Author, editor and Licensed Battlefield Guide, Diana Loski, will speak to the Lancaster Civil War Round Table about the life and military career of Confederate General William Dorsey Pender at 7:00pm on Thursday, October 9th.

William Dorsey Pender was one of the youngest, and most promising, generals fighting for the Confederacy in the American Civil War. Pender commanded a division of the 3rd Corps under A.P. Hill at Gettysburg where he received shrapnel in his leg. His leg was amputated but he died on July 18, 1863.

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The Lancaster (Pennsylvania) Civil War Round Table is, once again, pleased to welcome historian and actor Patrick Falci to our Thursday, September 18, 2008 program., which will be held at 7:00 PM at the Lititz Public Library on Thursday, September 18th. Lancaster Civil War Round Table is free and open to the public. Anyone with an interest in the Civil War is welcome!

Come out and enjoy an evening with Patrick Falci! Registration for this free event is suggested by emailing your name, phone number and number attending to srihn@lititzlibrary.org or call the library at 626-2255. For more information, contact Micky Kraft at 392-4976, email lancastercivilwarroundtable@gmail.com.

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Micky Kraft sent me a press release today. She encourages area Civil War buffs to Join the Lancaster Civil War Round Table on October 4, 2008, for a full day of exploration in Gettysburg, featuring several well known guides and tour leaders.

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Background post: Stuart's Ride reenactment

Just a reminder that this event is coming up later this week! For more information, or to request "will call" tickets, please see their website.

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Reenactors / living historians pose in front of the 19th Century Bonham House, one of downtown York's many beautifully restored and maintained older homes.

My grandson and I spent much of the morning Saturday visiting the annual Patriot Days celebration in downtown York, Pennsylvania. This series of events includes a Civil War encampment, a Victorian ball, 19th Century musicians / dancers, a historical drama, a panel discussion on York during the Confederate occupation, and others.

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Last night at York's Patriot Days celebration panel discussion at the York County Heritage Trust, four authors with York ties along with author and newspapermen Jim McClure briefly discussed whether York should have surrendered to Maj. Gen. Jubal Anderson Early of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia. There was no military reason to defend York, and the army did what it felt was prudent tactically to withdraw to the Susquehanna River, which they had been ordered to defend. The key issue was the controversial decision of York's leaders to seek out the Rebels and negotiate for the safety of the town, as act some Yorkers of that day felt was treasonous, while others strongly believed it saved the town from destruction.

One important point brought up by the panelists was that Jubal Early would likely have been court-martialled had he wantonly torched a Northern town against Robert E. Lee's orders. Targets of military value such as warehouses, railroads, bridges, telegraphs, etc. were allowable, but private property was not to be touched. Lee has issued very stern (for him) orders regarding his men's behavior, and it is incomprehensible to me that a major general, one of Lee's personal acquaintances and most trusted fighters, would have taken such a daring risk. True, Early had burned Congressman Thaddeus Stevens' Caledonia Iron Works, but Early had rationalized that this was fair game in retaliation for Stevens' open encouragment of the destruction of property in the South.

Here is the text of Lee's General Orders #72, which governed the behavior of his troops while in Pennsylvania. Read them, and you decide if Jubal Early would have been in trouble had he burned down York...

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An 1861 woodcut of the Confederate Stars and Bars fluttering over the Marshall House hotel in Alexandria, Virginia. Two years later, a later version of the Confederate banner floated in the breeze over York, Pennsylvania, the largest town in the North to be occupied by the Rebels during the Civil War.

This Wednesday night, June 25, the York County Heritage Trust and the York Civil War Roundtable will co-host a Civil War panel discussion on the occupation of York during the Gettysburg Campaign. As part of the city-sponsored Patriot Days, this event has been evolving for several months, but has now been finalized. A panel of four speakers will join moderator Jim McClure of the York Daily Record to present a series of brief talks on various aspects of the town, its people and buildings, its defenders, and its uninvited guests from Dixie.

