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Desperate Engagement

2025-05-21 19:00:00 2025-05-21 20:00:00 America/New_York Desperate Engagement Author and historian Marc Leepson tells the story of the Battle of Monocacy, one of the Civil War's most significant yet lesser-known battles. Gum Spring Library - Meeting Room A

Wednesday, May 21
7:00pm - 8:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-05-21 19:00:00 2025-05-21 20:00:00 America/New_York Desperate Engagement Author and historian Marc Leepson tells the story of the Battle of Monocacy, one of the Civil War's most significant yet lesser-known battles. Gum Spring Library - Meeting Room A

Gum Spring Library

Meeting Room A

Author and historian Marc Leepson tells the story of the Battle of Monocacy, one of the Civil War's most significant yet lesser-known battles.

Marc Leepson is a journalist, historian, and author of ten books. He served in the U.S. Army from 1967-69, including a year in the Vietnam War, and received an honorable discharge. He earned a master’s degree in history from George Washington University. Leepson is a former staff writer for Congressional Quarterly and has written for PreservationSmithsonianMilitary HistoryCivil War TimesVietnam magazine, and the Washington Post.

Desperate Engagement: How a Little-known Civil War Battle Saved Washington, D.C. and Changed the Course of American History was released in 2007.  

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AGE GROUP: | High School | Adult |

EVENT TYPE: | Culture/History |

Gum Spring Library

Phone: 571-258-3838

Hours
Mon, May 12 9:30AM to 9:00PM
Tue, May 13 9:30AM to 9:00PM
Wed, May 14 9:30AM to 9:00PM
Thu, May 15 9:30AM to 9:00PM
Fri, May 16 9:30AM to 5:00PM
Sat, May 17 9:30AM to 5:00PM
Sun, May 18 12:00PM to 5:00PM

Upcoming Events

Mon, May 12, All day

Mon, May 12, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room C

Tue, May 13, 10:00am - 10:30am
Meeting Room A

Tue, May 13, 11:00am - 11:30am
Meeting Room A

Tue, May 13, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Teen Center

Tue, May 13, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Meeting Room C

Tue, May 13, 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Meeting Room A

Tue, May 13, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room B

Wed, May 14, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Makerspace

Wed, May 14, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room A

Wed, May 14, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Makerspace

Wed, May 14, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Alcove

Wed, May 14, 6:30pm - 8:00pm

Thu, May 15, 10:00am - 10:30am
Meeting Room A

Thu, May 15, 11:00am - 11:30am
Meeting Room A

Thu, May 15, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Meeting Room B

Thu, May 15, 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Makerspace

Thu, May 15, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Meeting Room A

Thu, May 15, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room A

Fri, May 16, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room A

Sat, May 17, 10:00am - 10:30am
Meeting Room A

Mon, May 19, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room C

Tue, May 20, 10:00am - 10:30am
Meeting Room A

Tue, May 20, 11:00am - 11:30am
Meeting Room A

Tue, May 20, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room A

Tue, May 20, 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Meeting Room B

Tue, May 20, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Teen Center

Tue, May 20, 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Meeting Room A

Tue, May 20, 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Alcove

Tue, May 20, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room B

Wed, May 21, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Makerspace

Wed, May 21, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room A

Wed, May 21, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Makerspace

Wed, May 21, 6:30pm - 8:00pm

Wed, May 21, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room A

Thu, May 22, 10:00am - 10:30am
Meeting Room A

Thu, May 22, 11:00am - 11:30am
Meeting Room A

Thu, May 22, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Meeting Room B

Thu, May 22, 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Makerspace

Thu, May 22, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Teen Center

Sat, May 24, 10:00am - 10:30am
Meeting Room A

Tue, May 27, 10:00am - 10:30am
Meeting Room A

Tue, May 27, 11:00am - 11:30am
Meeting Room A

Tue, May 27, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Meeting Room C

Tue, May 27, 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Meeting Room A

Tue, May 27, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room B

Wed, May 28, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Makerspace

Wed, May 28, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room A

Wed, May 28, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Makerspace

Wed, May 28, 6:30pm - 8:00pm

Wed, May 28, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room C

Thu, May 29, 10:00am - 10:30am
Meeting Room A

Thu, May 29, 11:00am - 11:30am
Meeting Room A

Thu, May 29, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Meeting Room B

Thu, May 29, 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Makerspace

Thu, May 29, 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Meeting Room C

Fri, May 30, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Alcove

Sat, May 31, All day

Sat, May 31, 10:00am - 10:30am
Meeting Room A

Mon, Jun 02, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room C

Tue, Jun 03, 10:00am - 10:30am
Meeting Room A

Tue, Jun 03, 11:00am - 11:30am
Meeting Room A

Tue, Jun 03, 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Meeting Room A

Tue, Jun 03, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room B

Wed, Jun 04, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Makerspace

Wed, Jun 04, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room A

Thu, Jun 05, 10:00am - 10:30am
Meeting Room A

Thu, Jun 05, 11:00am - 11:30am
Meeting Room A

Thu, Jun 05, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Meeting Room B

Thu, Jun 05, 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Alcove

Sat, Jun 07, 10:00am - 10:30am
Meeting Room A

Mon, Jun 09, All day

Tue, Jun 10, 10:00am - 10:30am
Meeting Room A

Tue, Jun 10, 11:00am - 11:30am
Meeting Room A

Tue, Jun 10, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Meeting Room C

Tue, Jun 10, 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Meeting Room A

Tue, Jun 10, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room B

Wed, Jun 11, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Makerspace

Wed, Jun 11, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room A