Bruce Eelman is an Associate Professor of History at Siena College in Loudonville, New York. Professor Eelman received his Ph.D. in Civil War-Era History from the University of Maryland. He will lecture on the 44^th New York Infantry regiment; formed in August 1861 in response to the death of Colonel Elmer Ellsworth, a New York native, nationally-known military figure, and a personal friend of Abraham Lincoln. Nicknamed “Ellsworth’s Avengers,” the 44th was unique in that it raised troops from throughout the state rather than from a particular community. The regiment’s service included important action in the Peninsula Campaign, Gettysburg, and the Wilderness. This lecture will focus on how the 44th New York Regiment offers an opportunity to examine the military, political, and social experience of war both from a New York and a national perspective. 

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