EVENT DETAILS:
Alex Rossino — Calamity at Frederick: A Fresh Look at the Creation & Loss of Special Order #191
Location – Wisconsin Club (900 W Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, WI)
5:30 p.m. – Registration/Social Hour
6:30 p.m. – Dinner
7:30 p.m. – Program
Cost: $35 by reservation, please
(Note: Jackets required for the dining room)
RSVP:
Please contact Paul Eilbes at 262.376.0568 or peilbes@gmail.com to RSVP. We hope to see you there!
ABOUT THE EVENT:
On June 11, join independent historian and author Dr. Alex Rossino for a meticulous look into one of the Civil War’s greatest enduring mysteries: the creation and loss of Robert E. Lee’s Special Orders No. 191. This presentation utilizes extensive primary sources to challenge long-held assumptions and shed fresh light on the blunders, blame, and battlefield consequences surrounding the famous “Lost Orders” outside Frederick, Maryland.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER:
Dr. Alex Rossino is an independent historian and author who holds a Ph.D. in History from Syracuse University and previously spent nine years as a historian at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. Since turning his focus to the American Civil War in 2011, he has published several popular historical novels and deeply researched histories, including Their Maryland and Calamity at Frederick. A resident of historic Charles Town, West Virginia, Dr. Rossino is a leading expert on the Maryland Campaign and the complex saga of Lee’s Lost Orders.