The panel discussion is free of charge, and will be at YCHT's auditorium at 250 E. Market Street in downtown York at 7:00 p.m.. Parking is also free. This presentation deals with a very interesting and controversial subject, one that elicits numerous opinions.

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Crowds thronged the Toy Soldier Show in Gettysburg, offering promise that this event will become a fixture in the area for years to come.

I spent a pleasant few hours Sunday afternoon at the 1st Annual Toy Soldier Show in Gettysburg, a new event held at the Gettysburg Hotel on the square. Attendance was very strong, spurred in part by the novelty of the event, as well as some very cool door prizes from Britains and several hourly drawings for gift certificates to the dealer hall. I saw a lot of old friends and had a blast going down memory lane as I looked through box after box of old toy soldiers, army men, cowboys and indians, Vikings, space men, and many other genres of plastic figures from all sorts of makers.

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I was invited to speak to the 7th and 8th grade students at York Catholic's annual Civil War Reenactment Weekend, which has been a staple for more than a decade and a half. Students study history in a very creative way - becoming Civil War reenactors for a weekend. Trained and taught by living historians and adult reenactors (some of whom are school teachers themselves from other districts), the students are immersed for two days into a small glimpse of what military life in the 1860s may have been like. It's a very effective teaching method, one that surely brings more interest than the average lecture from a teacher reciting boring dates, people, and events. Bringing history to life in this creative fashion most certainly is a better way to educate, and I commend the good folks at York Catholic for supporting and sustaining this methodology for so long.

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The 102nd Pennsylvania was among the Union reinforcements that helped clear the "Valley of Death" late on July 2.

The York Civil War Round Table is sponsoring a National Park Service-sanctioned battlefield clean-up activity on Saturday morning, May 3, 2008. To further entice folks to turn out, in the early afternoon, there will be a free battle walk and tour of East Cemetery Hill led by Scott Mingus, who has written a new book covering the topic. There is no charge for either activity, and the public is welcome to participate, although a free-will donation is suggested to the York CWRT to help defray expenses for the speakers at future monthly meetings. Volunteers for the Adopt-a-Position work day need to bring gloves and clippers.

Meet at 10 a.m. at the monuments to the 102nd Pennsylvania / 62nd New York on the John Weikert / Althoff Farm Lane, just northeast of the Wheatfield Road intersection with Crawford Avenue (near Houck's Ridge / Devil's Den). Lunch is on your own. Then, at 1:00 p.m., meet at the Evergreen Cemetery Gatehouse for the 90-minute battle walk, which will involve only modest walking.

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Wargamer and Gettysburg buff Billy Ray Wagenseller greets author Scott L. Mingus, Sr. at the 4/19/08 book signing during the History Meets the Arts spring festival. Photo by Curt Daniels taken at the Gettysburg Gift Center.

Gettysburg annually holds a spring festival known as History Meets the Arts, a celebration of historical art, music, literary accomplishments, and other arts. Artists such as Dale Gallon, John Paul Strain, Keith Rocco, and many others were present yesterday, and attendance throughout the town was exceptional. The combination of glorious weather, some big-name artists, the first weekend for the new Visitors Center, and good advertising helped boost attendance versus last year’s wind-blown freeze-fest.

Maryland author Bradley Gottfried and I signed books together in the afternoon. He is quite a gentleman and a very nice guy, not to mention an extremely talented cartographer and writer. His latest book is entitled The Artillery of Gettysburg, and seemed to be selling well, along with his other titles such as The Maps of Gettysburg. I sold quite of few of my three books, and thoroughly enjoyed the conversations with Brad and with many of my friends who stopped by. Brad also agreed to come speak to the York CWRT sometime in 2009; more details to come when next year's schedule comes out.

HMTA continues today in Gettysburg. A French & Indian War reeenactor camp site replete with a small fort are highlights of the main display at the Fire Hall, as well as the impressive array of original painting by a host of talented F&I artists. There is no admission charge for this annual event.

