Join Dr. Jim Broomall, director of the Civil War Center at Shepherd University in “‘The Very Jaws of Destruction and Death’: The Emotional Landscapes of the Gettysburg Battlefield”. This talk examines how Civil War soldiers made sense of and understood the experience of war and the deaths of both friends and foes.

The program will take place at Mount Zion Historical Park located at 40309 John Mosby Highway, Aldie, Virginia. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students and are available at the door. For more information call (540) 687-6681. This program is made possible in partnership with NOVA Parks.