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11:30 A.M.
“Flames Beyond Gettysburg: The Confederate Expedition to the Susquehanna River” by Scott Mingus, Sr.,
Civil War Author and Lecturer
As Lee’s Confederate army entered Pennsylvania, two separate infantry forces approached the Susquehanna
River. Jubal Early’s division marched east toward Gettysburg, York, and Wrightsville, skirmishing frequently
with Pennsylvania state militia. Mingus describes Early’s march to the river and the desperate attempts of the
militiamen to slow down the Rebels.
Book Signing in Visitor Center Lobby at 12:30 p.m.
One Hundred Fifty Years of History: Talks and Book Signings
10:30 A.M.
“Lee Defeats Meade: An Alternative Gettysburg” by Thomas Flagel, Assistant Professor, American History,
Columbia State Community College
What if Lee had won at Gettysburg? Hypotheses abound on this often debated scenario, and its potential effect
upon the course of the Civil War. Taking an algebraic approach to the variables involved, Flagel explores the
range of probabilities, and offers a new conclusion outside the most common assumptions.
Book Signing in Visitor Center Lobby at 11:30 a.m.
SACRED TRUST
sun.july1
12:30 P.M.
“Daniel Sickles at Gettysburg” by James Hessler, Licensed Battlefield Guide
No individual at Gettysburg was more controversial than General Daniel E. Sickles. By 1863, Sickles was already
notorious as a disgraced ex-Congressman who committed murder on the streets of Washington and used
America’s first temporary insanity defense to escape justice. At Gettysburg, he disobeyed orders and moved his
Third Corps out of position, nearly jeopardizing the battle for the Union army. Losing his leg on the battlefield,
Sickles then spent the remaining five decades of his life declaring himself as the true “Hero of Gettysburg”often at the expense of General George Meade. Although many argue that he nearly lost the battle, Sickles later
returned to Congress and created Gettysburg National Military Park and helped preserve the battlefield for
generations of future Americans.
Book Signing in Visitor Center Lobby at 1:30 p.m.
1:30 P.M.
“1862: The Emergence of U.S. Grant” by Matt Atkinson, NPS Ranger, Gettysburg National Military Park
Today, Americans recognize Ulysses S. Grant as the general who defeated Robert E. Lee and won the Civil War.
In 1862 though, Grant’s future in the Union Army was still undecided. He was a man still learning the art of war.
Join Atkinson as he explores the evolution of U.S. Grant in 1862.
Book Signing in Visitor Center Lobby at 2:30 p.m.
2:30 P.M.
“The US Army and the Road to Emancipation in 1862” by Brooks Simpson, PhD
The year 1862 proved pivotal in making the destruction of slavery a Union war aim. Key to that transformation
was how military operations and the experiences of officers and enlisted men alike shaped the discussion on
whether emancipation should become a Union war aim. Assessments of Confederate persistence and the experience of serving as an occupying force proved as important as did events on the battlefield and how prominent
generals addressed the issue of abolition.
Book Signing in Visitor Center Lobby at 3:30 p.m.
3:30 P.M.
“Gettysburg’s Greatest Photographic Mysteries” by Garry Adelman, VP of the Center for Civil War Photography
Historians have been trying to solve Gettysburg’s photo mysteries for decades and while many of the locations
from which Civil War photos have been discovered, numerous conundrums remain. Through then & now photography and a close examination of enduring mysteries involving dead soldiers, decaying horses and postwar
visitors, Garry Adelman will detail the history, methods, and pitfalls involved in this field of study. Join us and
you might become the next William A. Frassanito!
Book Signing in Visitor Center Lobby at 4:30 p.m.
4:30 P.M.
”In the Eye of the Storm. Farms at Gettysburg” by Tim Smith, Licensed Battlefield Guide
The Battle of Gettysburg was largely fought on the rolling countryside of Cumberland Township, Pennsylvania.
People lived on the farms in this region. Their houses were used as hospitals, their crops were destroyed, their
fields were used as graveyards, and their livelihoods were ruined. Join us as we examine the stories of the
people who lived on these farms and how they dealt with the carnage of battle brought to their very doorsteps.
Book Signing in Visitor Center Lobby at 5:30 p.m.
2012
Gettysburg National Military Park Museum & Visitor Center
june 29 & 30 , july 1
fri.june29
12:30 P.M.
“Ulysses S. Grant: Why Was He the Savior of the Union?” by Mitchell A. Yockelson, PhD
Ulysses S. Grant was promoted to lieutenant general in March 1864 by President Abraham Lincoln. At that
time only one other commander, George Washington, had achieved such rank. Lincoln rightfully gave Grant full
command of the entire Union Army with one task at hand: bring the war to a close and restore the country. Less
than a year later Grant fulfilled Lincoln’s wishes with stunning victories over the persistent Confederate forces.
He had become the Savior of the Union. The talk will explore why Grant was so successful, but also look at the
controversy surrounding his military career.
Book Signing in Visitor Center Lobby at 1:30 p.m.
1:30 P.M.
“Written in Stone. The 147th PA on Culp’s Hill” by John Archer, Licensed Battlefield Guide
In 1905, a 22-ton boulder was moved to the center of what became known as “Pardee Field.” Later, a plaque
was mounted on the stone that describes the actions of the 147th Pennsylvania – or does it? Hear what these
Pennsylvania veterans had to say about their actions during the Battle of Gettysburg.
