In the Shadow of the Round Tops
Allen Thompson
Captain Samuel Johnston’s July 2 reconnaissance and General Longstreet’s countermarch have remained among the most enigmatic episodes of the Battle of Gettysburg. Both events have been misunderstood in the Gettysburg narrative that unfolded in the 160 years since the battle. Using a variety of sources, including overlooked and uncited primary accounts, as well as psychological research into the way the human memory works, “In the Shadow of the Round Tops” examines what happened behind Seminary Ridge on the morning and early afternoon of July 2, 1863.
Allen Thompson is a practicing attorney in New Jersey, where he lives with his wife and three kids. His writing focuses on reevaluating primary source materials to examine the standard interpretations of historical subjects, from legal doctrines to historical events. His articles have appeared in the St. Thomas Law Review and Gettysburg Magazine.
Our meetings are the Fourth Thursday of each month.
We meet at ACHS Battlefield Overlook Events Center, 625 Biglerville Road, Gettysburg, PA. The doors open at 6:30 pm. Meeting starts at 7:00 pm.
The meeting will also be live-streamed. Please see below for information.
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Bruce Davis, President 402.686.6969
Michele Hessler, Vice President
Veronica Brestensky, Recording Secretary 412.719.3577
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David Diner, Treasurer 717.420.5730
Roger Heller, Program Director 717.398.2072
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(2024) Abbie Hoffman, Lynn Heller; (2025) Rip Engle, Roger Heller; (2026) Ted Hirt, Jaimee Umstattd
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Meetings are the second Thursday of January, March (2024 will be held the on 3/21/24), May, July, September and November. We meet at 6 pm at Perkins Restaurant & Bakery at 859 York Street, Gettysburg. Minutes will be posted on the website.
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Plaque Committee:
Reviews and places plaques on buildings that existed during the Battle in Adams County. For information or an application, contact Deb Novotny.
Book Award Committee:
Review books for the Gettysburg Civil War Roundtable Book Award.
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This is a very exciting time for the Gettysburg Civil War Round of Table as we move our meetings to the brand new Event Center at the Adams County Historical Society on Biglerville Road. Our Round Table was founded in 1957 by leaders of the ACHS and seems to have operated as the Civil War arm of the organization. I see our moving to the marvelous new facility as a reunion of sort. The space is perfect for our functional needs, including ample free parking, and a scenic view of the battlefield overlooking the monuments on Howard Avenue east to Barlow’s Knoll. While the location will be different, most everything else will stay the same. The meetings from September through May will be on the fourth Thursday evening of the month, starting at 7:00. For those unable to be with us in person, we’ll be livestreaming on our website, cwrtgettysburg.org, then archiving the programs for “on demand” viewing. In the summer months, we’ll be on the battlefield, still on the 4th Thursdays, the tours of June, July and August starting at 6:00. When I was first elected president of the board, I was cautioned not to recruit new members as we were already at maximum seating capacity in the historic Grand Army of the Republic Hall on East Middle Street. That won’t be an issue at the new meeting site and we’re very much hoping to receive a strong wave of new enlistments. You’ll find membership information elsewhere on this page. Thanks for checking us out!
Bruce Davis
President
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SPEAKERS |
April 25
Stephen Evangelista
Brown's 25th Rhode Island Battery
May 23
Lisa Samia
The Nameless & Faceless of the Civil War in Poetry
June 8 (Saturday 9:30 am to noon)
Fred Hawthorne
Places Every Guide Should Know: Hancock Avenue Edition
June 27 (Rain date June 28)
Jasan Hileman
Red Carroll's Brigade
July 25 (Rain date July29)
Larry Korcyzk
The Wheatfield — Part 2
August 22 (Rain date August 26)
Ralph Seigel
11th Corps Program TBA
September 26
Derek Maxfield
General William T. Sherman's Civil War
October 24
Carolyn Ivanoff
We Fought at Gettysburg: the 17th CT Regiment
November 21
John Heiser
The George Rose Farm of Gettysburg
December 5 - Holiday Banquet
Charles Fennell
Culp's Hill "Rediscovered"
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