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Gettysburg Lecture Series – Museum Center
September 19, 2016 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Join us on a voyage of discovery in The Literature, Art and History of Gettysburg and the Civil War. This special series of four lectures will be presented on Monday evenings from September 12th-October 3rd at the Lakeshore Museum Center by Muskegon Community College Literature Instructor Michael Johnson, Art Instructor Tim Norris and History Instructors Kurt Troutman and George Maniates.
Lecture Night Two:
3 days that changed history! The scourge of conflict at a hamlet named Gettysburg, resulting in 55,000 casualties and forever changing the character of the nation. The three-day seminal battle of our nation is revealed and examined.
- Day One: Reluctant first Contact between Northern & Southern armies on the outskirts of town. The North retreats…to the high ground.
- Day Two: General Lee takes the initiative at Little Round Top. Colonel Chamberlain must hold the Union line-at all costs!
- Day Three: General George Pickett leads an ill-fated frontal assault on the Union lines. The course of American history is changed forever.
To register for this Lecture, or the Series, you can call the Museum at 231-722-0278 or use the PayPal options below.
Want to experience Gettysburg first hand?
The lecture series will be followed by an optional four-day guided excursion to Gettysburg National Military Park.