Calendar of Events

McCauley Lecture: The Blue and Gray Division - The 29th Infantry in World War 2

Ongoing Opportunities

Stitches Through Time: Women's Work From Farm to Fashion March 1 to December 22, 2023
Foundations of Frederick Walking Tour April 1, 8, 22 and May 6, 20, 27
Frederick During the Civil War Walking Tour April 15, 29 and May 13
Frederick Civil War Hospitals Walking Tour Saturdays at 10:30 AM and Sundays at 2 PM, April through September

April 10 at 7 PM

Washington County Free Library

100 S. Potomac St.
Hagerstown, MD 21740
Website
301-739-3250

Formed in World War 1, the 29th Infantry Division is renowned for valor and sacrifice on D-Day's infamous Omaha Beach during World War Two. The soldiers of the 29th came from Maryland, Virginia, and other communities that had, just a couple generations earlier, sent soldiers to opposing armies during the Civil War; this heritage won them the name, "The Blue and Gray Division." Join historian John Schildt for a lively and informative discussion of the local units who served in the 29th.