Friday, November 18
4:30pm - 7:00pm
$20/person
(tickets sales now available online, or purchased at the door until sold out)
4:30pm - 7:00pm
$20/person
(tickets sales now available online, or purchased at the door until sold out)
Event Details &
Schedule of Speakers:
Each presenter will speak for approximately 30 minutes, and the evening will conclude with a panel discussion and Q&A opportunity.
Schedule of Speakers:
Each presenter will speak for approximately 30 minutes, and the evening will conclude with a panel discussion and Q&A opportunity.
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Anthony (Andy) Waskie, Ph.D.: portraying Commanding Gen. George Meade
General Meade's plan before Gettysburg- 'The Pipe Creek Line' On 28 June 1863, Maj. Gen. George G. Meade, then in command of the Union V Corps, headquartered near Frederick, was awakened at about 3:00 a.m. by Col. James Hardee and informed that Gen. Hooker had been relieved, and that he had been placed in command of the Army of the Potomac. Events that followed over the next two days resulted in the issuance by Gen. Meade on 1 July of an order known as the Pipe Creek Order ( also called the Pipe Creek Circular). The purpose of the Circular was to inform his corps commanders of his selection of the Pipe Creek Line as the Army's primary line of defense and operations for the impending engagement, and that the Army of the Potomac was to concentrate there. The fact is often overlooked, that it was the under the intention of the Pipe Creek plan that the Union Army came to be placed, albeit loosely, across 20 miles of north central Maryland, and into south central Pennsylvania, on the very eve of the battle of Gettysburg. But, within hours of issuing the Pipe Creek Order on 1 July, events already unfolding at Gettysburg would compel Gen. Meade to nullify it by ordering a general advance toward Gettysburg. Because these two orders were issued so closely together, and were contradictory, Gen. Meade was later criticized for being indecisive. General Meade will explain the reason for the Pipe Creek line and his subsequent decision to abandon this course of action and advance to Gettysburg. Dr. Anthony Waskie was born in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, and pursued a Languages/History major at Bloomsburg University. He studied abroad at Salzburg, Austria, and pursued graduate study in Germany; and received a scholarship to study Slavic Languages at Charles University, Prague. He received an M.A. and Ph.D. degree from New York University. Dr. Waskie, now retired, was a professor of Languages and History at Temple University. He is a co-founder of the “Civil War & Emancipation Studies” at Temple. As a Civil War historian, author and researcher he specializes in the life and career of Gen. George G. Meade. Dr. Waskie serves as president of the General Meade Society of Philadelphia, and as a Board member of a number of history related institutions. |
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Robert E. Hanrahan, Jr.
The Relationship Between General Gibbon, and General Meade Presentation details to come...please check back! Aside from being one the founding members of Confederation of Union Generals, (C.O.U.G.) in 2002, Robert (Bob) E. Hanrahan, Jr. has a long history with Philadelphia civic and business communities. He received his undergraduate degree in marketing from La Salle University (Class of 1975). Bob is currently a retired consultant in the information technology field. In 1997 Bob served as a consultant to AbiliTech, now known as InspiriTec, whose services provide assistance to the physically challenged.Bob’s late father (Robert E. Hanrahan Sr.) served in the U. S. Navy during World War II as a seaman 1st Class aboard the Battleship U.S.S New York, which engaged in numerous actions including the battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa. Bob is also an active participant and member of the United States Naval Institute, including the Arleigh Burke Society and the Commodore’s Club. During the Civil War, Bob’s Great-Great Grandfather James Murphy, enlisted in the 20th P.V.I. for 90 days in April 1961, and then enlisted in the 6th U.S. Cavalry where he became a Sergeant in A Company and was honorably discharged in December 1862. Bob’s other present interests include his involvement with La Salle University as a member of the Presidents Council, Investments Committee Member of The William Penn Foundation; InspiriTec, Board Member; President of G.A.R. Sons of the Union Veterans Camp 299, The Heritage Foundation: Washington, D.C., Presidents Council Member; Gettysburg Battlefield Preservation Association, Board Member; Majority Inspector of Elections: Precinct 249, East Goshen Township, PA. The Longport Historical Society: Longport, NJ, Trustee, and Past President. The Civil War Preservation Trust, Friends of Historic Goshenville, Pennsylvania and National Republican Party. |
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Scott Mingus
Flames Beyond Gettysburg In late June 1863, two powerful columns of Confederate troops approached the Susquehanna River in south-central Pennsylvania. One, under Lt. Gen. Richard Ewell, marched northeasterly from Franklin County through Carlisle toward Harrisburg and the other, under Maj. Gen. Jubal A. Early, headed eastward through Gettysburg and York towards Wrightsville/Columbia. This PowerPoint talk covers Early's expedition as his division seized control of Gettysburg after a series of skirmishes on June 26 and then two days later occupied York, the largest Northern town to fall to the Confederates during the entire war. Early ransomed York for $100,000 and supplies and surrounded the town with artillery and troops. Hastily organized state militia defended the river crossing at Writghtsville against John Gordon's Georgia brigade and then burned the world's longest covered bridge to prevent the Confederates from passing into Lancaster County, from which Jubal Early had hoped to threaten Harrisburg. Scott Mingus is a retired scientist and executive in the global specialty paper industry. The Ohio native graduated from the Paper Science & Engineering program at Miami University. He was part of the research team that developed the first commercially successful self-adhesive U.S. postage stamps, and he was an early pioneer in the development of bar code labels. He has written more than 30 Civil War and Underground Railroad books and numerous articles for Gettysburg Magazine and other historical journals. He has appeared on C-SPAN, C-SPAN3, PBS, PCN, and other TV networks. Mingus writes a blog on the Civil War history of York County, PA, where he and his wife Debi live (www.yorkblog.com/cannonball). He also has written six scenario books for miniature wargaming. A great-great-grandfather was a 15-year-old soldier in the 51st Ohio in the Western Theater, and a great-grandfather was in the 183rd Ohio during the Carolinas Campaign. Other family members fought at Antietam and Gettysburg in the 7th West Virginia of the Army of the Potomac. |
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- Panel Discussion / Q & A opportunity
The event will be held in the Gettysburg Heritage Conference Room, located at 297 Steinwehr Avenue, Gettysburg, PA 17325.
Tickets are available online, or by calling 717-334-6245.
Any remaining tickets will be sold at the door.
Tickets are available online, or by calling 717-334-6245.
Any remaining tickets will be sold at the door.