"Crossroads of Conflict: Civil War in Culpeper County and Creation of Culpeper National Cemetery"-- Speaker Jeff Joyce.

The first part of Jeff's talk is an overview of how the Civil War impacted Culpeper County, including major battles like Cedar Mountain and Brandy Station, as well as the Army of the Potomac winter encampment (1863-64). The second part is about the establishment of Culpeper National Cemetery after the war and the stories of several Civil War soldiers buried there. Speaker Jeff Joyce is an Air Force veteran, retired Defense contractor, and volunteer historian at Culpeper National Cemetery, supporting the Wreaths Across America program at the cemetery.  In addition, Jeff is a Docent at the National Air and Space Museum, a volunteer with the Honor Flight program, a battlefield guide at Bristoe Station Battlefield Heritage Park, and a member of the Civil War living history team at Manassas National Battlefield.