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These courses are the fruit of a long standing partnership between Manor College and the Delaware Valley Civil War Round Table. All classes will be taught from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. with a fee of $30. Two classes marked “LIVE” will be presented face-to-face in a Manor classroom. The other five will be taught remotely via Zoom. Participants will be emailed a link within 24 hours of the start of their class. For more information or if you have any questions please email us at coned@manor.edu or call (215) 884-2218.

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“Damn! Those are Regulars!”: The Americans Come of Age

After a period of weak leadership and defeat in the War of 1812, the U.S. Army and Navy turned themselves into formidable forces, capable of taking on one of the world’s most powerful militaries. Naval officers like Oliver Hazard Perry and Thomas McDonough created lake fleets that defeated the world’s finest navy. Winfield Scott, Zachary Taylor and Bucks County native Jacob Brown re-created the U.S. Army and dominated it until the Civil War.
Instructor: Tom Donnelly
Date: Wednesday, Sept. 20 (Zoom remote)
Time: 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
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Hancock vs. Hunt – LIVE

Even great generals can disagree. When the Confederates fired a massive cannonade at Gettysburg. Second Corps commander Winfield Scott Hancock wanted Union cannon to respond in kind, while artillery chief Henry Hunt wanted to conserve ammunition. Who was right
Instructor: Dan Cashin
Date: Wednesday, Sept. 27 (on campus)
Time: 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
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From the Plain to the Hill: West Pointers at Laurel Hill

Philadelphia’s most historic cemetery is the final resting place for 45-plus alumni of the U.S. Military Academy. Only the cemeteries at West Point and Arlington have more. George Gordon Meade is the best known, but many other notable warriors are also interred at Laurel Hill.
Instructor: Andy Waskie
Date: Thursday, Oct. 5 (Zoom remote)
Time: 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
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Where the Ships Were Silent – LIVE

Described by Admiral Ernest King as “the first major engagement in naval history in which surface ships did not exchange a single shot,” the May 1942 Battle of the Coral Sea foreshadowed the kind of carrier warfare that would mark later fighting in World War II’s Pacific Theater.
Instructor: Lance Lacey
Wednesday, Oct. 18 (on campus)
Time: 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
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Killed by the Cures?

While Abraham Lincoln had no hope of surviving the shot fired by John Wilkes Booth, could modern medicine have saved the lives of Presidents James Garfield and William McKinley? This class will diagnose their chances of survival under the care of 20th-century physicians.
Instructor: Herb Kaufman
Date: Monday, Oct. 23 (Zoom remote)
Time: 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
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Famous Last Words: Warriors’ Farewells

Ever since Julius Caesar said – supposedly – “Et tu, Brute!” we’ve been fascinated by the dying words of history’s greats and near-greats, especially the words of dying warriors. This class explores many of these valedictories – the real ones and the nice-sounding myths.
Instructor: Mike Jesberger
Date: Thursday, Nov. 9 (Zoom remote)
Time: 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
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Gunfire in the Ozarks: The Battle of Pea Ridge

Of all the Civil War battles fought west of the Mississippi River – and there were more than most people think – the most dramatic was the March 1862 Battle of Pea Ridge. It was the only major engagement where Union forces were outnumbered but still trounced their Confederate foes.
Instructor: Jerry Carrier
Date: Monday, Nov. 13 (Zoom remote)
Time: 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
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