[Above: David Woodbury, Edda Fields-Black, Anne Woodbury]
THANK YOU to everyone who attended the Central Coast Conference in early May. It was a stellar program—informative, fascinating, and deeply moving. THANK YOU to all of the presenters who took the time to travel from such far-flung places as Oregon and Boston and the Virgin Islands. And thanks to Vikki Bynum for coming through with online presentations after being trapped at the airport for a full day after an airport ordeal for the ages. CONGRATULATIONS to Dr. Edda Fields-Black, whose COMBEE book was awarded the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for History the day after the conference. |
On this entirely unique, four-day tour, Gordon will conducts hikes along every step of the NPS trails on these two battlefields, interpreting along the way. He'll also take the group to some rarely-seen private sites, to discuss the monumental opening battles of Grant's 1864 Overland Campaign. Headquarters hotel will be in Fredericksburg, Virginia.
Other tours in the hopper . . .— The Modoc War of 1872-1873
— Civil War to Cold War in New Mexico — The Portolá Expedition of 1769-1770 |
Gordon Rhea and Dave Woodbury following the Overland Campaign of 1864
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