Date and Time
Thursday Apr 7, 2016 Sunday Apr 10, 2016
Thursday, April 7 to Sunday, April 10
Location
Based at:
Hampton Inn
955 Lesher Road
Chambersburg, Pa 17201
717-261-9185
www.hamptoninn.com
All participants are responsible for arranging hotel accommodations for the seminar, which is not included in tour price. $90/night double occupancy plus tax. Special pricing for participants based on room availability. When making reservations for a room, mention Chambersburg Civil War Seminars & Tours. Use code ACW for room discount.
Fees/Admission
Seminar registration fee schedule:
$525 Generals Package (Entire Seminar)
$445 Members Complete Weekend
(Thursday evening thru Sunday)
$495 Non Members Complete Weekend
(Thursday evening thru Sunday)
$155 Thursday Only
$50 Thursday Evening Only
$140 Friday Only
$285 Saturday Only
$50 Sunday Only
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Contact Information
Lark Plessinger
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Description
Join us for our Ed Bearss Symposium focused on Military Leadership & Combat based in Chambersburg, Pa!
Click here to view the complete itinerary and brochure.
Click here for the Brandywine guide biographies.
Seminar based at Hampton Inn in Chambersburg, Pa. Deluxe continental breakfast for Hampton Inn guests.
Thursday, April 7
Breakfast at Hampton Inn (vail. 6 - 10 a.m.)
8 - 9 a.m. Early Registration at Hampton Inn
9 a.m. - 5 p.m. “Gettysburg Day 2: The Wheat Field and Peach Orchard” Bus & walking tour led by Ed Bearss and Dave Friend
· Bus leaves from Hampton Inn
· Buffet lunch included
· Dinner on your own
Bus Tour Description:
Join master battlefield tramper Ed Bearss for a walking tour through the bloodiest phases of the Battle of Gettysburg. Sites to visit:
· Wheat Field
· Peach Orchard
· and more!
Complete Weekend Package Begins
7:30 p.m. - Evening Talk: “Ethnics in the Confederacy” by Ted Alexander at Hampton Inn
Friday, April 8
Breakfast at Hampton Inn (avail. 6 - 10 a.m.)
9 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Sessions at Hampton Inn
· Sessions in North/South Room
· Buffet Lunch at Hampton Inn
· Dinner on your own
Topics to discuss include:
· “The Life and Death of General Joseph Mansfield: 12th Corps Commander at Antietam” by Tom Clemens
· “Stuart’s Finest Hour: The Ride around McCellan, June 1862” by John Fox III
· “Give Them Cold Steel (or Not): A Military and Cultural History of the Bayonet” by Dana Shoaf
12:30 - 1:30 p.m. Lunch at Hampton Inn
1:30 - 5 p.m. Sessions Cont.
· “The Generalship of Washington” by Ed Bearss
· “The Opposing Forces at Brandywine” by Stuart Dempsey
· “Flickering Forlorn Hope: The Battles of Bataan and Corregidor” by Christopher Kolakowski
Dinner on your own
7:30 p.m. Evening Session
· “The Many Faces of Leadership: The Civil War & Beyond” by Lt. Colonel Ralph Peters
Saturday, April 9
Breakfast at Hampton Inn (avail. 6 - 10 a.m.)
7:30 a.m. - 9 p.m. “The Battle of Brandywine September 11, 1777” bus tour led by Ed Bearss
· Bus leaves from Hampton Inn
· Lunch included
· Dinner Included
Bus Tour Description:
One of the largest and bloodiest battles of the Revolution, here General Washington’s Continental Army faced British Redcoats of General Sir William Howe in all-day combat along Brandywine Creek. The decisive action forced the Patriots to abandon Philadelphia. Sites to visit:
· Kennett Square: where the British camped the night before the battle
· Kennett Meeting House: where the first shots were fired
· Brandywine Visitor Center
· Lafayette’s Headquarters
· The American Lines along the Brandywine
· and more!
Sunday, April 10
Breakfast at Hampton Inn (avail. 6 - 10a.m.)
8 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Sessions at Hampton
Topics to discuss include:
“Terror on the Monongahela: Braddocks Defeat” by John Miller
“The Battle of Baltimore, September 1814” by Steve Bockmiller
“Lee Thwarted: Did McClellan Outthink Lee During the First Invasion?” by Dennis Frye
