Wilderness and Spotsylvania A Weekend with Ed Bearss

CHAMBERSBURG CIVIL WAR SEMINARS & TOURS
A Division of the Greater Chambersburg Chamber of Commerce
April 4-6
May 16-18
A Weekend with Ed Bearss:
Wilderness and Spotsylvania
Bloody Angle - Battle of Spotsylvania
Ed Bearss, Chief Historian Emeritus of NPS
Seminar in Chambersburg, PA
Seminar in Fredericksburg, VA
www.ChambersburgCivilWarSeminars.org
Upcoming 2014 Seminars
For more information or to register visit www.CivilWarSeminars.org
July 23-26 - “Terror on the Border: Summer 1864”
with Ed Bearss, Jeffry Wert, Mark Neely, Richard Sommers, B.F. Cooling, and others. Based in Chambersburg,
PA.
Sept. 26-28 - “Winchester to Fisher’s Hill” with Ed
Bearss, Jeffry Wert, Eric Campbell, and others. Based
in Chambersburg, PA.
A Weekend with Ed Bearss
April 4-6, 2014
Join us as we explore in depth the life and times of a living legend,
the incomparable Ed Bearss.
On this weekend you will hear directly from the man who some have called our greatest
living national treasure. Many of you have heard Ed speak on Civil War topics. At this event
you will hear that and more, as Ed discusses his serious wounding in the Pacific in WWII; his
work on salvaging and restoring the sunken gunboat "Cairo"; his classic work on the Battle of
Brice's Crossroads: and his personal discussions with LBJ in the planning and acqusition of
the LBJ Ranch for the National Park Service. In addition, you will hear talks by many of
Ed's colleagues reflecting on his more than 60 years in the history field.
Do not miss this unique opportunity to spend the weekend with an American original!
Friday, April 4
2:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. - Sessions at The Orchards Restaurant
Address: 1580 Orchard Dr. Chambersburg
Topics to discuss include:
 “Suicide Creek” – “Worse than Guadacanal” The Wounding of Ed Bearss, January 2,
1944 - Ed Bearss
 “Reading Ed Bearss” - Terry Winschel
 Panel Discussion with Richard Sommers, Dennis Frye, Terry Winschel, and others
6:30 p.m. - Dinner at The Orchards Restaurant
Session following dinner:
 “How Not to Raise a Gunboat: The Salvaging and Restoration of the U.S.S. Cairo “
- Ed Bearss
Saturday, April 5
8:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. “Antietam and Gettysburg” - Bus tour led by Ed Bearss
Bus leaving from Hampton Inn
Buffet lunch at Dobbin House Tavern
Sites visited include:
 Final attack trail at Antietam following the footsteps of Burnside’s command
 Hike of McPherson’s Ridge at Gettysburg
 Follow attack of Archer and the Union defense of Buford and Reynold’s
6:30 p.m. – Dinner at The Orchards Restaurant
Session following dinner:
 Testimonials about Ed Bearss
Sunday, April 6
8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. - Sessions at Hampton Inn
Topics to discuss include:
 “Forrest at Brice’s Crossroads” - Ed Bearss
 “Enshrining Ed” - Dennis Frye
 “Me and LBJ:” Ed’s Interviews with President Johnson - Ed Bearss
A portion of the proceeds from this event will go to a battlefield preservation project
of Mr. Bearss' choosing.
Wilderness and Spotsylvania
May 16-18, 2014
The Wilderness and Spotsylvania were two of the bloodiest and most decisive
campaigns of the Civil War in the East in 1864.
Join us as Mr. Robert K. Krick takes us on an in depth tour of this hallowed ground. Mr. Krick is
one of the leading authorities of the Civil War in Virginia. Do not miss this great opportunity to tour
these sites and view places not often seen on standard tours of these battlefields. Combining this
with insights provided by one of the leading historians, this is an event you won’t want to miss!
