Presented by A. Wilson “Will” Greene – Historian
Dinner: 6:00 PM Menu: Chicken Breast – w/ Rosemary Pan Jus, Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans with Caramelized Onions, Assorted Desserts – $20, RSVP to jimrosenthal5757@aol.com or by calling or texting 817-307-9263.
Program: 7 PM
Location: UNT Health Science Center, MET Building, 1000 Montgomery, Fort Worth 76109, Room 109-111
By the early fall of 1864, Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia around Richmond and Petersburg faced a severe shortage of food. In order to alleviate this worrisome situation, Lee authorized his cavalry commander, Wade Hampton, to undertake a highly risky operation. Thanks to the superb scouting of a Texan, Hampton targeted the huge Union cattle herd grazing near the James River. The story of this audacious endeavor, perhaps the most spectacular cavalry raid of the Civil War, is the topic of A. Wilson Greene’s talk on December 9.
A. Wilson Greene holds degrees in American History from Florida State University and Louisiana State University. He enjoyed a 44-year career in public history including 16 years in the National Park Service, serving as the first executive director of the Association for the Preservation of Civil War Sites (now the American Battlefield Trust), and as the founding director of Pamplin Historical Park and the National Museum of the Civil War Soldier. Greene is the author of six books and a dozen articles and essays on Southern and Civil War history. He is currently working on the third of three volumes on the Petersburg Campaign, A Campaign of Giants, for the University of Norh Carolina Press.