2 for 1: The Civil War & Lincoln Tour of Downtown D.C.! May 18, 2 pm!

A Civil War & Lincoln Tour of Downtown D.C.!! Downtown D.C. from the Capitol Building to Ford’s Theater has dozens of locales relating to amazing events and personalities of the Civil War. This unique walking tour, held on the anniversary of Lincoln's tragic assassination, will touch on the startling events that occurred on these streets. BONUS: We'll do a Capitol Building & Congress history tour at 10:30 am that morning. (https://www.meetup.com/washarea-discovery-hikes/events/314600728/?eventOrigin=group_upcoming_events) If you pay for either tour, you get to take the other one for free! MEET outside U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave SW, Washington, DC 20001 When: Monday, May 18, 2 pm Length: About 2 hours. Fee: $22. Pre-Register and PrePay via: Paypal, sending $23 to: paypal.me/EMoser460 Or Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2-for-1-the-civil-war-lincoln-tour-of-downtown-dc-may-18-2-pm-tickets-1988806833777?aff=oddtdtcreator Or, pay in cash at the start of the tour. Some of our action-packed itinerary!: • The war’s unknown great photographer • The secret grotto for Civil War veterans • The statue of the hero of Gettysburg, who ran as a pro-South presidential candidate • The man who killed John Wilkes Booth—or did he? • The place which inspired an Oscar-winning movie, and where a plot to assassinate pre-war President James Buchanan was hatched! • The Confederate soldier who revolutionized warfare • The secret society of “free men of color” • The North divided: Yankees vs. Irish • Workplace of the most famous caregiver in American history, and the astonishing task Lincoln gave her • The lodgings of the Booth conspirators • The great inventor who botched antebellum politics • The military…