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2024 Longstreet Society Seminar . Second Manassas
Location: Holiday Inn Manassas Battlefield 10424 Balls Ford Road Manassas, VA 20109
The Longstreet Society Annual Seminar will be May 31 and June 1 in Manassas, Virginia.
The event will begin on Friday, May 31 at 6 pm at the nearby Golden Corral (10801 Bulloch Dr, Manassas, VA) for supper and a presentation by Bristoe Station Battlefield manager Kevin Pawlak who is also the author of Never Such a Campaign: The Battle of Second Manassas, August 28-August 30, 1862. (2024).
Saturday morning, our bus tour begins at 8:00 AM departing from the Holiday Inn Manassas Battlefield, 10424 Balls Ford Road, Manassas, VA, 20109. The Saturday bus tour will be led by Robert Orrison who is a contributor to Emerging Civil War blog, is on the Board of Directors of Virginia Civil War Trails and is Vice President of the Virginia Association of Museums.
There will be a dinner for all members on Saturday evening at 6 pm featuring keynote speaker Dr. Douglas Young, author of fiction and nonfiction titles including his latest This Little Opinion Plus $1.50 will Buy You a Coke.
Participants should dress appropriately for the given weather that day and expect walks of ½ mile at each stop. You are welcome to bring a folding chair with you on the tour. Lunch, drinks, and snacks will be provided on the bus tour. The bus is expected to return to the Hotel at approximately 5:00 PM.
Event tickets are $150 for Longstreet Society members and $180 for new members. Our tour bus seats are limited to the first 50 people to register. You may also register via mailing a check to PO Box 191 Gainesville GA 30503. If you mail a check, please include contact information.
We have several opportunities for you to financially support the Longstreet Society Mission:
• Lunch Sponsor $50 Donation
• Bus Sponsor $75 Donation
• Helen D. Longstreet Award Sponsor $100 Donation
The Longstreet Society has a block of 25 rooms with a group rate of $149 per night with a complimentary breakfast and valet parking included. This special rate is available to LS attendees through 4/30/2024. HOTEL RESERVATIONS
Holiday Inn Manassas Battlefield . 10424 Balls Ford Road . Manassas, Virginia 20109 . Phone (571) 292-5400
We are a 100% volunteer run and staffed organization and are funded entirely by membership fees and donations. Please join. Please donate.