Braddock Expedition subject of Allison-Antrim Museum meeting

While advancing toward Fort Duquesne, the English troops joined by Virginians, under the command of Gen. Edward Braddock were ambushed by the French and Indians. Braddock received a mortal gunshot wound to his lungs after three hours of battle and lived for four days until he died on the night of July 13, 1755. Col. George Washington ordered Braddock's body to be buried in the middle of the road, over which the troops march the next morning, thereby preventing the Indians from discovering the body and mutilating it.

Allison-Antrim Museum will hold a monthly meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 13 in the downstairs social room of the Evangelical Lutheran Church, 130 North Washington St. The facility is wheelchair accessible.

Dr. Walter L. Powell, executive director of the Conococheague Institute in Welsh Run, will present a program on "Where the Leaf Falls, Let it Rot: The Braddock Expedition and its Aftermath." Powell's presentation, accompanied with some slides, will explore the background and objectives of Gen. Edward Braddock's ill-fated 1755 campaign, some of the key personalities present, and the effect of its aftermath on the settlers of the Conococheague Creek area.

Powell was named the first executive director of the Conococheague Institute in April 2007. Prior to coming to CI, he was director of Planning and Historic Preservation for the Borough of Gettysburg, a position he held for 17 years. Powell holds an M.A. in History and a Ph.D. in English from Kent State University. He has written and lectured widely on topics ranging from the French and Indian War to the U.S. Eighth Air Force in World War II. Powell is currently the president of the Braddock Road Preservation Association based at Jumonville in western Pennsylvania - site of George Washington's first battle in 1754 and Colonel Thomas Dunbar's Camp during the Braddock Expedition of 1755. There he organized and currently directs the very popular annual French and Indian War seminar - now in its 19th year.

Dr. Powell has had a number of articles and books published. His books include "Connecticut Yankees at Gettysburg," "Murder or Mayhem? Benedict Arnold's New London, Connecticut Raid, 1781" and, "Benedict Arnold: Revolutionary War Patriot and Traitor."

Dr. Powell resides in Gettysburg with his wife Susan and children Nathaniel and Sarah Ellen.

The meeting is free and open to the public.

For more information call the museum at 597-9010 or visit the website at www.greencastlemuseum. org