Welcome to
the Most important Round Table, in the Most important small town,
at the Most important Battlefield,
in the Most important Country
in the World.
Joe Mieczkowski, Past President
March 27 - Wrightsville- Columbia Bridge
Presented by Cindy Beaston
The Skirmish that Turned the Tide
On the banks of the Susquehanna River in South Central Pennsylvania sits two small river towns of Columbia and Wrightsville. During Lee’s second attempt of a northern invasion in June 1863, a bridge that spanned the mile wide Susquehanna River was the focal point to get across to attack the major cities in the state. In order to get the bridge, Lee’s troops would have to occupy both small river towns. The civilians of Columbia wouldn’t allow Lee’s army to simply take their small town without a fight. Men of all walks of life joined the militia to defend their home under the leadership of two Union Army veterans. Gettysburg was the result of Lee’s plans being spoiled on the banks of the Susquehanna.
About the Speaker
Cindy Beaston is a Civil War historian who has spent over a decade studying, learning, and understanding the many different moving pieces that led to the most infamous four years in American history.
Two years ago, Cindy started her own Civil War Roundtable named after Columbia’s first General, the General Welsh Post 118, located at the Columbia Public Library. Her Roundtable is the only one currently in existence in Lancaster County. She has been published twice in the newspapers and given lectures and trolley tours at Columbia’s RiverFest for the past three years, educating people on Columbia's involvement in the Civil War.
When Cindy isn’t giving lectures or trolley tours, you can find her at her place of employment at Hempfield RecCenter lifeguarding for which she has been doing for 20 years, teaching water aerobics, or teaching all ages how to swim.
Meetings begin at 7:00 p.m. at the Adams County Historical Society
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