BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.0.5//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:111@harrisburgcwrt.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260515T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260515T213000 DTSTAMP:20260112T213854Z URL:https://harrisburgcwrt.org/events/the-crossing-of-the-james-and-the-fi rst-petersburg-offensive/ SUMMARY:The Crossing of the James and the First Petersburg Offensive DESCRIPTION:Join us on Friday\, May 15\, for our annual Nye-Sommers Lecture \, delivered by one of Dr. Richard J. Sommers’ closest friends\, celebra ted author and historian A. Wilson Greene\, who is coming all the way from Tennessee to honor Dr. Sommers’ memory.\nLieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant managed one of the Civil War's most spectacular logistical operation s in June 1864 when he moved from the Cold Harbor battlefield to and acros s the mighty James River under the nose of General Robert E. Lee.  Grant and his generals\, however\, squandered the advantage they gained through a number of errors that prevented his forces from capturing Petersburg on June 15\, 1864\, mistakes that led to three more days of brutal combat and Confederate control of Petersburg for nine more months.\nA. Wilson Greene completed a 44-year career in public history and battlefield preservation in 2017.  He is the author of six books and more than twenty articles an d essays on the American Civil War.  He is currently at work on the third of three volumes on the Petersburg Campaign entitled A Campaign of Giant s\, published by the University of North Carolina Press. The second volum e\, published in 2025\, is dedicated to Dr. Sommers. Greene holds degrees in American history from Florida State University and Louisiana State Uni versity and resides in Walden\, Tennessee.\nDinner reservations for this e vent must be made by noon on Sunday\, May 3.RSVP to our membership chair\, Michael Margolius\, at membership@harrisburgcwrt.org\nPlease pay in advan ce using PayPal or a credit card below\, or pay by check\, cash\, or credi t card at the door. \; If paying below\, you may make reservations for multiple guests. After selecting the month and entering the name of each guest\, you will select the quantity on the next page.Those who are unable to attend this engagement in person are invited to tune in to the lecture and Q&\;A session via Zoom. \; Click on the following link:  \ ;https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84009313379. \;  \; No password in requ ired. \; To dial in by phone\, call 1-301-715-8592 or click on the fol lowing link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meetings/84009313379/invitations?sig nature=hT2N5zitkwR52Dj-VQSi7FoWbl8uzicrV676yAwyLf0 The meeting ID # is 840 0931 3379. \; Zoom participants should join the meeting by 7:00 pm.\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Please select the month fo r your dinner reservation.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n September\n \n \n October\n \n \n November\n \n \n December\n \n \n January\n \n \n February\n \n \n March \n \n \n April\n \n \n May\n \n \n June\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Please enter the name of e ach guest\, separated by a comma.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://harrisburgcwrt.org/wp-content/uploads/20 26/01/image1.jpeg LOCATION:Central Penn College Conference Center\, 600 Valley Rd.\, Summerda le\, PA\, 17093\, United States GEO:38.272689;-77.34375 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=600 Valley Rd.\, Summerdale \, PA\, 17093\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Central Penn Coll ege Conference Center:geo:38.272689,-77.34375 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR