Allen R. Thompson on “In the Shadow of the Round Tops"
Schedule
Thu Oct 10 2024 at 07:15 pm to 08:45 pm
UTC-04:00Location
Camden Co. College, William G. Rohrer Center, 1889 Marlton Pike East, Cherry Hill, NJ, United States, New Jersey 08003 | Cherry Hill, NJ
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Free and Open to the public. In-person and simulcast on Zoom. Please email [email protected] 24 hrs prior for Zoom access. Allen R. Thompson on “In the Shadow of the Round Tops: Longstreet’s Countermarch, Johnston’s Reconnaissance, and the Enduring Battles for the Memory of July 2, 1863”.
James Longstreet’s countermarch and Samuel Johnston’s morning reconnaissance are two of the most enigmatic events of the Battle of Gettysburg. Both have been viewed as major factors in the Confederacy’s loss of the battle and, in turn, the war. Yet much of it lies shrouded in mystery.
In the Shadow of the Round Tops explores how the individual soldiers experienced, remembered, and wrote about the battle, and how those memories have created a cloud over James Longstreet’s enigmatic countermarch and Samuel Johnston’s infamous reconnaissance. Each soldier had a particular view of these historic events. Because many people saw part of the story, but no one saw all of it, each memory is a critical piece to the puzzle. By comparing the veterans’ memories and sifting through the factors that affected each memory, the picture of the countermarch, reconnaissance, and the entire battle, comes into sharper focus.
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Camden Co. College, William G. Rohrer Center, 1889 Marlton Pike East, Cherry Hill, NJ, United States, New Jersey 08003Event Location & Nearby Stays:
