Winter Lecture: Dr. J.W.C. O'Neal and the Repatriation of the Confederate Dead at Gettysburg
Schedule
Sun, 15 Feb, 2026 at 01:30 pm
UTC-05:00Location
1195 Baltimore Pike, Gettysburg, PA 17325 | Gettysburg, PA
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Winter Lecture Series 2026Saturdays and Sundays at 1:30 p.m.
January 10 through March 8, 2026
Gettysburg National Military Park Museum and Visitor Center
Featuring some of the best Rangers, historians, and authors from across the country, this popular eight-week Winter Lecture Series returns to the Gettysburg National Military Park (NMP) Museum and Visitor Center in 2026!
The Winter Lecture Series is held at 1:30 p.m. on weekends in the Gettysburg NMP Museum and Visitor Center from January 10 through March 8, 2026. Seating is available on a first come – first serve basis. Free tickets are available day of at the Gettysburg NMP Museum and Visitor Center.
Schedule is subject to change. 2026 Winter Lecture will not be live streamed.
Sunday, February 15 – "My heart yearns to have his remains": Dr. J.W.C. O'Neal and the Repatriation of the Confederate Dead at Gettysburg
Ranger Dan Welch, Gettysburg National Military Park
Although much is known about the creation of the National Cemetery and the reburial of the Union dead thereof, little has been written or remembered about the Confederate remains left behind on the battlefield. One of several important figures to this story, Dr. John W.C. O'Neal, worked diligently to record the locations of these dead and their identities. He further worked with families across vast distances and periods of time to locate their loved ones remains and have them shipped back to their hometown and family cemeteries. Learn more about Dr. O'Neal, his work with the Confederate dead, and the stories of closure he brought many southern families.
More information: https://www.nps.gov/thingstodo/gettysburg-winter-programs.htm
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