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Desperate Hours: Understanding the Battle of Gettysburg Through the Art of Its Battle Monuments

  • USCB Hilton Head 1 Sand Shark Drive Hilton Head Island, SC, 29928 United States (map)

Wednesday, March 16-  1:00 – 2:30 PM

Location: USCB Hilton Head Campus, Room 115

Instructor: Ron Roth

The 1,300-odd battlefield monuments at the Gettysburg National Military Park erected in the century following the Civil War comprise one of the most extensive and dramatic collections of public art in the world.  Explore how clearly they express the experiences of soldiers on the battlefield as well as expand our understanding of the War’s most important battle.