A Sacred Trust: Gettysburg Perspectives Lecture Series
A Gettysburg 150 - Reflection of History Event
Friday, July 05, 2013 to Sunday, July 07, 2013
150th Event
Sponsored by the Gettysburg Foundation and Gettysburg National Military Park, A Sacred Trust: Gettysburg Perspectives brings together renowned authors, historians, National Park Service Rangers and others to share perspectives on and commemorate the anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg.
This year's event will focus on 1863 topics and is a casual take on a formal lecture series. The diverse range of speakers and topics encourages the general public, as well as students of the Civil War, to delve deeper into the nature of the conflict that divided our nation. They are able to do so in a setting that is relaxed and conveniently located near an area where books are available for sale to satisfy the appetites whetted by presenters who are known specialists in their areas of Civil War study. The established name of the series is derived from the "sacred trust" that is the shared responsibility of current generations and serves as the cornerstone of the Gettysburg Foundation's mission - to work in partnership with the National Park Service to enhance preservation and understanding of the heritage and lasting significance of Gettysburg.
This event is FREE and open to the public at the Gettysburg National Military Park Museum & Visitors Center.
Friday, July 5
10:30am - Two Retreats: Lee's Withdrawal from Sharpsburg and Gettysburg; A Comparison presented by Ted Alexander
11:30am - Returning to the Field of Glory: Veterans at Gettysburg presented by Caroline Janney
12:30am - Presentation by Ta-Nehisi Coates
1:30pm - "Battlefields Are About Honor: Interpreting Slavery and Freedom at Gettysburg, 1863-2013" presented by Jennifer Murray
2:30pm - "Gettysburg" presented by Ed Bearss
3:30pm - The Gettysburg Story: America's Greatest Battle As You Have Never See It Before presented by Jake Boritt
4:30pm - The Gettysburg Address Reads Like American History presented by Troy Harman
Saturday, July 6
9:30am - George Gordon Meade's Road to Gettysburg presented by Thomas Huntington
10:30am - 1913 Grand Blue-Gray Reunion at Gettysburg presented by Thomas Flagel
11:30am - Gettysburg Treasures in The National Civil War Museum presented by Wayne Motts
12:30pm - Freemasonry in the American Civil War presented by Michael Halleran
1:30pm - Presentation by James Swanson
2:30pm - The Aftermath of Battle: The Families of Gettysburg's Union Dead versus the U.S. Pension Bureau presented by Carol Reardon
3:30pm - Civil War Filmmaking presented by Ron Maxwell
4:30pm - The Best and Worst Generals at Gettysburg presented by Bradley Gottfried
Sunday, July 7
9:30am - Opening the Gettysburg Campaign: The Battle of Brandy Station, June 9, 1863 presented by Eric Wittenberg
10:30am - Gettysburg's Forgotten Corps Commander: The Life and Career of Major General George Sykes presented by John Hoptak
11:30am - Reunion and Commemoration presented by Sue Boardman
12:30pm - Sickles at Gettysburg presented by Jim Hessler
1:30pm - Despair, Defeat, Redemption and Determination - The Army of the Potomac in 1863 presented by Scott Hartwig
2:30pm - What Gettysburg Taught Me presented by Noah Trudeau
3:30pm - Through The Looking Glass: The Reflection of Military History at Gettysburg presented by William Hewitt
4:30pm - A.P. Hill at Gettysburg presented by Patrick Falci
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