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Our Speakers and Guides Peter Cozzens Is One of the Nation's Stephen Lang Is an Award Winning Actor George Rabbai Is a Music Professor and Leading Military Historians Our Speakers and Guides Peter Cozzens is one of the nation's Stephen Lang is an award winning actor George Rabbai is a music professor and leading military historians. He is the who has played numerous historical professional jazz trumpet player. He has Ted Alexander is the founder and host of author of sixteen critically acclaimed books characters in movies. Among them; backed up notables such as Rosemary Chambersburg Civil War Seminars. He is a on the American Civil War and the Indian General George Pickett in “Gettysburg” Clooney and has performed with the popular author, tour guide and lecturer. Wars of the American West. All of Cozzens' and “Stonewall” Jackson in “Gods and Woody Herman band. His program on Civil books have been selections of the Book of Generals”. He has been a guest speaker at War bugle calls is always well received at Bevin Alexander is the author of ten the Month Club, History Book Club, and/or one of our seminars a few years ago and our seminars. books on military history, including How the Military Book Club. Cozzens’ This plans to attend schedule permitting. Wars Are Won, How America Got It Right, Terrible Sound: The Battle of John Schildt is the author of more than 20 and his latest book, How the South Could Chickamauga and The Shipwreck of Their Steve Longenecker is Professor of books on various aspects of the Civil War. Have Won the Civil War. His Lost Hopes: The Battles for Chattanooga were History at Bridgewater College. He is the Among them Jackson and the Preachers. Victories: The Military Genius of Stonewall both Main Selections of the History Book author of Shenandoah Religion: Outsiders Jackson was chosen by the Civil War Club and were chosen by Civil War and the Mainstream, 1716-1865, and his Tim Snyder is a leading authority on the Book Review as one of the seventeen Magazine as two of the 100 greatest works current project is a religious history of C&O Canal during the Civil War. He is books that have most transformed Civil ever written on the conflict. His latest book antebellum and Civil War Gettysburg, Pa. currently writing a book on this topic. War scholarship. Shenandoah 1862: Stonewall Jackson's Valley Campaign is now in its fourth Jonathan Noyalas is a history professor Jeffry Wert is one of our most popular Paul C. Anderson is a history professor at printing. at Lord Fairfax Community College in speakers. He has been nominated for the Clemson University and the author of Middletown, VA, where he also serves as Pulitzer Prize and has authored eight Blood Image: Turner Ashby in the Civil Pat Falci is an actor, lecturer and historian. the Director of the College's Institute of books on the Civil War, including a study of War and the Southern Mind. He has served as historical consultant for Culture and History and the Center for Civil the Stonewall Brigade. the movies “Gettysburg” and “Gods and War History. He is the author of Plagued Ed Bearss is America’s premier battlefield Generals,” as well as several by War: Winchester, Virginia, During the Joseph Whitehorne is a history professor tour guide. He has been with our seminars documentaries. Civil War and My Will is Absolute Law: A at Lord Fairfax College in Virginia. He is an since they began in 1989. Biography of Union General Robert H. authority on various aspects of U.S. Steve French is a high school history Milroy. He was the editor and contributing military history, including the Civil War. He Art Bergeron is a Louisiana native teacher and an authority on the Civil War in author for the Shenandoah Valley is the author of a number of books about currently serving as Reference Historian the Lower Shenandoah Valley. He is the Battlefields Foundation's If this Valley is the Civil War in the Shenandoah Valley. with the United States Army Military author of a number of books and articles. Lost, Virginia is Lost: Stonewall Jackson's History Institute at Carlisle Barracks, His latest book is a study on Imboden’s Valley Campaign. Daniel Carrol Toomey is one of the Pennsylvania. Art was the Historian at Brigade in the Gettysburg Campaign. foremost authorities on Maryland in the Pamplin Historical Park & The National Nicholas P. Picerno is a member of the Civil War. He is the author of more than six Museum of the Civil War Soldier near Jerry Holsworth is a former history Board of Trustees of the Shenandoah books on the subject. Petersburg, Virginia, from 1996 to 2003. teacher and National Park Service ranger. Valley Battlefields Foundation, where he Bergeron was Chief of Interpretive He is the author of numerous articles on chairs the committee on Interpretation and THANK YOU TO OUR Services for the Louisiana Office of State the Civil War and is currently writing a book Education. He has lectured at several Parks from 