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This Friday through Sunday marks the annual History Meets the Arts spring festival and celebration in downtown Gettysburg, PA. Many artists who specialize in historical paintings, prints, photographs, and sculptors will be on hand to sell their goods, to answer questions, sign art prints, and/or discuss their craft. A few authors will also be present to sign their books. I will be signing copies of my three most recent books at the Gettysburg Gift Center (the Wax Museum on Steinwehr Avenue).

Among the artists scheduled to be present are Dale Gallon, John Paul Strain, Bradley Schmehl, and Keith Rocco. Authors include J. David Petruzzi (who will be the featured speaker at the May 21 meeting of the York CWRT), George Newton, and Bradley Gottfried, whose new Maps of Gettysburg book is selling quite well.

See you there?

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The Gettysburg Civil War Round Table is sponsoring a one-day bus trip retracing the route John Wilkes Booth and David Herold took after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Seats on the bus are filling quickly, so make sure you get your reservation in soon if you want to go. Lunch is included. If I didn't already have a commitment that day, I would definitely go on this fascinating trip. Admissions are also included in the price, as well as tips.

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The Lancaster Civil War Round Table will welcome Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide Wayne Wachsmuth to the Lititz Public Library (651 Kissel Hill Road in Lititz) at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 13, 2008, as he presents "Stuart's Ride: Mission Impossible? A Logistical Appraisal".

This program is free and open to the public. Registration is recommended by emailing your name, phone number and number attending to srihn@lititzlibrary.org or call the library at 717-626-2255. Come on out and enjoy an evening with Wayne Wachsmuth!

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This weekend marks the third annual Reenactor Appreciation Weekend in Gettysburg. Hundreds of uniformed reenactors and living historians will be in town for this event, which is highlighted by a period ball, a ladies' tea, and a fashion show. Several merchants are offering discounts to those in period dress. if you are a reenactor, why not take a stroll through town and register for these free events?

I have gone to this event the past couple of years, as we presented a series of miniature wargames to the public. However, due to sparse attendance at these games, we did not plan any games this year.

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“Gettysburg’s Untold Struggle for Freedom”

The incredible drama of the Underground Railroad in the Gettysburg area will be the topic of the March 3 meeting of Historic Gettysburg Adams County. Dr. Charles Teague, president of the society, will be the presenter for this 7:30 p.m. program. The location is the GAR Hall at 53 East Middle Street, Gettysburg. There is no charge to attend, and reservations are not required. Simply show up at the GAR Hall.

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A. Lincoln

2008 York CWRT schedule

Honest Abe. The Rail Splitter. The Great Emancipator. The Buffoon. In his lifetime, Abraham Lincoln elicited many nicknames, most positive and some decidedly unflattering. Lincoln was a polarizing figure, with almost as many detractors as admirers. Newspapers of the period were biased, depending upon political backing, and hundreds of anti-Lincoln cartoons exist.

Speaker Andrew Martin will present what promises to be a fascinating talk on the life of Lincoln at the next meeting of the York Civil War Round Table on February 20 at 7 p.m. at the York County Heritage Trust in downtown York. The meeting, as always, is free to the public, so be sure to mark your calendars! His presentation is entitled "Abraham Lincoln as Seen Through the Eyes of Many Historians."

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Writer and tour guide Deb McCauslin will present a talk entitled "Freedom Lies Just North," a fascinating presentation on the Underground Railroad movement in Adams County with a focus on the hotbed of activity, the village of Yellow Hill, just north of Gettysburg. This will be at the February 14 meeting of the Lancaster Civil War Round Table (7:00 p.m.), and will be held at the Lititz Public Library in northern Lancaster County.

