David Whitehead, Pres.                 Gary Cowardin, Editor    
4305 Cary Street Rd.                   1404 Lorraine Ave.       
Richmond, VA 23221                     Richmond, VA 23227-3735  
davidwhitehead1@comcast.net            cowardin@juno.com        
February 8, 2011 Program
Chris Calkins
"Thirty-six hours before Appomattox: April 6 and 7, 1865"

8:00 p.m., Tuesday, February 8, 2011, 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 left and down a few stairs. (map in August's newsleter)



Chris  Calkins  is  the  Park  Manager  of  Sailor's  Creek  Battlefield
Historical  State Park.  Prior to assuming this position, he served with
the National Park Service for 34 years, with duty  at  Appomattox  Court
House and at Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park before
concluding his federal career as Historian and Chief  of  Interpretation
at Petersburg National Battlefield.                                     

He  has  authored several well-received books and numerous articles, and
spoken to many Civil War and preservation groups.  He is the  author  of
the  highly  acclaimed  "Lee's Retreat" driving tour, which is now being
used as a successful example of Heritage Tourism in the Commonwealth and
is the "grandfather" of Virginia Civil War Trails.                      

Active  in  battlefield  preservation efforts, he served on the board of
directors for eight years with the Association for the  Preservation  of
Civil  War  Sites,  Inc.   (now  merged  with the Civil War Preservation
Trust) and helped broker  the  preservation  of  numerous  battle  areas
around Petersburg and Appomattox.                                       

He  has  been  interviewed  on  the  History  Channel,  A & E, Discovery
Channel, HGTV and ITV in the  UK.   Calkins  is  a  native  of  Detroit,
Michigan.   He  graduated  from  Longwood  College  (now  University) in
Farmville and is married to the former Miss Sarah Brown  of  Appomattox.
They live in a restored home in Petersburg's Old Town Historic District.

He  will discuss with us the desperate combat and extraordinary examples
of leadership that characterized the  final  stages  of  Lee's  retreat,
which ended at Appomattox.                                              

Be sure to come early to get a good seat.
Meeting Attendance: January 2011 = 42 (snow/ice)

NOTE: Please put on your NEW NAME BADGE on when you arrive for the meeting.
(They will be near the back or side of the room.)

 A Word from Our President 

Welcome all RCWRT members to our February meeting.  Remember to bring  a
friend, relative, or neighbor.                                          

If there is a conference, tour, book, or meeting of  interest,  you  can
post  it  on  our  bulletin board in the back of the room.  Looks like a
good Round Table meeting this coming Tuesday.                           

Please note the questions below, we'll talk about them in meeting.      

					See you at the meeting,     
					David Whitehead, Pres. RCWRT

A question regarding the Richmond Civil War Round Table Annual dinner:  
Are you in favor of having our annual dinner meeting in November?       

If YES, Why? What about a different location?

If NO, Why?

(If we do not hold a dinner meeting in  November,  our  monthly  meeting
will  be  held as usual at 8:00 PM on the second Tuesday of the month at
First Presbyterian Church.)                                             

Civil War Trust
For the latest CWT news visit: www.civilwar.org

Upcoming Events


Virginia Historical Society - See You in Class

The Nation Explodes...and War Begins in 1861 March 3 & 10, 2011, Time:5:30-7 pm

This two-part lecture by Brigadier General Jack Mountcastle,  USA  (Ret)
examines  the  dynamic  changes  that occurred in the year following the
election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States in 1860.  

The first class session will focus upon the increasing tension after the
secession  of the states of the Deep South including a discussion of the
reactions of Virginians to the firing upon Fort Sumter  in  April  1861,
and  to  Lincoln's  call  for 75,000 volunteers to put down the southern
insurrection.                                                           

Virginia's secession, its rush to arms, and initial steps to defend  its
territory-including  the  seizure  of  federal military installations at
Harpers Ferry and Norfolk-will be addressed.                            

The battles of Big Bethel and First Manassas, the subsequent fighting in
Virginia's  western counties, and the battle of Ball's Bluff and the men
who fought in them-will provide the focus for the second session.       

Tuition is $50 for VHS members and $60 for nonmembers.

University of Richmond offers course on Civil War Cavalry

The U of R School of Continuing  Studies  will  offer  a  course  titled
"Crossed  Sabers - Civil War Cavalry in Virginia" that meets 7:00 - 9:00
PM on four consecutive Monday nights, beginning on March 21, 2011.      

This course explores the use of  cavalry  by  both  the  Union  and  the
Confederacy  and highlights the major cavalry battles fought in Virginia
between 1861 and 1865.                                                  

The instructor will publish a  suggested  reading  list  prior  to  this
course  and  will  also  provide  additional  information  as  take-home
material.  On April 16th, a Saturday bus trip led by the instructor will
visit  cavalry  battlefields  and  fascinating  museums  at  both Brandy
Station and Trevilian Station.                                          

This course is led by Round Table  member  Jack  Mountcastle,  the  U.S.
Army's  former  Chief  of  Military History.  The cost of the non-credit
course is $199.                                                         

Call University of Richmond's School of Continuing Studies  at  289-8133
or  visit  their  website  at  www.richmond.edu.   Click  on "Continuing
Studies" and then select the  Think  Again  Noncredit  course  catalog's
section on Personal Enrichment History Courses.                         


www.virginiacivilwar.org
Virginia Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission

Visit The Museum of the Confederacy Online
www.moc.org

Visit The American Civil War Center at Historic Tredegar
www.tredegar.org
and their
Events Calendar

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

RCWRT Monthly Speakers for 2011


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