Friday, May 16
2:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. - Sessions at Fredericksburg Hospitality House Hotel
Topics to discuss include:
 “Determining the Intent of the Enemy: Intelligence in the Spotsylvania Campaign” -Greg
Mertz
 “Fighting for their Freedom: The United States Colored Troops” - Steward Henderson
6:30 p.m. - Dinner Buffet at Fredericksburg Hospitality House Hotel
Session following dinner:
“The Forlorn Confederate Search for Another Jackson: Five Dozen New Generals” -Robert
K. Krick
Saturday, May 17
6:30 a.m. – 7:30 a.m. - Breakfast at Fredericksburg Hospitality House Hotel
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. “Wilderness and Spotsylvania Battlefields” - Bus tour led by Robert
K. Krick
Bus leaving from Fredericksburg Hospitality House Hotel
Box Lunch included at historic Ellwood (c 1785)
Sites visited include:
 Grant’s headquarters knoll during the Wilderness
 Saunder’s Field and Gordon’s Flank Attack
 Ewell’s Line south of the turnpike
 Widow Tapp Field
 Box lunch at Historic Ellwood (c 1785)
 Army of the Potomac advance along the Brock Road
 Todd’s Tavern
 Site of Sedgwick’s mortal wounding and more
Dinner on your own
Sunday, May 18
6:30 a.m. – 7:30 a.m. - Breakfast at Fredericksburg Hospitality House Hotel
8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. “Spotsylvania Battlefield” - Bus tour led by Robert K. Krick
Bus leaving from Fredericksburg Hospitality House Hotel
Box Lunch provided
Sites visited include:
 Doles’ Salient
 Walking tour of Upton’s Attack
 McCoul House, Dole’s penetration point
 The Bloody Angle
 Lee’s Last Line and more
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A Weekend with Ed Bearss
April 4-6, 2014
Seminar registration fee schedule:
____$375 Members Complete Weekend
____$395 Non Members Complete Weekend
____$150 Friday Only
____$245 Saturday Only
____$50 Sunday Only
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Wilderness and Spotsylvania
May 16-18, 2014
Seminar registration fee schedule:
____$375 Members Complete Weekend
____$395 Non Members Complete Weekend
____$75 Friday Only
____$195 Saturday Only
____$195 Sunday Only
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A Weekend with Ed Bearss
Wilderness and Spotsylvania
Ed Bearss is a former Marine, serving in the Pacific in WWII and is the nation’s foremost battlefield tour guide. The Chief Historian Emeritus of the
National Park Service, he is the author of several books and articles on the
Civil War. He has been a featured commentator on Ken Burn's PBS documentary “The Civil War,” the History Channel, and C-Span. Ed has been a
mainstay of the Chambersburg Civil War Seminars and Tours since our
founding in 1989. An Ed Bearss tour brings history to life and is not to be
missed!
Terry Winschel is the retired Chief Historian of Vicksburg National Military
Park and is a thirty-five year veteran in the National Park Service including
Gettysburg, Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania, and Valley Forge. He is the
author of several books including Triumph and Defeat:: The Vicksburg Campaign and has written almost fifty articles about the Civil War.
Dennis E. Frye is the Chief Historian at Harpers Ferry National Historical
Park and is an active battlefield preservationist. He has written eight books
including September Suspense: Lincoln's Union in Peril.
Richard Sommers is a senior historian at the U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center and an instructor at the U.S. Army War College, Carlisle, Pa.
He has been a commentator on C–Span, The History Channel, and wrote
Richmond Redeemed: The Siege at Petersburg.
And other special guests
APRIL 4-6 SEMINAR LOCATION AND HOTEL
Robert K. Krick is the retired Chief Historian of Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park, where he worked for thirty-one years. He
is the leading authority on the Army of Northern Virginia and the author of
numerous articles and several books, including Stonewall Jackson at
Cedar Mountain.
Greg Mertz is one of the leading authorities on Wilderness and Spotsylvania. He is currently the Supervisory Historian at Fredericksburg and
Spotsylvania National Military Park and the former curator for Chancellorsville Visitor Center Museum. He is the author of numerous articles for
publications such as Blue and Gray Magazine and is a frequent lecturer
at seminars and Civi War Round Tables.
Steward T. Henderson is a park ranger at the Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park. He is the president of the 23rd Regiment
United States Colored Troops and an author of the Emerging Civil
War.com blog. Steward retired as a Senior Vice President of SunTrust
Bank, Greater Washington Region, after 35 years in the financial services
industry.
MAY 16-18 SEMINAR LOCATION AND HOTEL
ACCOMMODATIONS
Fredericksburg Hospitality House
Hotel & Conference Center
1859 Historic Hotels, LTD
2801 Plank Road, Fredericksburg, VA 22401
540-786-8321
www.fredericksburghospitalityhouse.com
Hampton Inn
955 Lesher Road
Chambersburg, PA 17202
717-261-9185
www.hamptoninn.com
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Upcoming 2014 Seminars
For more information or to register visit www.CivilWarSeminars.org
July 23-26 - “Terror on the Border: Summer 1864”
with Ed Bearss, Jeffry Wert, Mark Neely, Richard Sommers, B.F. Cooling, and others. Based in Chambersburg,
PA.
Sept. 26-28 - “Winchester to Fisher’s Hill” with Ed
Bearss, Jeffry Wert, Eric Campbell, and others. Based
in Chambersburg, PA.
Thank you to our co-sponsors
www.MarylandMemories.org