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'Civil War in Georgia' Course Starts Tuesday

The course will be held at Barrington Hall in Roswell.

'Civil War in Georgia' course starts Tuesday evening (7/5) in Roswell. You can come on Tuesday evening and register before the class begins at 7:00 p.m.

The history course led by author and historian Michael K. Shaffer will be presented on four consecutive Tuesday evenings throughout July.

Shaffer’s course will explore the various wartime actions and key participants of the Civil War, beginning with the January 1861 secession vote and culminating with the May 1865 capture of Confederate President Jefferson Davis near Irwinville.

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Shaffer is a Civil War historian, newspaper columnist, instructor, battlefield guide, lecturer and author of Washington County, Virginia in the Civil War. A member of the Society of Civil War Historians, he also serves on the board of the Civil War Round Table of Cobb County.

He currently teaches Civil War courses at Kennesaw State University's College of Continuing and Professional Education.

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