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Smithsonian Civil War Studies | A program of The Smithsonian Associates | Smithsonian Institution Welcome to Civil War Studies home articles trivia online tours contact us other SI links The Smithsonian Associates is our nation's outstanding adult learning center for Civil War Studies with thought-provoking courses, seminars, lectures, and battlefield tours conducted by outstanding scholars and study tour leaders. Battlefield tours & lectures Overnight seminars & tours Lincoln Connections CIVIL WAR 150 Current Civil War Studies Newsletter Article Our founding fathers’ dream for a canal linking the Chesapeake Bay ports to the western territories of Ohio and beyond was the equivalent of our generation’s dream to land on the moon. Like the space program, the vision for the C&O Canal was to facilitate travel, communication, and commerce between people and places. But unlike the space program, it fell far short of those goals. The First Battle of Manassas All-Day Tour Sunday, June 5, 2016 - 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The first major battle of the Civil War took place on July 21, 1861, along the banks of Bull Run, some 25 miles from Washington. Congressmen and their families, not expecting a full-scale encounter, watched the battle as they picnicked on the slopes of the Virginia hills. Subscribe to the Civil War Studies eNewsletter! The largest circulating Civil War digital newsletter includes advanced notice of popular Smithsonian Associates tours, seminars and local Civil War events, as well as a regular trivia quiz (with prizes), and original articles and essays. Take an online tour, right now! Don't live near a Civil War site? You can still enjoy an on-line tour with narrative and photos. Sample our most popular tour, the John Wilkes Booth Escape Route, with Ed Bearss. Copyright 1995-2016 The Smithsonian Associates and Smithsonian Institution | Privacy Statement