Presentation by Dr. Jennifer Murray, Historian – Oklahoma State University
UNT Health Science Center, MET Building, Room 124, 1000 Montgomery Street, Fort Worth, TX 76107
Dinner: 6PM Program Starts at: 7PM
(Menu: Chicken Piccata with Julienne Vegetables, Roasted New Potatoes, Garden Salad and Desserts, Cost: $13, RSVP to jimrosenthal5757@aol.com or by calling or texting 817-307-9263)
George Gordon Meade – great General? Grant’s puppet? Was the Union victory at Gettysburg because of his tactical genius or was he just lucky? Did he miss the opportunity to destroy Lee’s Army by not pursuing his foe after the battle or did he make the right decision to rest and regroup his exhausted Army? Why has Meade never received the recognition for heading the Army of the Potomac from Gettysburg to the end at Appomattox? Bad PR? Sheridan? Personality? These and many more questions will be answered by Dr. Jennifer Murray in her presentation.
Dr. Murray is an Assistant Professor at Oklahoma State University. She is the author of numerous articles and the book On a Great Battlefield: The Making, Management, and Memory of Gettysburg National Military Park, 1933-2013 The book on the Crown Jewel of the NPS is based on her extensive research and her experience serving nine summers at the Park. It will be available for purchase and signing at the meeting.
It should be a great evening learning more about this important Civil War General. See you on the 10th!