Heidicker to Talk on Appomattox - Wayne Community College | Goldsboro, NC

Heidicker to Talk on Appomattox

The Foundation of Wayne Community College’s series on American Civil War battles continues Tuesday, April 7 with a lecture on the events that occurred at Appomattox Court House, Va. in April 1865.

Dr. Roy Heidicker, military history buff and 4th Fighter Wing Historian, will talk about the Appomattox Campaign and the surrender of Confederate Army Gen. Robert E. Lee to Union Army Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant at the village of Appomattox Courthouse.

Civil War art, including portraits of Lee and Grant, the surrender at the McLean house, and the surrender ceremony, will be available for sale.

The series continues on April 21 with “Sherman’s Occupation of Goldsborough, N.C.”

All of the talks are set for 7 p.m. and will be held in Moffatt Auditorium. They are free and open to the public with no reservations or registrations required.

For more information, contact the Foundation at (919) 739-7007 or awnorthington@waynecc.edu.

The college encourages persons with disabilities to participate in its programs and activities. If you anticipate needing accommodation or having questions about access, please contact the Foundation at (919) 739-7022 or esbyrd@waynecc.edu. Allow sufficient time to arrange accommodations.

The Foundation of Wayne Community College is a non-profit organization that works to broaden the base of community support for educational opportunities at the college. In addition to offering cultural activities such as those in its Arts and Humanities Program, the Foundation assists students, providing 420 scholarships worth nearly $312,000 for the summer 2014, fall 2014, and spring 2015 semesters, and funds innovative campus projects and employee recognition opportunities.

Wayne Community College is a public, learning-centered institution with an open-door admission policy located in Goldsboro, N.C. As it works to develop a highly skilled and competitive workforce, it serves 14,500 individuals annually as well as businesses, industry and community organizations with high quality, affordable, accessible learning opportunities, including more than 90 college credit programs.

Wayne Community College’s mission is to meet the educational, training, and cultural needs of the communities it serves.

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