Lifelong Scholar Society Travels to Civil War Battlefields

It was the brutal battle of long ago. Vast amounts of young soldiers died. Americans fighting each other. The Civil War left an indelible mark on the landscape of our country, figuratively and literally. Visiting the battlefields where the bloodiest fighting took place gives today’s generation the opportunity to see this history up close.

Dr. Robert Taylor Associate Dean and Head, School of Arts and Communication and Professor of History accompanied a group from the Lifelong Scholar Society on a tour of Civil War battlefields.  Starting in Manassas, Virginia on Friday, September 22, the group visited the Manassas National (Bull Run) Battlefield Park and viewed the documentary “Manassas:  End of Innocence. ”  From there, they traveled to Harpers Ferry West Virginia National Park and the Antietam National Park.    Arriving in Gettysburg Pennsylvania, they dined at the Historic Dobbin House, Gettysburg’s oldest and most historic building. Saturday, September 23 found them walking acres of historic battlefields,  viewing the Gettysburg Cyclorama and Museum, and Dinner at the Historic Farnsworth House Inn. Before traveling back to Florida on Sunday, September 24, the group toured Arlington NationalCemetery.

The group then traveled to Harpers Ferry West Virginia National Park and the Antietam National Park.   Arriving in Gettysburg Pennsylvania, they dined at the Historic Dobbin House, Gettysburg’s oldest and most historic building. Saturday, September 23 found them walking acres of historic battlefields,  viewing the Gettysburg Cyclorama and Museum, and Dinner at the Historic Farnsworth House Inn. Before traveling back to Florida on Sunday, September 24, the group toured Arlington NationalCemetery.