Civil War Symposium

Enjoy a day filled with engaging speakers, fascinating exhibitors and displays, thought-provoking breakout sessions, and book sales! Tickets for this event are $99.00 and include light morning refreshments and lunch. Carroll County residents DEDUCT $10.00, Maryland non-Carroll County residents DEDUCT $5.00.

Keynote Address: The Struggle for Culp’s Hill at Gettysburg
While often overshadowed today by Pickett’s Charge, Devil’s Den, Little Round Top and other parts of the Battle of Gettysburg, Culp’s Hill was once among the most popular areas for the earliest visitors to the Battlefield. Dave Booz will recount the dramatic, sanguinary, and strategically significant fighting that occurred on July 2 and 3 for control of Culp’s Hill. Sitting at the barb of the “fishhook” of the Union line, Culp’s Hill was one of the few places in the Civil War where Unionist and Confederate Marylanders engaged directly on the battlefield, including men from Carroll County, including men from Carroll County.

For details on the agenda and break-out sessions or to register visit https://www.carrollcc.edu/civil-war-symposium/