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April 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        
Tom Clemens
"Ezra Carmen and the Battle of Antietam"

7:30pm, Tuesday, April 9, 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 <<<<



Dr.  Thomas G.  Clemens is editor of The Maryland Campaign of  September
1862,  the  papers  of  Ezra Carman, Antietam's first historian.  He has
published numerous articles on the  Maryland  campaign,  is  a  licensed
battlefield  guide at Antietam and is a founder and current president of
the Save Historic Antietam Foundation.  He recently retired  as  history
professor   at  Hagerstown  Community  College.   Ted  Alexander,  chief
historian  at  Antietam  National  Battlefield  has  called   him   "Mr.
Antietam."                                                              

Meeting Attendance for: March 2013 = 111

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
Civil War Members.  Well it's hard to believe it but  we  are  into  the
Spring  season.   We  will have some cool days yet but we will have more
that are warmer.  Take the time to re-visit one our Civil War parks.   I
read  that  Bert Dunkerly will be leading some tours regarding the Bread
Riots of 1863 on April 6.  Other opportunities abound as well.          

We had a terrific speaker,  Thomas  Cartwright,  speaking  about  Nathan
Bedford  Forrest  in  March.  This month we are having another excellent
speaker,  Tom  Clemens,  the  Antietam  expert.   Also,  a  note   about
tradition.   We  will  be calling on member Hobson Goddin to read R.  E.
Lee's General Order Number 9 from April 1865.                           

See you all Tuesday.
                                          Brent

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

April update from Bert:                                                 
Lets fill the bus!  The annual field trip is set for Sat.  June  8th  to
Bristoe  Station  Battlefield  Park.   Remember, we're going to see four
sites  on  this  trip:  Bristoe  Station,  Kettle  Run,  Buckland,   and
Rappahannock   Station.    There's  been  recent  archaeology  and  land
preservation so don't miss it!  You may bring a check for $40, made  out
to  the  RCWRT to the meeting and give it to Richard Grosse.  OR mail it
to me, Bert Dunkerly at 2515 E Clay St, Richmond, VA 23223.  I  will not
be  at  April's  meeting, but if you have questions you may email me at:
bd1754@yahoo.com

Full info:                                                              
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.                                                               

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.  Don't delay!        
                                                                  Bert

FYI - Richmond

Don't forget about the upcoming Civil War & Emancipation Day:  Saturday,
April 6. FREE events are scheduled all day throughout the city.  Special
highlights include Bread Riot 150th Anniversary Walking Tours, a Lincoln
Walk, and Jackson Ward Tours.                                           

For more information visit civilwar.emancipationday.net

FYI - Stafford
Ths Grand Opening of the Stafford Civil War Park will be on the 27th  of
April, 2013 -- 150 years to the day that 11th Corps soldiers marched out
of the park area towards Chancellorsville.  Both  FSCWS  volunteers  and
Stafford  Parks and Recreation personnel work in the park several days a
week now to prepare for the opening.  Visitors will be able to tour  the
park.   Over 100 re-enactors including horse drawn artillery and a field
hospital group are expected.                                            

For more information visit www.fscws.org or call 540-658-6324

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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