1987-1996. He is the author of on Hood’s Texas Brigade. universities and colleges, historical SPONSORS Franklin County Visitor’s a dozen books on the Civil War, including societies, Civil War roundtables, and Bureau Guide to Louisiana Confederate Military John Hoptak is a Park Ranger at Antietam symposiums on a variety of topics related The Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Units 1861 -1865. National Battlefield and the author of to Civil War history. He has contributed to Foundation He is a combat veteran of Vietnam. several books and articles on the Civil War. several books on the subject, including the The Hagerstown-Washington County "Time-Life" Civil War series. Convention and Visitors Bureau Join some of the nation’s top historians for an in-depth look at the Confederate commander known for his bravery and battlefield strategy and tour the sites of his valley campaign. A Division of the The Greater Chambersburg Chamber of Commerce 100 Lincoln Way East, Chambersburg, PA 17201 SEMINAR LOCATION Plaza Hotel Hagerstown MD Greater Chambersburg Greater Chambersburg of Commerce Chamber Way East 100 Lincoln PA 17201 Chambersburg, WEDNESDAY, JULY 22 Complete Weekend Package Begins - Session 1 - Battles and Leaders ►“Thunder and Lightening”; The 7:00 p.m. - Reception with hors d’ oeuvres ►Col. John R. Kenley and the 1st Stormy Relationship Between Jackson Optional Bus Tours - Please note, the and refreshments featuring Civil War music Maryland U.S. at Front Royal – Daniel and A. P. Hill – Pat Falci following 2 bus tours are not included and award-winning actor Stephen Lang on Toomey in complete weekend package. Portraying Jackson and Other Historical ►The Affair at Middletown: The 6:30 p.m. - Buffet Dinner followed by Civil Figures on the Big Screen. Archeological Evidence – Joseph War Bugle Calls with George Rabbai Optional Bus Tour One (schedule permitting) Whitehorne ►General Robert Milroy and Other 8:15 p.m. Sessions THURSDAY, JULY 23 Union Leaders in the Valley – Jonathan ►The Military Genius of Stonewall 7:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. - Jackson’s Romney Campaign – optional bus tour with Ed 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. - Jackson in the Noyalas Jackson – Bevin Alexander Bearss (lunch included). Here is a unique Lower Valley – Bus tour with Ed Bearss, ►The Generalship of Jackson – panel opportunity to tour sites associated with Jonathan Noyalas and others. Session 2 - Related Operations discussion. Jackson’s other valley campaign. (Buffet lunch included) ►The Romney Campaign – Steve French Price for this tour - $125. ►Jackson at Dam #5 – Tim Snyder SATURDAY, JULY 25 Sites visited include – Sites visited include – ►The Rebels Fool Old Abe and The UNGER’S STORE - January 1, 1862, ►Front Royal Texans Visit Monticello - Jerry Holsworth 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. - Jackson in the ►Jackson’s Headquarters in Winchester Jackson's army spent its second night here. Valley - bus tour with Ed Bearss, Jonathan BATH - On January 4, 1862, Jackson ►1st Winchester Battle Site 12:45 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. - Lunch on your ►Winchester Civil War Museum Noyalas and others. attacked the Union garrison at Bath. own (Buffet lunch included) ►Kernstown Battlefield HANCOCK - Jackson shelled Hancock from the south bank of the Potomac River 2:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. - Concurrent Sites visited include – between January 4 and January 7, 1862. Dinner on your own. Sessions. Your choice. BLOOMERY GAP - After leaving the vicinity ►Narrow Passage of Hancock on January 1, 1862, Jackson 7:30 p.m. - Annual Luhn Memorial Session 3 - Fighting Units ►Mt. Jackson and his command camped here on the way Auction for Preservation and Education ►The Stonewall Brigade – Jeffry Wert ►Harrisonburg – come one come all with cash, to Romney. ►The 10th Maine’s Skedaddle Out of ►Cross Keys HANGING ROCK - While Jackson was checkbooks and credit cards as we auction ►Port Republic off books, prints and other Civil War Winchester – Nicholas Picerno retreating from Hancock on January 7, ►Jackson’s Tigers: Louisiana Troops in And more… 1862, a Union force of about 2,000 men memorabilia. To date we have raised more than $120,000 for battlefield preservation the Valley – Art Bergeron surprised the Confederate militia force of Dinner on your own. 700 men and a section of artillery here. and education. Please join us in this worthy ROMNEY - After the Union garrison cause. Session 4 - Civilians evacuated Romney on January 10, 1862, ►The Impact of the 1862 Valley 8:00 p.m. - Saturday Night at the Movies Jackson occupied the town on January 14. 11:00 p.m. - Traditional Insomniacs Campaign on the Civilians -Jonathan with Brian Steel Wills on The Civil War on Session with Ed Bearss and Friends – Noyalas the Silver Screen Optional Bus Tour Two What If? Jackson had Been Successful And in the Valley.
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