150th Anniversary
of the American Civil War
Gettysburg College is honored to join the country in commemorating the 150th anniversary of the American Civil War.
While the commemoration spans four years (2011-2015), 2013 is an important year for Gettysburg, marking the 150th anniversary of the enactment of the Emancipation Proclamation, the Battle of Gettysburg, and President Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address.
The College will sponsor events and programs throughout the commemoration, with a special focus on 2013.
President Riggs' remarks at the Sesquicentennial commemoration kick-off event in Gettysburg
April 30, 2011
I am very proud to join my colleagues from the Gettysburg National Military Park, Gettysburg Foundation, Gettysburg Lutheran Seminary, Adams County Historical Society, and the many other groups and organizations who are providing programs to mark this 4-year commemoration of the American Civil War.
We invite you to not only tour the battlefield, visit the museum and visitor center and the seminary, but also walk on our campus where history was made.
~President Janet Morgan Riggs '77.
Forever Free: An Evening with Princeton University Professor Emeritus James McPherson and Allen Guelzo, Henry R. Luce Professor of Civil War Era Studies at Gettysburg College
Filmed on September 21, 2012 at the Majestic Theater in Gettysburg, PA.
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