WHEELING – For three hot July (1863) days, approximately 160,000 troops fought for either “states rights” or to “preserve the Union” and emancipation. The battle resulted in approximately 50,000 casualties — killed, wounded or missing. The task of burying more than 7,000 dead soldiers, treating 20,000 wounded and removing 3,000 dead horses was undertaken by the 2,400 residents of Gettysburg.

At the Wednesday, March 25, Ohio Valley Civil War Roundtable, local author and historian Pete Chacalos will deliver a lecture focused on the work of how the townspeople coordinated their lives to alleviate the suffering of countless soldiers.

Both Union and Confederate soldiers received medical treatment, food, shelter and comfort through a tremendous humanitarian effort which lasted for more than six months.

The lecture is open to the public and will be held at the Ohio County Public Library auditorium at 6:30 p.m. If anyone has questions, contact Roger Micker at 304-312-7559.