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Bill Welsch, President               Gary Cowardin, Editor    
10708 Rocket Dr.                     1404 Lorraine Ave.       
Glen Allen, VA 23060                 Richmond, VA 23227-3735  
wmwelsch@comcast.net                 cowardin@juno.com        
"The Liberty Hall Volunteers,
Stonewall's College Boys"
Frank O'Reilly
7:30pm, Tuesday, January 12, 2016, at the 
First Presbyterian Church, Richmond, VA.,
4602 Cary Street Road, 23226. A parking lot is available behind
the church with an entrance off the parking lot to the right
and up a few steps into the DINING HALL on the left.


Frank O'Reilly graduated from Washington & Lee University in 1987  after
which  he  joined  the  National  Park  Service  at the Fredericksburg &
Spotsylvania National Military Park.  Some of Frank's other  assignments
include  the  Stonewall Jackson House in Lexington, Independence Hall in
Philadelphia and as permanent historian at the Stonewall Jackson Shrine.
He  has served as a historical consultant for the City of Fredericksburg
and the Shenandoah Valley Battlefield Planning Commission.  He's written
numerous  books  and  articles  on  the  war  in  Virginia  as  well  as
introductions to several books of note.  He's the author of many  essays
and  articles for such publications as Atlas of the Civil War, Civil War
Regiments and America's Civil War and Civil War.   He  has  appeared  in
several video documentaries, including Civil War Journal.               

He has made numerous presentations to our Roundtable but has been absent
for a number of years now.  That has been our misfortune which  we  will
make up for at our January 12, 2016, meeting.                           

Frank's  subject  is  to  be "Stonewall's College Boys, The Liberty Hall
Volunteers." If you think there  was  only  one  school  from  Lexington
represented in the war this presentation will change your mind.         

Meeting Attendance for December: 78

NOTE: Please put on your NAME BADGE on when you arrive for the meeting.
(They will be on a table near the back or side of the room.)
Message from Our President
Thank you for the both the honor and the opportunity to serve  as  RCWRT
president.  And thank you to Bert Dunkerly for his successful 2015 year.
Welcome to Elaine Duckworth as our new 2nd Vice President.  We all  look
forward  to  a historic 2016, with Troy Arnold's impressive speaker line
up as the foundation.                                                   

With the end of the Civil  War  Sesquicentennial  in  2015,  there  will
likely  be  fewer  timely topics and events to highlight in this monthly
message.  So I thought it might be fun to offer an occasional  web  site
or  article that I believe will be of interest to Civil War students.  I
hope that these will be new to most of you.  First is  "Notes  on  Civil
War  Logistics:  Facts  &  Stories" by Rodney C.  Lackey.  This 426 page
opus is very  extensive,  with  many  tables,  much  documentation,  and
primary  sources  information.   Everything  from  drums to deserters to
barrels.  Be prepared to spend some time in front of your screen.       

 www.transportation.army.mil/Historian/PDF/Peninsula%20Campaign/
Rodney%20Lackey%20Article_1.pdf

Be sure to see Sandy Parker at the meeting and reenlist for 2016.       
See you then.                        Bill

Below is the list of officers elected for 2016:                         
 
President:  Bill Welsch                   
1st VP:     Troy Arnold                   
2nd VP:     Elaine Duckworth              
Treasurer:  Richard Grosse                
Secretary:  Sandy Parker                  
Newsletter Editor/Webmastr:  Gary Cowardin

These three former Round Table Presidents, as elected by the  membership
comprise the remainder of the Executive Committee for 2016.             

Dan Balfour, Bobby Krick, Jack Mountcastle


New Membership and Information Form

Using the link below open the .pdf file  print  and  fill  it  out  then
either bring it to the meeting along with payment or mail it to Sandy @:

Sandy Parker, RCWRT Secretary
2425 Falkirk Drive           
North Chesterfield, VA 23236 

2016 Membership and Members Contact Information .pdf Form

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If you have an E-mail address and internet access and are not currently
receiving your newsletter notification via E-mail please let me have   
your NAME and E-mail address. My E-mail address is:  cowardin@juno.com 
(You can also use this link to change E-mail addressess  just  click  my
E-mail address above.  If you are changing an E-mail address be sure to
include the old address.)                                              

Civil War Trust
For the latest CWT news visit: www.civilwar.org
Upcoming Events/Links
 Saturday February 6, 2016 - Doors Open 8:30am
SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL APPOMATTOX COURT HOUSE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK and
LONGWOOD UNIVERSITY FREE CIVIL WAR SEMINAR
JARMAN AUDITORIUM
LONGWOOD UNIVERSITY
FARMVILLE, VIRGINIA

"After Appomattox" 

>->->-> FREE <-<-<-<
Speakers: Richard W. Hatcher III, Frank A. O'Reilly,
Ernie Price, Patrick A. Schroeder, Eric J. Wittenberg

For more information contact Dr. David Coles at 434-395-2220 or
Patrick Schroeder at 434-352-8987, Ext. 232

25th annual VA Tech Civil War Weekend
March 18-20 2016
www.cpe.vt.edu/cww

National Park Service Richmond

Richmond Battlefields Association News & Events
www.saverichmondbattlefields.org/events.htm


Visit The American Civil War Center at Historic Tredegar
www.tredegar.org

Pamplin Historical Park and
The National Museum of the Civil War Soldier
www.pamplinpark.org
and their
Special Events Calendar

RCWRT Monthly Speakers for 2016