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The Battles for Spotsylvania and Andover's Tragic Losses

As one of the final events in the Lest We Forget series
of events, the Andover Historical Society looks forward to welcoming the
pre-eminent living expert on the Battle of Spotsylvania, award winning
historian Gordon C. Rhea, to Andover to discuss the Battle of Spotsylvania. Mr.
Rhea will be speaking at the Town House (aka Old Town Hall) on Thursday, June
12. The event is free and open to public.



The Andover Bookstore will provide copies of several of Mr. Rhea's books for
sale at the event.



Mr. Rhea is a nationally acclaimed historian.  He has lectured extensively
on topics of military history at the United States Army Training and Doctrine
Command, at several National Military Parks, and at historical societies and
civil war round tables across the country.  He had been a member of
numerous boards of directors of historical societies, magazines, and historic
preservation organizations, including

the Civil War Library and Museum, Philadelphia, and North and South magazine. 
Mr. Rhea has appeared on History Channel, A&E Channel, and Discovery
Channel in programs related to American history and has written scores of
articles for various scholarly and popular publications.  His books, which
are considered authoritative in their fields, include:



·        
The Battle of the Wilderness, May 5-6, 1864

(LSU Press: Baton Rouge, 1994). (History Book Club Main Selection, Book of the
Month Club Selection, winner of Landry Award, Civil War Regiments’ Award).



·        
The Battles for Spotsylvania Court House and the Road to Yellow
Tavern: May 7-12, 1864


(LSU Press: Baton Rouge, 1997) (History Book Club Dual Main Selection, winner
of Landry Award).

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·        
To the North Anna River: Grant and Lee, May 13-25, 1864

(LSU Press: Baton Rouge, 2000) (History Book Club Main Selection,  winner of Landry Award, 2000, and the
Fletcher Pratt Award, 2001).



·        
Cold Harbor: Grant and Lee, May 26-June 3, 1864

(LSU Press: Baton Rouge, 2002) (History Book Club Dual Main Selection, Military
History Book Club Dual Main Selection; winner of Daniel M. Laney Award, Austin,
and Richard Barksdale Harwell Award, Atlanta.

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·        
Carrying the Flag

(Perseus, New York, 2003)



·        
In the Footsteps of Grant and Lee: From the Wilderness to Cold
Harbor


(LSU Press: Baton Rouge, 2007) (with Chris Heisey, photographer)



·        
The Battles of Wilderness and Spotsylvania

(National Park Civil War Series: Eastern National Park and Monument
Association, 1995).








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