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Troy Arnold, President               Gary Cowardin, Editor    
301 Hollyport Road                   1404 Lorraine Ave.       
Richmond, VA R23229                  Richmond, VA 23227-3735  
Go2Troy2@gmail.com                   cowardin@juno.com        
"The Civil War's Most Valuable Diarist"
by
Dr. James I. (Bud) Robertson, Jr.
7:30pm, Tuesday, March 14, 2017, 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.


One of the most distinguished names in Civil War history, Dr.  Robertson
served   as  Executive  Director  of  the  U.S.   Civil  War  Centennial
Commission in the 1960s and worked with Presidents Kennedy and  Johnson.
He  then  taught  44  years  at  Virginia Tech, where his upper division
course on the Civil War era attracted 300 or more students per  semester
and  made  it  the largest class of its kind in the nation.  He received
every teaching award given by Virginia Tech.  At his retirement in 2011,
the  University  named  him  Alumni  Distinguished Professor Emeritus of
History.                                                                

The Danville, VA, native is the author or editor of more than 40  books,
including   three  studies  written  for  young  readers.   His  massive
biography of Gen.  "Stonewall" Jackson won eight national awards and was
used  as the base for the Ted Turner/Warner Bros.  mega-movie, "Gods and
Generals." Robertson was chief historical consultant for the film.      

The recipient of every major award given in Civil War history, he  is  a
lecturer of national acclaim.                                           

He  holds  a Ph.D.  degree from Emory University and honorary doctorates
from Randolph-Macon College and Shenandoah University.                  

Robertson, a charter member (by Senate appointment) of Virginia's  Civil
War  Sesquicentennial  Commission,  was  actively engaged in the state's
sesquicentennial observances.                                           

He is the Father of the traditional state song,  "Our  Great  Virginia,"
approved by the General Assembly in March, 2015.                        

Robertson's  annotated  edition  of John B.  Jones's A REBEL WAR CLERK'S
DIARY debuted at MOC in Appomattox on September 26, 2015 in two  volumes
published by the University of Kansas Press.  His latest books are AFTER
THE CIVIL WAR (National Geographic Society, 2015) and CIVIL WAR  ECHOES:
VOICES FROM VIRGINIA, 1860 -1891 (Library of Virginia, 2016).           

Meeting Attendance for February: 60

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
BRING A FRIEND
What a coup Elaine has made for March. 
Bud Robertson has been a friend of the Roundtable for  many  years.   He
always entertains and educates whatever the subject matter and he's good
to share his talents with us.  We will welcome him to our meeting on the
14th of March.                                                          

Be aware this is a good opportunity to bring a guest to our  meeting  or
perhaps get a member who has been absent for a while to return.  We need
to be mindful of our responsibility to emphasize our history to  others.
We're  under  almost  daily attack from those who say our past should be
diminished if not altogether erased.                                    

Santayana didn't say history repeats itself.  It  doesn't.   But  people
who  don't  know history sometimes repeat themselves.  Heaven help us if
we repeat the era of history with which Bud Robertson is expert.        

So, invite a friend and let Dr.  Robertson entertainingly  educate  them
if  only  for a few minutes on March 14th.  Your friend will be glad you
did."                                                                   
                                     Troy

New 2017 Membership Dues and Information Form due by April 1
(A late fee of $25 will take place after April 1. Dues postmarked April
2 or later must include a $25 late fee in addition to membership dues.)

At the December meeting a new simplified dues  structure  was  voted  in
with  less  options.   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 

2017 Membership and Members Contact Information .pdf Form
Payments can be made at the March meeting.

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