OUR October 25, 2024 PROGRAM
LOWA Clubhouse, 10:30 AM
The Myer’s Hill Battlefield: Ground-Truthing and Boots on the Ground: What a Quarter Century of Research Will Tell You!
SPEAKER – John Cummings: One hundred sixty years ago, on the Spotsylvania Court House Battlefield, May 14th, 1864, Union forces were massing for a decisive blow against Robert E. Lee’s exhausted Army of Northern Virginia. Myer’s Hill was selected as Union Headquarters, but CSA cavalry charges and counter attacks thwarted those plans and nearly led to capture or death for Commanding General George G. Meade. John Cummings, historian and preservationist, will present his efforts to hold off developers, mark and successfully preserve this important property with the assistance of Central Virginia Battlefields Trust.
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“… the Battle of the Wilderness: …arguably, … the most important battle in the Civil War.
- Edwin C. Bearss, National Park Service Chief Historian Emeritus
May 9, 2014 at Hanover Tavern, VA
Let us introduce ourselves:
The Civil War Study Group at Lake of the Woods, Virginia, is dedicated to historical research, preservation, and education of the public on historic events in Orange County, Virginia and the surrounding area during the American Civil War. We have no dues, no membership roster, no requirements to attend meetings or volunteer for any of our projects. We hope you’ll join us in our mission to tell the story of the May 1864 Battle of the Wilderness, as well as other tales of the Civil War here in the historic Piedmont of Virginia.
