The Lititz Public Library and the Lancaster Civil War Round Table (CWRT) will host a program on Thursday, Feb. 14, at 6:30 p.m. at the library, 651 Kissel Hill Road, Lititz. Author and historian Gary Dyson will present a program titled "A Civil War Correspondent in New Orleans." The program is free and open to the public.
The program will explore the eyewitness account of Boston Journal war correspondent Albert Gaius Hills from the day he left Boston Harbor in November 1861 through the New Orleans Campaign of 1862. Hills recorded his observations while with the Union fleet in the Gulf of Mexico and on Ship Island. He also shared his account of the bombardments of Forts Jackson and St. Philip and his impression of captured New Orleans. Hills' life and his relationships with other correspondents will also be part of the presentation.
Dyson is a retired environmental specialist from Gaithersburg, Md., and a former Marine. He is the secretary for the Frederick County CWRT in Maryland. A lifelong history enthusiast, he owns a genealogy and historical research business and is the author of "Ambush of the Isaac P. Smith" and "A Civil War Correspondent in New Orleans: The Journals and Reports of Albert Gaius Hills of the Boston Journal," and two Maryland church histories. He has a Bachelor of Science in natural resources management from Oregon State University. He lives in Mount Airy, Md., with his wife, Emily.
The Lancaster Civil War Round Table is a group dedicated to the study of, discussion of, and learning about America's War Between the States. For more information, readers may email lancastercivilwarroundtable@gmail.com, visit http://www.lancastercivilwarroundtable.org, or call Micky at 717-940-7411.
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