Abbi Smithmyer, a candidate for the Ph.D. in History, Eberly College of Arts & Sciences, will defend her dissertation, "Reclaiming Revolutionary Relics:  How Nineteenth-Century Americans Used George Washington's Objects to Understand the Civil War," on November 14, 2025, at 9:30am.  This is a virtual defense.  Please contact Dr. Jason Phillips, Committee Chair, at jason.phillips@mail.wvu.edu to attend.