Admission is free to the public. You do NOT have to be a member of the CWRT to attend; just show up and prepare for an evening that is sure to teach you some more about local history. The conference room in the library is new and very nice, spacious, and well lit. I spoke there last summer as part of the CWRT program when I related several human interest stories from the Gettysburg Campaign.

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Photograph by Tom Mingus of the York CWRT

The York Civil War Round Table meets at 7:00 p.m. on the third Wednesday of every month (except December) at the York County Heritage Trust's headquarters building at 250 East Market Street in York. Parking and admission are free. A basket will be passed at each meeting to collect free-will donations to help defray the speaker's expenses. There are no dues or other fees to be a member of this CWRT!

Mark these 2008 dates on your calendar and try to attend these informative and interesting presentations and/or battlewalks!

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This is a friendly reminder that Chuck Teague will be speaking at the upcoming January meeting of the York Civil War Round Table (formerly the White Rose CWRT). For details, click here.

See you there? I will have a few copies of my new Gettysburg book to autograph for anyone who has not yet purchased a copy.

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Licensed Battlefield Guide and well regarded writer and researcher Timothy H. Smith will present what should be a fascinating talk on "The Gettysburg Civilians" this upcoming Tuesday evening, January 8, at 7:30 p.m. in the Valentine Auditorium of the Gettysburg Lutheran Seminary. Take Route 30 through downtown Gettysburg and turn left as you crest Seminary Ridge (opposite the Lee's Headquarters museum / Appalachian Brewing Company). Parking and admission are free.

Why not make an evening of it and have a relaxing dinner in Gettysburg, drive around the battlefield to see the most recent tree cuttings, and then learn more about the residents and farmers during the summer campaign of 1863?

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A 16-year-old high school student from Hanover, Sarah Adler, has been maintaining a blog on Gettysburg entitled Ten Roads (for the nexus of roads that radiate out from Gettysburg like spokes on a wagon wheel). She volunteers on Saturdays at the historic Gettysburg train station, which has recently underwent significant restoration.

She has recently been transcribing old Civil War letters, as well as discussing the train station.

Why not check out her efforts?

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Dwight Eisenhower remains an American icon - a hero of World War II who was thrust into the limelight following his success at D-Day, an American president during the 1950s, a strong proponent of creating the U.S. interstate system, and a land owner in Gettysburg whose farm is visited by thousands of tourists each year, many of whom were not even born when he was in the public eye.

"Ike" spent time in Gettysburg during World War I as the commander of the Camp Colt military base, situated on the grounds of Pickett's Charge. He came back after World War II in 1950 and bought a farm five years later in the rear of the 1863 Confederate lines.

Come to the January meeting of the York Civil War Round Table to hear Lt. Col. (ret.) Charles Teague, more popularly known as "Chaplain Chuck," talk about Ike's days in Gettysburg and his impact on the community and battlefield.

The meeting will be at 7:00 Wednesday, January 16, at the York County Heritage Trust at 250 East Market Street in York. Parking and admission are free. A hat will be passed to collect donations to defray the speaker's expenses.

Mark your calendars, and plan to attend this fascinating PowerPoint presentation!

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2007 Remembrance Day parade

My two-year-old grandson and I attended today's annual Remembrance Day parade in Gettysburg, with more than 1,000 reenactors marching in front of thousands of onlookers. This was the fourth time I have attended the parade in the six years we have lived in Pennsylvania, but the first time for my grandson, who loved the music, the pageantry, the brightly colored flags, and the horses, especially the horses!

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Dennis Brandt's fascinating new book

This month's regular meeting of the York Civil War Round Table (formerly the White Rose Civil War Round Table) will be at the York County Heritage Trust's headquarters on East Market Street in York at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, November 14. Red Lion author Dennis Brandt will present a PowerPoint show on the 87th Pennsylvania, an infantry regiment with strong ties to York and Adams counties. The talk is based upon his interesting recent book, From Home Guards to Heroes: The 87th Pennsylvania and Its Civil War Community.

