are located outside of the City of Alexandria, VA. This area had become a forgotten land concerning the history of the War Between the States. The book identifies 547 Alexandrians and other Confederate and Union veterans buried in Alexandria cemeteries. He has provided an historical narrative sketch for each of these men who lived, fought and were killed in the war or who survived the war but were later buried in Alexandria.

Who were these men and where did they live? How did they earn their living before and after the Civil War? Who were their families and what contributions did they make to Alexandria? Join us to learn about these Alexandrians and other Union and Confederate veterans buried in Alexandrian cemeteries.

This event is free and open to the public.  No reservations are required.  Seating is on a first come, first seated basis.  The capacity of the hall is 120.