Ed Bearss Symposium - Civil War Seminar

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Event features sessions with Ed Bearss, Dennis Frye, Tom Huntington, Perry Jamieson, Wayne Motts, John Priest, George Wunderlich, and others. Seminar will also include a bus and walking tour of Little Round Top and Devil’s Den with Ed Bearss. Based in Chambersburg, Pa.
 
Friday, April 10
 
2:30 – 6 p.m. - Sessions at Hampton Inn, 955 Lesher Rd in Chambersburg
 
Topics to discuss include:
· “Leadership at Gettysburg” - Wayne Motts
· “Bentonville: A Study in Command” - Perry Jamieson
· “Falling Waters: July 14, 1863, The End of the Gettysburg Campaign”                    - George Franks III
 
6:30 p.m. - Dinner Buffet at Hampton Inn
 
Session following dinner:
· “Grant at Vicksburg” - Ed Bearss
 
Saturday, April 11
 
Breakfast at Hampton Inn (Available 6 - 10 a.m.)
 
9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. - Sessions at the Hampton Inn
 
Topics  to discuss include:
 
· “Sickles at Gettysburg” - John Michael Priest
· “’Fear, Honor, and Interest’ - Thucydides and the Outbreak of the American Civil War” - Dr. Richard Sommers
· “Civil War Ballistics” - George Wunderlich
 
12:30 p.m. Buffet Lunch at Hampton Inn
 
1:30 - 6:30 p.m. Sessions at Hampton Inn
 
Topics  to discuss include:
 
· “Command Decision: Leadership in the Maryland Campaign” - Dennis Frye
· “Searching for George Gordon Meade” - Tom Huntington
· “Civil War Commanders: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly” Panel Discussion with Ed Bearss and others
 
Dinner on your own
 
Sunday, April 12
 
Breakfast at Hampton Inn (Available 6 - 10 a.m.)
 
8 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. “Gettysburg” bus tour with Ed Bearss
Bus leaving from Hampton Inn

Sites visited include:

• Little Round Top
• Devil’s Den
• And more