Davis Wrinkle, Pres.                   Gary Cowardin, Editor    
7741 Rockfalls Dr.                     1404 Lorraine Ave.       
Richmond, VA 23225                     Richmond, VA 23227-3735  
dpwrink@verizon.net                    cowardin@juno.com        
May 2010 Program
Dennis E. Frye
John Brown's War
A focus on his military war plans against slavery,
something overlooked by most historians.

8:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 11, 2010, at the
First Presbyterian Church, Richmond, VA., 4602 Cary Street Road, 23226
A parking lot is available behind the church with signs directing those
attending to the most direct entrance into the meeting room. (see map below)



Dennis E.  Frye  is  the  Chief  Historian  at  Harpers  Ferry  National
Historical  Park.   Writer, lecturer, guide, and preservationist, Dennis
is a prominent Civil War historian and is the Chairman of the John Brown
Quad State 150th Commemoration.  Dennis has numerous appearances on PBS,
The  History  Channel,  The  Discovery  Channel,  and  A&E  as  a  guest
historian,  and  he  helped produce television features on the Battle of
Antietam and abolitionist John Brown.  Dennis  served  as  an  Associate
Producer  for  the  Civil  War  movie Gods and Generals, during which he
recruited and coordinated nearly 3,000 reenactors for the film.   Dennis
also   is   one   of   the   nation's   leading  Civil  War  battlefield
preservationists.  He is co-founder and  first  president  of  the  Save
Historic  Antietam  Foundation,  and  he  is  co-founder  and  a  former
president of today's Civil War Preservation Trust, where he helped  save
battlefields  in  twelve states.  Dennis is a tour guide and lecturer in
demand, escorting Delta Queen  steamboat  excursions  and  leading  tour
reoganizations such as  the  Smithsonian,  National Geographic, numerous
colleges and universities, and more than  80  Civil  War  Round  Tables.
Dennis also is a well-known author, with 60 articles and five books.  His
latest book is entitled Antietam  Revealed.   Dennis  resides  near  the
Antietam  Battlefield  in  Maryland,  and  he  and  his wife Sylvia have
restored the home that was used by General Burnside as his post-Antietam
headquarters.                                                           


Different Meeting Location this Month
It is less than 2 miles from the old one.
See map below with a line from the old location to the new.

In an effort to respond to one aspect of the recently conducted membership 
survey, we will be having a trial new location meeting in May at the
First Presbyterian Church, Richmond, VA., 4602 Cary Street Road, 23226
A parking lot is available behind the church with signs directing
those attending to the most direct entrance into the meeting room.
The purpose of conducting our May meeting here is to give the general
membership an opportunity to see what is available for meeting space.


NOTE: Please put on a name badge when you arrive for the meeting.
(Materials will be at the raffle table. New tags coming soon.)
Before we can print new club name badges we need to know your "addressed
name".   Please  see  Sandy or Bev at the May meeting.  They will have a
Club roster for you to indicate your preferred badge name.              

2010 Meeting Attendance: April = 70

Come with us on this year's Bus Tour!
Saturday, June 19, 2010, 8am to 5pm
Seats Still Available
From Campground to Battle Ground

The Richmond Civil War Round Table will have  its  annual  bus  tour  on
Saturday,  June  19.   We  will visit two historic locations in Stafford
County near Fredericksburg where Union soldiers  spent  the  winters  of
1862-63  and  were  present  again during the Overland Campaign of 1864.
After our morning visits at Chatham Plantation and the  fantastic  White
Oak   Civil   War   Museum,  we'll  stop  for  a  quick  lunch  west  of
Fredericksburg before traveling on to the Wilderness Battlefield. There,
we'll  have  a  chance  to  visit  many  of  the  new interpretive sites
established by the Fredericksburg  and  Spotsylvania  National  Military
Park.   RCWRT 2nd Vice President Jack Mountcastle will serve as the tour
guide.  Our daylong trip will leave at 8am from the Lowe's  parking  lot
in  the North Park Shopping Center at Parham and Brook Roads en route to
the Fredericksburg area.  We will be back in Richmond by 5pm.   Cost  of
the trip is $25 per person and payments are now being accepted.  Sign-up
sheets will be available at the April and May RCWRT meetings.           

You can bring your check (made out  to  the  Richmond  Civil  War  Round
Table) to the April or May meeting or mail it to:                       

John W. Mountcastle 
3821 Middletown Way 
Glen Allen, VA 23060

Civil War Preservation Trust

Latest News on the Gettysburg Casino Battle

Four years ago, the Civil War Preservation  Trust  squared  off  against
investors  who  wanted  to build a sprawling 3,000-slot machine gambling
complex about a mile from the Gettysburg battlefield.  Now,  nearly  the
same  group  of  investors  (referring  to  themselves  as  "Mason-Dixon
Resorts, LLC.") has formally applied for a  gaming  license  that  would
allow  them  to  place a Gettysburg casino even closer to America's most
famous battlefield.  Needless to say, CWPT cannot sit idly by while such
a shortsighted proposal is under consideration.                         

The proposed casino would be a mere 1/2 mile south of the National Park.

We want to preserve the sanctified, dignified and reverent atmosphere of
Gettysburg,  arguably  America's best known historic site.  We need your
voice to succeed!                                                       

Let's tell  Pennsylvania  Governor  Ed  Rendell  and  state  legislative
leaders, "Don't Gamble with Gettysburg!"                                

For more information:
www.civilwar.org/nocasino


For Upcoming Events


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

Visit The Museum of the Confederacy Online
www.moc.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 2010


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