# Event Details

- **Event Name**: A Nation in Mourning with Derek D. Maxfield
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 14 May, 2026 at 06:30 pm – Thu, 14 May, 2026 at 08:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: Join us for Derek Maxfield’s talk on Victorian America, Civil War disruption, and how it reshaped 19th-century views of death.About this EventBy 1860, Victorians had come to dominate the American cultural landscape. The working class sought for most of the century to emulate them, while the wealthy used their advantages to set themselves apart with material goods and selectively followed Victorian rules to appear sophisticated. However, Victorian cultural dominance was severely challenged by the Civil War. The harsh realities of war changed Victorian values and left many searching for ways to cope. In few areas was this more apparent than in attitudes toward death. Victorians who entered the 1860s romanticizing death found themselves appalled by grim depictions of mangled corpses in photographs of the era. Looking for a new direction, they readily embraced the Industrial and Consumer Revolutions in the decades after the war to reshape how death and dying were observed, how corpses were cared for, and how cemetery art memorialized the dead.Derek Maxfield, formerly an associate professor of history at Genesee Community College, received the SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching (2019) and for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities (2013). His research focuses on Victorian deathways and 19th century politics and culture. He has written for Emerging Civil War since 2015 and is the author of Hellmira: The Union’s Most Infamous Civil War Pr*son Camp – Elmira, NY (2020) and Man of Fire: William Tecumseh Sherman in the Civil War (2023), both published by Savas Beatie.$10 / Free for Members
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/appomattox/a-nation-in-mourning-with-derek-d-maxfield/100001987531937528
- **Event Categories**: art, workshops, literary-art, nonprofit
- **Interested Audience**: 
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## Ticket Details

- **Ticket Price Range**: min: 12.51, max: 12.51, currency: USD

## Event venue details

- **city**: Appomattox
- **state**: VA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: The American Civil War Museum - Appomattox
- **lat**: 37.3712811
- **long**: -78.8244424
- **full address**: The American Civil War Museum - Appomattox, 159 Horseshoe Road, Appomattox, United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is A Nation in Mourning with Derek D. Maxfield being held?
  - **A:** A Nation in Mourning with Derek D. Maxfield takes place on Thu, 14 May, 2026 at 06:30 pm to Thu, 14 May, 2026 at 08:00 pm at The American Civil War Museum - Appomattox, 159 Horseshoe Road, Appomattox, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing A Nation in Mourning with Derek D. Maxfield?
  - **A:** A Nation in Mourning with Derek D. Maxfield is organized by The American Civil War Museum.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** A Nation in Mourning with Derek D. Maxfield is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Appomattox, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If A Nation in Mourning with Derek D. Maxfield sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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