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When one goes to the National Civil War Museum’s website, www.nationalcivilwarmuseum.org, one will find a remarkable pledge: “The only museum in The United States that portrays the entire story of the American Civil War. Equally balanced presentations are humanistic in nature without bias to Union or Confederate causes.” After reading their oath to being “without bias” and knowing that the City of Harrisburg, PA saw fit to purchase, preserve and exhibit George E. Pickett’s artifacts at the Museum, it was incumbent upon The Pickett Society to make contact. At the invitation of The Pickett Society, the Museum’s Director, Mrs. Janice Mullin, and its Director of Development and Public Relations, Ms. Lynn Smolizer, traveled to Richmond to attend the dedication of the Michael Shaara memorial granite bench in Hollywood Cemetery on July 3rd, 2008. Then, at the kind invitation of the Museum, The Pickett Society’s board, on October 3rd, 2008 attended the Blue/Gray Gala black tie fund-raiser at the Museum where Pickett Society board member Stephen Lang gave the key-note speech and received a well-deserved standing ovation.
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