2014 GDG MUSTER SCHEDULE
FRIDAY, JUNE 6, 2014
12:00 P.M. Jack Kelly
“Take That Position and Hold it Any Cost' - The 16th Maine on July 1st"
The regiment chosen to hold off two Confederate divisions, the 16th Maine was the “Forlorn Hope of the First Corps”. The tour will start on Oak Ridge and end at the railroad cut desecrated by Gettysburg College in 1990.
LOCATION: Meet at the observation tower on Oak/Seminary Ridge on Doubleday Avenue
3:00 P.M. John Rudy
"Gettysburg in 1864 - Remembering a Battle" With the focus on 1864
John will explain how the aftermath of battle effected Gettysburg’s civilian’s, long-term.
LOCATION: Meet at Pennsylvania Hall
5:30 P.M. Cocktail Hour & Registration
LOCATION: 1863 Inn of Gettysburg 516 Baltimore Street
6:00 P.M. State of the Park Address
6:30 P.M. George Franks
“The Battle of Falling Waters”
Many historians agree that the Gettysburg campaign ended with the Battle of Falling Waters. Although not the climactic battle that Lincoln had hoped for, it remains a story of miscalculation, bravery, larger than life personalities, tragedy and cover up. George Franks, through extensive use of first-hand accounts, detailed maps and period drawings, breathes life into the little remembered, yet crucial, end to the Gettysburg Campaign.
8:15 P.M. Italian Dinner - Optional Hosted by Sal Prezioso LOCATION: Mama Venturas - 13 Chambersburg Street
Contact Sal for Reservations: [email protected]
SATURDAY, JUNE 7, 2014 8:30 A.M. Chuck Teague
The Gap on Cemetery Ridge: “How What Was a Strong Union Position Was Penetrated"
Since the demolishment of the Cyclorama Center, this part of the action is now more understandable, but rarely interpreted.
LOCATION: Meet at the Meade Equestrian statue near the Angle
11:00 A.M. Museum and Visitor Center Tour
Not all of Gettysburg National Military Park's collections are on exhibit. This tour will give members of the GDG an opportunity to see "behind the scenes" at the National Park Service's expanded. Museum Technician Andrew Newman will give members a glimpse into the park's collections that are not on exhibit and talk about what is needed to maintain museum exhibits in this vast museum thirty person limit.
3:00 P.M. Bill Hewitt
Doles Brigade
About noon on 1 July 1863, Jubal Early’s Division lined up and prepared to attack the Federal right flank. During their preparation, Early’s right flank was protected by an aggressive display of leadership from Georgia’s BG George Doles, from Rodes’ Division. Facing threat after threat, Doles demonstrated insight and expertise far exceeding his contemporaries.
LOCATION: Meet on Barlow Knoll
6:00 P.M. Annual GDG Weenie Roast Cotillion
LOCATION: GAR Hall, 53 East Middle Street
Philip Vitiello - Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain
A Power Point presentation covering the defining moments in the life of Joshua Chamberlain. From the EARLY YEARS of his youth, college and family, to the WAR YEARS from Little Round Top through Appomattox to AFTER the GLORY, Chamberlain's post war years.
Phil is a lifelong resident of New Haven, CT. He is the VP of the CWRT of South Central Connecticut, a charter member of “Friends of the Hunley”, and the Titanic Historical Society. A family visit to Gettysburg in 1963 fueled his interest in the Civil War which would grow through the years leading to time as a Civil War re-enactor, and the study of eastern theater battlefields.
SUNDAY, JUNE 8, 2014
9:00 A.M. J. D. Petruzzi
"Shall One Damn Regiment Whip My Whole Brigade?" The Battle of Fairfield, July 3, 1863
LOCATION: Meet at the intersection of Rt. 116 and Carroll's Tract Road, which is just before you get into the town of Fairfield itself. There's a large parking lot there.