Presented by the Shenandoah Civil War Associates, June 24-26, 2011. Program which began on the campus of James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Va., included presentations by NPS Historian Ted Alexander on the Confederate burning of Chambersburg and Greg Starbuck, Executive Director, Historic Sandusky Foundation, who spoke on the Battle of Lynchburg, the beginning of Early's 1864 campaign.
A two day bus tour of Monocacy, Fort Stevens, Cool Spring, and 2nd Kernstown Battlefields was led by Scott C. Patchan, author of "Shenandoah Summer: The 1864 Valley Campaign" took place on June 25-26.
Friday, June 24
| 12:00 |
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1:00 |
Check -in at Allegheny Room , James Madison University Festival and Student Center | |
1:15 |
Greg Starbuck- “Defending Hearth and Home: The Battle for Lynchburg.” | |||
2:15 |
Ted Alexander- “The Burning of Chambersburg.” | |||
3:15 |
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4:00 | Book Signing | |
4:00 |
- |
5:00 |
Scott Patchan- “Shenandoah Summer: The 1864 Valley Campaign.” | |
6:15 |
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7:00 | Reception- Foyer- Festival Center, Ball Room B | |
7:00 |
- |
9:00 | Dinner |
Saturday, June 25
8:00
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Bus departs JMU Festival Center | |||
8:15 |
Bus departs Sleep Inn | |||
10:30 |
Arrival Monocacy Battlefield | |||
10:30 |
- | 12:30 |
Tour Battlefield | |
12:30 |
Box Lunch | |||
2:00 |
Tour Ft. Stevens and National Cemetery | |||
4:00 |
Check in Tysons Corner Marriott | |||
7:00 |
Dinner at the Marriott |
Sunday, June 26
8:30 |
Depart Tysons Corner Marriott | |||
10:30 |
Tour Cool Spring Battlefield | |||
| 12:30 |
Lunch -Rutherford Farm | |||
| 2:00 |
Tour Second Kernstown Battlefield | |||
| 4:00 |
Tour Second Kernstown Battlefield |
