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March 2013 - rcwrt.org

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Brent Morgan, President                Gary Cowardin, Editor    
9091 Pantego Lane                      1404 Lorraine Ave.       
Mechanicsville, VA 23116               Richmond, VA 23227-3735  
brentster1@comcast.net                 cowardin@juno.com        
Thomas Y. Cartwright
"Nathan Bedford Forrest at Brice's Crossroads:
A Lesson in Tactical Leadership"

7:30pm, Tuesday, March 12, 2013, 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 stairs into the DINING HALL <<<<



Thomas Y.  Cartwright currently works with the Lotz House  in  Franklin,
TN  as a tour leader and formerly served as Curator of the Carter House.
He is an  independent  scholar  and  contributed  to  A  Meteor  Shining
Brightly: Essays on Major General Patrick R.  Cleburne.  He is a leading
authority on Western Theater battlefields, with a  special  interest  in
Nathan Bedford Forrest.  He has appeared on the History Channel numerous
times commenting on a variety of Civil War topics.                      

Meeting Attendance for: February 2013 = 70

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.)

Announcing the return of Books for Buck$!
Starting with the March meeting, Second  Vice  President  Bert  Dunkerly
will  set  up  books  for  sale.  Proceeds will help offset costs of the
November dinner meeting.  Be sure to bring some cash  and  look  at  the
great  selection.  If you have any books at home that you no longer need
and would like to donate to the cause, please see Bert.  This is an easy
and enjoyable way to help out your Round Table!                         


Message from Our President
The Richmond Civil War Roundtable is off to  another  outstanding  year.
Please  join  us  on  Tuesday, March 12, 2013 for another great program.
And, if you haven't paid your dues  yet,  please  bring  your  check  to
Sandy.                                                                  
Looking forward to seeing most everyone at the meeting.
                                          Brent

RCWRT Annual Field Trip: Bristoe Station
Saturday, June 8, 2013
8 am- 5 pm
$40

This year's trip will visit  sites  associated  with  the  1863  Bristoe
Station  Campaign.   There  have  been many improvements recently to the
Bristoe Station Battlefield Park.  The site includes not just  the  1863
battle,  in  which General Lee told General A.P.  Hill, "Bury these poor
men and let us say no more about it." A  year  earlier,  fighting  raged
across these rolling hills as part of the Second Manassas Campaign. Even
before that, two 1861 Confederate campsites were located here.  Recently
the  park  has  identified  the  site  of  a cemetery associated with an
Alabama camp.                                                           

We will depart Richmond at 8 am and arrive at Bristoe Station  at  9:30.
Rob Orrison, park manager, will meet our group for a private tour of the
site.  There are two walking trails, each about one mile, that  we  will
walk.  One is flat, the other hilly.  Following lunch, we will visit the
site of the  cavalry  action  at  Buckland,  and  end  the  day  at  the
battlefield of Rappahannock Station.  We should be back in Richmond by 5
pm.  Don't miss this chance to see the  great  preservation  work  being
done at these sites, and it's the 150th anniversary!                    

We  will leave promptly at 8 AM from the Lowe's parking lot in the North
Park Shopping Center at Parham and Brook  Roads  (same  as  last  year's
departure).                                                             

Lunch  is not included but there are several restaurants in the shopping
center where we  will  pause  for  lunch,  including  Tony's  (Italian),
Fosters (hamburgers), McDonalds, and Burger King.  Bottled water will be
provided.                                                               

Sign-up sheets will be available at the April meeting.
 
You can bring your check (made out to the RCWRT) to the April meeting,  
or mail it to:                                                          
Bert Dunkerly      
2515 E Clay St.    
Richmond, VA  23223
 
804-221-3674
bd1754@yahoo.com
 
Deadline to get your check to Bert is May 1, 2013. Four battlefields in one trip!  
Don't delay!                                         Bert

Don't let the Ides of March (15th) come and go
without paying your RCWRT dues!

Rates for dues are as follows:                                          
$35      Resident member        
$25      Resident couple members
Resident is defined as an individual or couple who resides within  a  50
mile radius of Richmond.                                                

$20      Non-Resident member    
$25      Non- Resident couple   
Non-Resident  is  defined as an individual or couple who resides outside
of the 50 mile radius from Richmond.                                    

Senior Member $20               
Senior member is defined as an individual who is  over  the  age  of  65
years and has been a RCWRT member for the last ten years (since s/he was
55 years old).                                                          
Senior Couple $25               
Senior couple is defined as a couple who has one partner who  meets  the
definition of a senior member.                                          

Checks can be made out to RCWRT.  Checks and cash payments can  be  made
at the February 12 and March 12 meetings.                               

Dues can be mailed in check form only to: Sandy Parker, RCWRT Secretary,
2425 Falkirk Drive, North Chesterfield, VA 23236                        

If you have any questions about your due payment, please contact  me  at
parkersand@aol.com  with  RCWRT  dues  as the subject line or call me at
804-276-7867                                                            
                                                      Thanks, Sandy

FYI from the NPS

The Cold Harbor  Battlefield  Visitor  Center  is  having  new  exhibits
installed.   They will focus on both the 1862 battle of Gaine's Mill and
the 1864 egagement at Cold Harbor.  The building  will  be  closed  from
March  18-22  for  installation.  Make plans to come out in April to see
the new exhbits!                                                        

Richmond National Battlefield Park has announced its  spring  lineup  of
150th Anniversary programs:                                             
March 4th, 7 pm: Civil War Railroads, at Varina Library                 
March 9th, 10-4, Brown's Island Explosion programs and tours,           
                 at Historic Tredegar                                   
April 6th: Civil War & Emancipation Day, historic weapons programs at   
         Tredegar, Bread Riot Walking Tours at 11 & 3 from Capitol Square
May 5th, 2 pm: The Civil War in 3D, at Henrico Theater                  
May 18-19, 9-4: Drewry's Bluff Living History Weekend, at Drewry's Bluff

For more information visit www.nps.gov/rich or call 226-1981

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

Upcoming Events Links


www.virginiacivilwar.org
Virginia Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission

Visit The Museum of the Confederacy Online www.moc.org
and their
Events Calendar for MOC Events Calendar

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


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 2013


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