Codie Eash, SRMEC Director of Education and Interpretation, will present “‘The Glare of the Conflagration’: How Wrightsville Impacted Gettysburg and Its Aftermath” as part of "“Lectures on the Lawn,” hosted by Susquehanna National Heritage Area. The outdoor program begins at 6:30pm at the Mifflin Farm (202 Cool Springs Road, Wrightsville, PA, 17368). Tickets are required. To purchase tickets ($10 each), visit Susquehanna National Heritage Area’s Events page. Bring a blanket or lawn chair and bug spray.

The burning of the Wrightsville-Columbia Bridge on June 28, 1863, set into motion a series of military events that reverberated throughout south-central Pennsylvania. Beyond affecting those who fought and lived on either side of the Susquehanna River, the blaze influenced the maneuver of two massive Civil War armies, impeded the ability of aid workers to traverse a mile-wide waterway, and swayed both early and long-term interpretations of the Gettysburg Campaign. Join Codie Eash as he explores how events in Wrightsville impacted soldiers and civilians—men and women, Black and white—in the days that immediately followed, throughout the Battle of Gettysburg and its aftermath.