Gettysburg 1863 - A Few Appropriate Remarks (semester 3) [S-25-16]
| Presenter: | Terry Niles |
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| Location: | Potsdam Town Hall - Community Room (18 Elm St.) |
| Classes: | 2 Sessions 1.5 hours |
| Dates: | Thu 10:00 AM 04/03, 04/10 |
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This is the 3rd and final semester of a three-semester course focusing on the Battle of Gettysburg. By November 1863 the battle of Gettysburg had been over for four months. Yet the death and destruction it caused was far from being forgotten. This class will focus on the extensive work done to restore the town and establish a national cemetery to memorialize the tremendous sacrifice resulting from the battle.
Terry Niles is a local businessman, along with his sons is the owner of Niles Financial Group. The study of history is a hobby for him. He graduated from St Lawrence University in 1976 with a degree in history and government. Niles has presented a number of SOAR classes in the past, including the Kennedy Assassination and the Summer of '69.
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