Knights of the Golden Circle: Secret Empire, Secession, Civil War by David C. Keehn

There is another presentation in Richmond, Virginia as well:

Knights of the Golden Circle: Secret Empire, Secession, Civil War
Thursday, June 13 (noon)
By David C. KeehnBanner Lecture Series

The Knights of the Golden Circle was a mysterious southern-based society that set out in 1859 to establish a slave empire in Mexico. In late 1860, it shifted its focus to supporting the secession movement and intimidating Unionists in the South. According to David Keehn, once the war began, the Knights helped build up the nascent Confederate army and carried out various clandestine actions, including an attempt to assassinate Abraham Lincoln as he passed through Baltimore in 1861. Keehn, an attorney from Allentown, Pa., is the author of Knights of the Golden Circle: Secret Empire, Southern Secession, Civil War.

 Tickets are $4-$6

 Virginia Historical Society
 428 North Boulevard
 Richmond, Virginia
 23220

Tel: 804.358.4901