ADMISSION IS FREE!! Why not come hear one of York County's finest regimental historians discuss some of the men who helped defend the Union?

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Scott Mingus's 15mm wargame of the Attack on Fox's Gap at South Mountain from a previous gaming convention

I took a day of vacation from work and attended the annual Fall In! miniature wargaming convention at the Eisenhower Inn and Conference Center in Gettysburg. I presented a miniature wargame of the hypothetical attack on Cemetery Hill that Ike Trimble proposed late in the afternoon of July 1, 1863 during the Battle of Gettysburg. An after-action report on the game and its outcome can be found here.

The convention features more than 300 miniature wargames over the three day event, with more
than 1,000 wargamers filling the Ike and the adjacent All-Star Sports Complex. It is one of the four largest miniature wargaming conventions in North America and annually pumps tens of thousands of dollars into the Adams County economy.

Have you ever attended a wargaming convention? If so, what are your fondest memories and some of the best games you have played?

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One of the author's typical wargaming layouts

Did you ever play with toy soldiers as a child? Even today, do you enjoy looking at dioramas and miniature depictions of Civil War battles? What about looking at model railroad layouts and marveling at the high quality terrain? Do you enjoy strategy and matching wits in a competitive environment with people who also like military history?

Then, this weekend offers an event you should check out in nearby Gettysburg. The annual Fall In! miniature wargaming convention is being held at the Eisenhower Resort and Conference Center and the adjacent All-Star Sports Complex just south of the Gettysburg Battlefield on the Emmitsburg Road (Business 15). November 9-11; 9 a.m until 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Sunday is a limited schedule of events from 9 until 1.

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Meet us at the North Carolina Monument for a 2-hour educational battlewalk!

The York Civil War Round Table (formerly the White Rose CWRT) is announcing a battlefield guided tour and battlewalk specifically related to the Trimble and Pettigrew portion of Pickett's Charge. This walk is open to the public under the sponsorship of the CWRT, and is being led by Licensed Battlefield Guide and history professor Dr. Charlie Fennell, Jr.

The battlefield tramp and detailed explanation of this underpublicized part of Pickett's Charge will be Saturday, November 10 on the grounds of the Gettysburg National Military Park. The tour will begin at 2:00 p.m. at the North Carolina Monument on West Confederate Avenue (on Seminary Ridge). It will end across the way on Cemetery Ridge. Those wishing to carpool to avoid hiking the round trip are advised to meet at the flagpole by the Cyclorama on Cemetery Ridge at 1:30. Some cars will be left there to provide others with transportation back to the NC Monument following this two-hour walk.

The cost is only $10, which will be used to defray the cost of hiring Dr. Fennell, who is a delightful and entertaining speaker, as well as a very knowledgable historian.

Please leave a comment on this blog if you are planning to attend, and the CWRT will contact you with a confirmation.

Why not get some fresh air and a little exercise, as well as learning something new about the Battle of Gettysburg? Come on out and join us for the York CWRT fall battlewalk!

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"Give me a division, suh, and I WILL take that hill." - Isaac R. Trimble, CSA

Last night was the first York White Rose Civil War Round Table meeting at the York County Heritage Trust's HQ and museum on East Market Street. The guest speaker, Dr. Charlie Fennell, Jr., an adjunct professor at Harrisburg Community College's Gettysburg campus and a Licensed Battlefield Guide, presented a fascinating depiction of Trimble and Pettigrew's July 3 attack in conjunction with Pickett's Division. He skillfully interwove history with humor and witty saracasm, an effective blend that had the audience alternating between roaring in laughter and paying rapt attention to the details of the attack. All in all, it was a delightful evening and a very effective kick-off for the CWRT's new home. Thanks to Lila for staying over on her own time and making the building available for the round table's usage!!! Huzzah! Huzzah! Huzzah!

