"The Augusta Militia and Point Pleasant" Presented by: BG (Ret.) Theodore G. Shuey, Jr.
"The Augusta Militia and Point Pleasant" Presented by: BG (Ret.) Theodore G. Shuey, Jr.
Dive into local history with Shuey's Augusta County focused lecture. Here, he will look at how the Augusta militia formed in the 1740s and trace their steps through Lord Dunmore's War until the cumulation at the Battle of Point Pleasant on October 10, 1774. Finally, he will explore the aftermath of the five-month conflict that helped steer Colonial Virginia towards revolution.
Meet the Speaker:
Theodore Shuey served 37 years in the Army with commands at the Company, Battalion, Brigade, Task Force, and Division levels. Outside of the armed forces he served as the CEO of The TGS, Group, Inc., and Commonwealth Investment Group, Inc. He has served at the Chairperson of Board Of Director for the Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library, was the Past National Commander of the 29th Division Association, Former President of the Citizen Soldiers Education Foundation and the Virginia National Guard Association. He is the author of three books, EVER FORWARD! The Story of One of the Nation's Oldest and Most Historic Military Units , The Omaha Beach Guide, and Sunrise, Sunset.
This program was generously supported by the American Frontier Culture Foundation. To learn more, please visit their website: https://www.frontierculturefoundation.... It was also sponsored in part by Virginia Humanities, the Frontier Culture Museum of Virginia and the American Frontier Culture Foundation express our deepest thanks to the organization.
About the Frontier Culture Museum:
The Frontier Culture Museum is a living history museum located in the heart of the Shenandoah Valley. It tells the story of the thousands of immigrants who traveled from their native homelands to the Shenandoah Valley and how the culture evolved from the 1740s to the 1850s.
Visit the museum online at www.frontiermuseum.org
