HISTORYtalks: George Washington and the Battle of Germantown by Michael Harris

Description

Please join us for a Chambersburg Civil War Seminars & Tours Lecture Series!
Our next lecture will be: A Seeming Victory Taken Away: George Washington and the Battle of Germantown" given by Michael Harris

Cost is $5 per person. Zoom Login details will be sent with your email registration confirmation.



Talk Synopsis:
Despite a complicated plan of attack, George Washington's Continental Army seemed on the verge of victory at Germantown until decisions at the highest levels of the army took that promised victory away from the army.

Biography: Michael C. Harris is a graduate of the University of Mary Washington and the American Military University. He has worked for the National Park Service in Fredericksburg, Virginia, Fort Mott State Park in New Jersey and the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission at Brandywine Battlefield. He conducted tours and staff rides of many of the east coast battlefields. Michael is certified in secondary education and currently teaches in the Philadelphia region. He lives in Pennsylvania with his wife, Michelle, and son, Nathanael. His first book, Brandywine, was awarded the The American Revolution Round Table of Richmond book award in 2014.