JOHN SCOTT ADAMS SEMINAR
1862: All hell breaks loose
Featuring Licensed Battlefield Guide Joe Mieczkowski
May 19, 2012 or May 26, 2012
War in the East, 1862:
Following the defeat at Bull Run, Gen. George McClellan was given command of the new Union Army of the Potomac which he moved to attack Richmond. He was
defeated and forced to retreat after the Seven Days Battles. This campaign saw the rise of Robert E. Lee to the command of Confederate forces in the East. Shortly
thereafter, a second Union army was defeated by Lee at the Second Battle of Bull Run. In September, McClellan met Lee at Antietam on the 17th and failed to achieve
a decisive victory. The win at Antietam permitted Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation, which freed slaves in the South and altered the Union’s war aims.
Lincoln replaced McClellan with Ambrose E. Burnside who was beaten at Fredericksburg and replaced by Gen. Joseph Hooker.
War in the West, 1862:
In February 1862, Gen. Ulysses S. Grant’s forces captured Forts Henry & Donelson. Two months later he defeated a Confederate army at Shiloh, TN. On April 29, Union
naval forces captured New Orleans. To the east, Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg attempted to invade Kentucky, but was repelled at Perryville on October 8 and beaten
again in December at Stones River, TN. Grant now focused his attention on capturing Vicksburg and opening the Mississippi River.
The field portion will connect people and events from 1862 with the Gettysburg Battlefield.
The morning classroom lecture will begin at 9:00 a.m. After lunch on your own, we will board the bus for the field program. This will be an easy walk with a lot of
standing – on and off the bus about 5 or 6 times. This walk will take place rain or shine so dress accordingly. This includes sturdy foot gear.
HOW TO REGISTER
Register early! This seminar is limited to a minimum of 15 and a maximum of 44 attendees for each date. Please indicate your first date preference on the registration form
below. Every effort will be made to give you your preferred date. Registration deadline is: May 4, 2012.
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Adams Seminar
“1862: All Hell Breaks Loose”
May 19, 2012 or May 26, 2012
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Registration Deadline is May 4, 2012. Cancellation Policy: There will be a cancellation charge of $25 per person if we receive your cancellation after April 20,
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