About the Topic:

Cory M. Pfarr, author of a new book, The Federal Signal Services at Antietam. Stations, Officers and Battlefield Intelligence on America’s Bloodiest Day (McFarland Publishing), will discuss how new signals helped General McClellan counter Robert E. Lee’s maneuvers that day.  

Cory M. Pfarr works for the Department of War (formerly Defense). He is the award-winning author of Longstreet at Gettysburg: A Critical Reassessment (2019), Righting the Longstreet Record at Gettysburg: Six Matters of Controversy and Confusion (2023) and his latest book, The Federal Signal Service at Antietam: Stations, Officers and Battlefield Intelligence on America's Bloodiest Day (2026).

Mr. Pfarr's essays and scholarship have appeared in Gettysburg Magazine, North & South Magazine, Emerging Civil War, Studies in Intelligence, and The Massachusetts Historical Review. His work has been featured on the Pennsylvania Cable Network and C-SPAN's American History TV, and he has presented his research at the U.S. Army War College. 

In addition to his historical writing, his poetry explores themes of memory, faith, family, loss, and the passage of time. 

Source: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B07JMMZ8NN/about?ccs_id=8c30b7d0-6955-49d9-9def-85e8387c779e

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 CWRTDC'S UPCOMING MEETING

IN-PERSON ONLY​

"CORNELIA HANCOCK'S CIVIL WAR"

presentation by

CAROLYN IVANOFF

Wednesday, October 14, 2026

At Clara Barton's Missing Soldiers Office Museum

437 7th Street NW

Washington D.C.

Clara Barton's Missing Soldiers Office is a unique historical gem where Clara Barton and a small team of assistants corresponded with thousands of families and tracked down missing soldiers from 1865-1868 -- with no internet or modern devices. The space was scheduled to be torn down for a new office building when a GSA employee discovered Barton's sign in the ceiling and saved it from demolition. You can feel her presence in these walls -- we are fortunate to hold our meeting here!     

The museum is located in the thriving Penn Quarter neighborhood, a short walk from the Archives/Navy Memorial/Penn Quarter Metro (yellow/green line) or Gallery Place/Chinatown Metro (red/yellow/green line)

Schedule

5:30 pm ET: Social period in lobby with light refreshments

6:10 pm ET: Move upstairs to 3rd Floor (elevator available)

6:30 pm ET: Meeting starts (Announcements, Speaker Presentation, Q&A)

8:00/8:15 pm ET: Meeting concludes

This is an in-person meeting only -- there will be no hybrid/virtual access via Zoom

Cost: $10 members, $15 non-members.

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About the Topic:

This presentation will introduce attendees to Quaker nurse Cornelia Hancock and the new Civil War biography by Carolyn Ivanoff.  Hancock nursed fearlessly and devotedly from the Battle of Gettysburg to the end of the war.  This program highlights Hancock’s remarkable Civil War correspondence, identifying the people, places, and events she wrote about. The program provides a frame and context to Cornelia's world and provides 21st century audiences fuller access and understanding of this unique and fearlessly dedicated young woman.  Cornelia Hancock looked at the world with eyes wide open and wrote not only her story but that of a nation engaged in War. The book is a tribute to her and to all the women of the American Civil War who sacrificed and served. 

About the Speaker:

Carolyn Ivanoff is a retired high school administrator, an educator, and an historian.  She writes and speaks frequently on American history at local, state, and national venues. In 2003, Carolyn was named Civil War Trust's  "Teacher of the Year."  In 2010 and 2011, her education programs received Awards of Merit from the Connecticut League of History Organizations (CLHO). In 2016, Carolyn was honored by the Connecticut Council of Social Studies with the Bruce Fraser Friend of the Social Studies Award. In 2018-19, Carolyn served as project coordinator for the 17th Connecticut Flagpole preservation and re-dedication ceremony on Barlow’s Knoll at Gettysburg National Military Park. This project was honored with a 2019 Award of Merit from the CHLO for preservation. 

Carolyn will have books for sale and signing at her presentation.