Fri, Dec 04
|Central Penn College Conference Center
Lincoln's Tragic Admiral: The Life of Samuel Francis Du Pont
Army War College Distinguished Fellow Dr. Kevin J. Weddle on the rise and fall of Rear Admiral Samuel Francis Du Pont.
Time & Location
Dec 04, 2026, 5:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Central Penn College Conference Center, 600 College Hill Rd, Summerdale, PA 17093, USA
About the event
Join us on Friday, December 4, as Army War College Distinguished Fellow and celebrated military historian Dr. Kevin J. Weddle recounts the career of Civil War era Admiral Samuel Francis Du Pont.
Once revered as one of the US Navy's finest officers, Rear Admiral Samuel Francis Du Pont is now remembered, if at all, for resisting technological advancement and for leading the disastrous ironclad attack on Charleston in April 1863. Although he was lauded for helping to win an early Union victory in South Carolina, the failed attack on Charleston destroyed his career and reputation. Dr. Weddle will challenge this reduction of Du Pont's legacy to reveal that, although Du Pont championed technological innovation, he opposed the use of the new ironclads to attack Charleston. Only when his objections were overridden did his use of these modern vessels bring his career to a tragic end. Dr. Weddle will expose this…
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Nov 20, 12:00 PM
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