Presented by Ed Bearss, Chief Historian Emeritus, National Park Service
Location – UNT Health Science Center, MET Building, 1000 Montgomery Street, Fort Worth, TX 76107
Dinner – 6PM Program starts at 7PM
(Menu: Chicken Piccata, New Potatoes, Grilled Vegetables, Salad and Dessert. Cost $13. Please RSVP to Jim Rosenthal by responding to this email or by calling or texting at 817-307-9263)
In June of 1864 Union General William Tecumseh Sherman was in the middle of his Atlanta Campaign. His massive Army had plenty to contend with in their march through Georgia, but one of his biggest concerns was “that Devil” Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest with 3,000 cavalry troops in his rear. So he dispatched S. D. Sturgis from Memphis with 4,800 infantry and 3,000 cavalry to take care of this threat. Big mistake. Forrest detected the Union Army sent to do battle with him. He met the challenge by striking Sturgis’ Army at Brice’s Cross Roads. The result was a stunning victory for Forrest showing his tactical and battlefield superiority. This is one of the most amazing stories of the Civil War and we have the perfect person to tell it – Ed Bearss.
Ed needs no introduction to our group – or to any group with a Civil War interest. He has spent his lifetime studying, teaching, writing, recounting and documenting the War. He was on the front lines a Marine in WWII but he has also been on the front lines as Chief Historian of the NPS, saving Civil War battlefields and leading hundreds of tours. Don’t miss this event and feel free to bring a friend. See you on the 13th!