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Attention York area Civil War buffs!!!! This is a friendly reminder to come to the White Rose Civil War Round Table's meeting this Wednesday evening, where you will hear noted Gettysburg expert Dr. Charles C. Fennell, Jr. speak about Pickett's Charge, specifically focused on the divisions of Isaac Trimble and Joseph Pettigrew, which formed 2/3 of the major attacking column.

Pickett gets the publicity and attention, but Pettigrew and Trimble's men suffered massive casualties and had problems of their own coming across the mile-long "Valley of Death," as some accounts call it. Ike Trimble was a man well acquainted with York County from his antebellum days as a railroad construction engineer.

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This Saturday is the special event "The Civil War Returns to York" to be held in downtown York at the York Emporium on West Market Street.

Here is the schedule of special events. Civil War books will be for sale in the store. Why not stop by and participate in this commemoration of the War Between the States?

The Civil War Returns to York
Saturday, September 22, 2007

10:30 AM The 1st Maryland Volunteer Infantry conducts a black powder demonstration in the parking lot. Members of the regiment will be available throughout the day to discuss their activities.

11:30 AM Author Scott Mingus reads from his Human Interest Stories of the Gettysburg Campaign and Human Interest Stories from Antietam. Scott will be available to sign copies of his books following the presentation.

12:30 PM Heather Heal adopts the persona of a Union cavalry soldier and discusses (in character) cavalry action in York County during the Gettysburg Campaign. Includes photos and an appearance by General George Armstrong Custer.

1:30 PM George Anthony on Civil War photographic technology. Includes a display/demonstration of period “wet plate” technology and equipment.

2:30 PM David Turner on stereoscopic photography, with emphasis on Civil War. The presentation includes 1950s technology as he projects a series of original period images in 3D. Special polarizing glasses supplied.

3:30 PM Author J.G. Lewin reads from his forthcoming Lines of Contention: Political Cartoons of the Civil War. Presentation includes projection of period cartoons and broadsides.

4:30 PM Joseph Posinski becomes J.E.B. Stuart and speaks on the General’s career and war-time exploits.

5:30 PM 33rd Virginia Infantry on the life of a Confederate soldier in the field. Members of the regiment will be available throughout the day to discuss their activities.

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The York Emporium book store on West Market Street in York announced their first Civil War special event - an all day event on Saturday, September 22. The FREE day will feature historical lectures and demonstrations on various aspects of the Civil War. The public is invited and welcome!

Speakers will include Heather Heal, who will speak on Federal cavalry actions in and around York; Mrs. & Mrs. Joseph Posinski who portray Major General J.E.B. Stuart, CSA, who will speak on Stuart's activities immediately prior to the battle of Gettysburg; David Turner, York resident and specialist on stereoscopic photography who will speak on that subject as it pertains to the war and who will be projecting a series of original Civil War images in 3D (we'll need to don special glasses to watch the show); at 11 a.m., Scott Mingus will be telling humorous stories from the occupation of York by the Confederate army, and George Anthony, who uses mid-19th Century technology (wet plates and such) for photography, who will demonstrate the process and speak. A couple of reenactor groups have also been invited to attend.

Author Scott Mingus will be signing copies of Human Interest Stories from the Gettysburg Campaign and Human Interest Stories from Antietam.

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The 19th annual Lancaster County Historical Society's Civil War Weekend will be held September 14, 15, and 16, 2007, on the grounds of the society. This year's featured speaker is author Tom Huntington, who will present a talk on the new Pennsylvania Civil War Trails program, evidence of which can be seen in York with the heritage plaques.

September 14 at 4:30 p.m. Regional History Colloquium: Tom Huntington, "Pennsylvania's Civil War Trails." Huntington will discuss his new book on Pennsylvania's Civil War Trails. Mr. Huntington will be available to sign copies and refreshments will be served at 4 p.m.

A Civil War encampment will be held September 15-16, with reenactors, living historians, and period music.

All events are at the Lancaster County Historical Society, 230 N. President Ave., 717-392-4633

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