Mine Run Commemorative Symposium
November 16, 2013
Location: Locust Grove Middle School
6368 Flat Run Road Locust Grove, VA 22508
Event Schedule
10:00 a.m. Missteps at Mine Run
Historian Frank Walker will give an overview of the Mine Run Campaign, discussing the Army of the Potomac’s General George Meade’s follies.
10:45 a.m. Break
11:00 a.m. Avoiding Disaster: Meade, Warren, and the Aborted Assault at Mine Run
Greg Mertz, Supervisory Historian for the Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania County National Military Park, will discuss Federal V Corps commander, General Gouvenor K. Warren, as a counterpoint to Mr. Walker’s overview.
11:45 a.m. Lunch
1:00 p.m. Mischief and Mayhem, Retreat from Mine Run
Dr. Peter G. Rainey, Chairman of Civil War Study Group, Inc., will discuss the Army of the Potomac’s retreat from Mine Run and its impact on families and property in and around today’s Lake of the Woods, as well as the death of Lt. Col. Colonel Simeon Walton of the 23rd Virginia Infantry at the battle of Payne’s Farm.
2:00 p.m. Leave Locust Grove Middle School by bus for Tour of Payne's Farm battlefield
2:15 p.m. Tour of Payne’s Farm – Mine Run Battlefield
Conducted by Garry Adelman, Director of History & Education for the Civil War Trust. Participants may ride buses or drive individually, with parking at Zoar Baptist Church, 31334 Zoar Road (Rt. 611), Locust Grove. This is an outdoor tour that includes walking trails so dress appropriately.
5:00 p.m. Return to Locust Grove Middle School and Completion of Symposium
For more information about this event contact Orange County Tourism at (540) 661-5328 or CWSGI Chairman Pete Rainey at (540) 972-9291 or pete1304@comcast.net. To download a registration form, go to www.visitorangevirginia.com.