Welcome to
the Most important Round Table, in the Most important small town,
at the Most important Battlefield,
in the Most important Country
in the World.
Joe Mieczkowski, Past President
Thursday, Dec. 4th @ 6:00pm - John Bachelder's Gettysburg
Presented by Dr. James J. Broomall
PLEASE NOTE THOSE ATTENDING THE BANQUET ARE ASKED TO ACCESS THE DOBBIN HOUSE FOR PARKING PURPOSES VIA WASHINGTON STREET. STEINWEHR AVENUE WILL BE CLOSED FROM TOMMY'S PIZZA DUE TO THE CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL
PLEASE NOTE THERE WILL BE NO REGULAR MEETING IN DECEMBER.
About the program:
Few people knew of him as an artist, but the battle of Gettysburg would bring John Badger Bachelder the notoriety that eluded so many Civil War officers on the battlefield. Although Gettysburg’s significance is undeniable, whether or not it was the war’s turning point remains debatable. Bachelder nonetheless managed over the course of his lifetime to solidify this interpretation, thereby influencing the memory of Gettysburg into the present-day. While Bachelder pronounced his vision through his published works and on the battlefield, the visual culture he either produced or influenced has profoundly shaped public understanding of the battle of Gettysburg into the present day, which forms the basis of this talk
About our Speaker:
Dr. James J. Broomall is a professor of history at the University of Richmond and holds the William Binford Vest Chair. He is a cultural historian of the Civil War era and has published articles or essays in Common Place, Ohio Valley History, Gettysburg Magazine, Civil War History, and Civil War Times. He co-edited Rethinking American Emancipation: Legacies of Slavery and the Quest for Black Freedom (Cambridge University Press, 2016), and in 2019 the University of North Carolina Press published his book, Private Confederacies: The Emotional Worlds of Southern Men as Citizens and Soldiers. He is currently working on a book project titled Battle Pieces: The Art and Artifacts of the American Civil War Era, which explores how historical imagery and military artifacts were used to create representations of violence, war, and death
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