This weekend marks the 159th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg. The Seminary Ridge Museum and Education Center will be commemorating this anniversary by holding a series of talks (free to the public) from Thursday, June 30 to Sunday, July 3.
These include:
- A Thousand May Fall (Book Talk and Signing by author Brian Jordan) -- Thursday at 5:00 pm
- Buford Meets Reynolds -- Friday at 9:30 am
- Creating the Seminary Hospital -- Friday at 10:30 am
- Building the Seminary Barricade -- Friday at 11:30 am
- The Final Attack: July 1, 1863 -- Friday at 3:00 pm
- Outdoor Screening of the Film Gettysburg -- Friday at 8:00 pm
- The Seminary in the Battle (Walking Tour) -- Saturday at 2:00 pm
- The 21st Pennsylvania Cavalry (Book Talk and Signing by Britt Isenberg) -- Sunday at 11:30 am
I hope to be at several of these events and am looking forward to purchasing both books -- the first an in-depth analysis of the 107th Ohio during the 3-day battle, and the second about a cavalry unit that was forged during the battle and that remained in United States service until the end of the war. Of course, Mr. G's Ice Cream Shop is also on my itinerary.