Gettysburg Campaign

Lifelong Learning | Available (Membership Required)

9000 Babcock Blvd Pittsburgh, PA 15237 United States
PSC 101
2/2/2026-3/9/2026
11:00 AM-1:00 PM EST on Mon

Gettysburg Campaign

Lifelong Learning | Available (Membership Required)

This course will examine the events leading up to the battle, the 3-day battle itself, and the aftermath of what many consider the high-water mark of the Confederacy. The course will look at many of the numerous controversies surrounding the battle on both sides as well as the who, what, where, when and why of one of the most studied campaigns in military history.

Albert, David
David Albert

David Albert is a retired Air Force officer. As part of his 30 year active-duty career he spent almost 3 years in Berlin at Tempelhof Air Base, the terminus of the Berlin Airlift. As Deputy Commander for Support, he was one of the last of the American military to leave Tempelhof when it was returned to the German government in 1993. David also teaches various Civil War courses for the OSHER Lifetime Learning Institute (OLLI) program at Pitt and CMU and the Center for Lifetime Learning here at LaRoche.