Lecture on Civil War at Naper Settlement

Naper Settlement presents the Civil War Sesquicentennial Series: Rally ’Round the Flag.

Theodore Karamanski, professor of history at Loyola University, will present a lecture based on his book, “Rally ’Round the Flag: Chicago and the Civil War” from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. September 25 at Naper Settlement’s Century Memorial Chapel.

Karamanski will share his research on the 1860 Republican Convention, life at Camp Douglas, a Confederate prison on Chicago’s South Side, and prominent Chicago residents Mary Livermore and Elmer Ellsworth. Admission is free.