Book Signing in Visitor Center Lobby at 2:30 p.m.
3:30 P.M. “The Army of the Potomac in the Maryland Campaign” by D. Scott Hartwig, Supervisory Historian,
Gettysburg National Military Park
One of the myths of the Maryland Campaign is that the Union Army of the Potomac was a massive, well
equipped, well organized force that George B. McClellan failed to use effectively to destroy Robert E. Lee’s Army
of Northern Virginia at Antietam. The real Army of the Potomac that took the field in September 1862 and
met Lee’s veterans at Antietam was considerably different than the myth. It had strengths, to be sure, but it
was beset by challenges in leadership, personnel and organization, all of which shaped its performance in the
Maryland Campaign.
Book Signing in Visitor Center Lobby at 4:30 p.m.
4:30 P.M. “The Maryland Campaign of 1862” by John Hoptak, NPS Ranger and Historian, Antietam National
Battlefield & Gettysburg National Military Park
September 2012 will mark the 150th Anniversary of the tremendously important Maryland Campaign of
September 1862, a campaign which culminated along the banks of Antietam Creek in what would prove the
bloodiest single-day battle in all of American history. Hoptak, a Park Ranger at Antietam National Battlefield,
will discuss this consequential campaign, explaining the reasons behind Lee’s invasion into Maryland, George
McClellan’s response, as well as the several battles that comprised this campaign including South Mountain,
Antietam, and Shepherdstown.
Book Signing in Visitor Center Lobby at 5:30 p.m.
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sat.june30
10:30 A.M.
“September Suspense: Lincoln’s Union in Peril” by Dennis Frye, Chief Historian and Preservationist,
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Never was the United States in more danger of becoming permanent, divided states. Never did the South come
so close to gaining its independence. Never did the people of the North fear the war more. No one knew the
outcome in September 1862.
Book Signing in Visitor Center Lobby at 11:30 a.m.
11:30 A.M.
“Lee’s Invasions of the North” by Bradley Gottfried, PhD, President of the College of Southern Maryland
Robert E. Lee and his Army of Northern Virginia invaded the North twice. Both played major roles in the
outcome of the Civil War. This presentation will compare and contrast the Antietam Campaign in 1862 with the
Gettysburg Campaign in 1863.
Book Signing in Visitor Center Lobby at 12:30 p.m.
12:30 P.M.
“The Saga of Emil Schalk: The Most Influential Union Military Strategist that Civil War History Forgot” by Carol
Reardon, PhD, George Winfree Professor of American History, Penn State University
Many sympathizers with the Union cause designed grand plans to achieve victory, some based on the most
respected military thought of the age and others the product of wild imagination. A mysterious visitor from
Europe named Emil Schalk not only crafted a grand strategy for the 1862 campaign season that drew upon
both theory and fantasy, he also presented it--along with a demand for a colonel’s commission--to Abraham
Lincoln. When Schalk failed to get either high rank or a fair hearing from the Lincoln administration, he turned
to the public press, penning two popular books, stimulating strident public debate between ardent supporters
and hostile critics in newspapers across the North, and blaming the president and his senior generals for the
continued failure of the Union war effort. And then he disappeared....
Book Signing in Visitor Center Lobby at 1:30 p.m.
1:30 P.M.
“Freemasonry in the American Civil War” by Michael Halleran, Esq.
An active Freemason and author of The Better Angels of Our Nature: Freemasonry in the American Civil War,
Halleran will speak on the role played by the fraternity during the war, examining Masonic interventions in
battle and among prisoners of war, as well as analyzing some oft-told Masonic tales about the Battle of Gettysburg itself.
Book Signing in Visitor Center Lobby at 2:30 p.m.
2:30 P.M. “Fear, Stress, and Coping in the Civil War” by Philip Cole, Licensed Battlefield Guide
Fear —it’s merely a warning to the senses of potential injury or threat. It directs actions away from danger
and increases the chances of survival. It grips every soldier’s heart as he draws near the enemy. But before
that happens, this emotion has been altered by a concoction of physical and mental stresses that affect the
reaction to danger and the ability to manage fear. Stressors such as physical fatigue, lack of sleep, hunger,
conflict of values, the clash between self-preservation and the obligations to duty and fellow soldiers all shape
responses to actions.
Book Signing in Visitor Center Lobby at 3:30 p.m.
3:30 P.M.
“Why the Civil War Still Lives” by Gregg Clemmer, Author
Author and historian Bernard De Voto gives us fair warning: “The Civil War is the crux of our history. You cannot understand any part of our past, from the convening of the Constitutional Convention, down to this morning, without eventually arriving at that war.” Clemmer will explore “the why” of this enduring phenomenon,
from confronting our individual stereotypes and constant bickering over the causes of the conflict...to asking if
the war is “our national yardstick” and really...what is this “civil war burg syndrome,” anyway?
Book Signing in Visitor Center Lobby at 4:30 p.m.
4:30 P.M.
“Reunion and Commemoration at Gettysburg” by Sue Boardman, Licensed Battlefield Guide
Every reunion and commemoration in its time had a different legacy and not all were positive. From Gettysburg’s first reunion to its last, along with its many commemorations thereafter, we can gain insight into
our own cultural priorities. This is a look at those landmark events and the legacies they left behind for each
generation to ponder.
Book Signing in Visitor Center Lobby at 5:30 p.m.