Overview of James Longstreet as Civil War General with expert presentations and lectures
" Tour of Longstreet sites in Gainesville
" Longstreet's Piedmont Hotel maintenance project
" Silent auction
" Evening social
" 4 Meals included
Dr. William Garrett Piston has been teaching in the History Department at Missouri State since 1988. His fields of specialization are American military history and the Civil War and Reconstruction. Piston is the author of Lee's Tarnished Lieutenant: James Longstreet and His Place in Southern History
Dr. Rich DiNardo is Professor for National Security Affairs at the U.S. Marine Corps Command and Staff College and co-editor of James Longstreet: The Man, The Soldier, The Controversy.
Richard Pilcher, A charter member and President of The Longstreet Society, will speak about the Piedmont Hotel and some famous people who visited there.
Colonel Blackjack Travis has written several historical articles for national publications, such as The Civil War News, Artilleryman Magazine, and the Confederate Veteran. Col. Travis was the founder of Alexander's Battalion of Artillery attached to Longstreet's Corps consisting of 25 guns and over 400 re-enactors.
Registration fee is $155 for Members, $135 for Life Members, and $185 for non-members (includes 1 year membership and subscription to the Longstreet Society News). Registration includes bus transportation and admission to all sessions. Register by mail at P.O. Box 191, Gainesville, GA 30503 or through our website at the Society Store. Rooms are not included in the registration fee. For hotel reservations phone 770-531-0907. The hotel sleeping room rate for seminar attendees is $75 a day, be sure to tell them you are a seminar participant. Reserve early. For more information or to register, call Maria Lagonia at 914-381-2147, or email mlagonia@optonline.net.
| Home Page | The General's Life | About the Society | Historic Piedmont Hotel | Featured Articles | Society Store | Links | Send Us Email| Bookmark This Site |
|---|