HomeMy Public PortalAboutTOL NR 2022-07-07 Civil War Exhibit on Display at Thomas Balch Library
Town of Leesburg
News Release
For Immediate Release
June 8, 2022
Media Contact:
Leah Kosin, Assistant Public Information Officer
pio@leesburgva.gov 703-771-2781
Civil War Exhibit on Display at Thomas Balch Library
Leesburg, VA (July 8, 2022) – A Civil War exhibit with
more than 300 artifacts collected by local resident John
Creamer is on display at Thomas Balch Library in the
Mercer Room for the months of July and August.
Items include belt buckles, rifles, artillery, and currency,
most of which have been found throughout Leesburg and
Loudoun County. A number of the items are associated
with the Battle of Ball’s Bluff.
“A lot of the items were found on constructions sites,”
Creamer said, referencing Potomac Crossing and the property behind the old Walmart, located
off Edwards Ferry Road. “I have enjoyed the fact that it was recovered and people can see it.
Had it not been recovered it would have been gone forever.”
The exhibit is viewable during the library’s summer operating hours. For the remainder of the
summer, the library closes at 5 p.m. on Thursdays and is closed on Sundays. For more
information, please call 703-737-7195 or email balchlib@leesburgva.gov.
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