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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        
"Richmond Ladies and 'Not-So-Ladies'
in the Confederate Capital"
by
Dr. Ashley Whitehead Luskey
7:30pm, Tuesday, May 9, 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.


Ashley is an historian and consultant based out of Morgantown, WV.   She
earned  her  BA in History from the College of Wiliam & Mary, and both a
Masters in History, with a concentration in Public History, and a  Ph.D.
in  History from West Virginia University.  She has extensive experience
with the National Park Service, having  worked  at  Gettysburg  National
Military  Park,  Historic  Jamestowne,  and  most  recently,  8 years at
Richmond National Battlefield Park, where  she  helped  orchestrate  and
lead   numerous   special   tours   and   programs  for  the  Civil  War
Sesquicentennial.                                                       

In addition to serving as a regular speaker at a variety of  conferences
and  educational  institutions  across  the  country, Dr.  Luskey is the
author of numerous magazine and blog articles, as well as "From  Women's
History   to  Gender  History:  Revamping  Interpretive  Programming  at
Richmond  National  Battlefield  Park,"  an  article  published  in  the
scholarly  journal Civil War History, in June of 2016.  She is currently
revising her  doctoral  dissertation--a  cultural  study  of  Richmond's
leading  ladies  and  their  social  and political leadership during the
Civil War--for publication.                                             

Meeting Attendance for March: 71

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
Well, we had another  eye  opening  talk  at  our  April  meeting.   Our
speaker,  Terry  Winschel,  had  plenty  of  experience with the subject
matter, Vicksburg, and presented it from a  different  perspective,  the
civilian  at the battle site.  We've heard from the DPs and the refugees
but not the on site non combatant participants.  What an experience.  It
showed  what  courage  those  folks had to "shelter in place." Things we
take for granted were only dreamed of.  Imagine, recycling wallpaper for
the  newspaper,  the  constant  cannon fire and it got worse from there.
Sherman was correct, War is Hell.  It's  just  that  the  civilians  got
there just as quickly as the combatants.  What a good storyteller.      
                                     Troy
RCWRT Bus Tour Scheduled for June 24
All was not quiet along the Potomac during the fall and winter of  1861.
Beginning that May, Confederate forces sought ways to isolate Washington
via the Potomac blockade.  In a series of  strategic  moves,  skirmishes
and naval battles, Confederates created an embarrassment for the Lincoln
administration.  Until March 1862, Washington was  virtually  blockaded,
driving up prices in the capital and effecting the supply of McClellan's
forces.                                                                 

Last September, historian Rob Orrison spoke to the  Richmond  Civil  War
Round Table on the Potomac Blockade.  We are honored to have Mr. Orrison
lead  us  on  a  tour  of  many  of  the  sites  associated   with   the
oft-overlooked blockade.                                                

On  Saturday  morning,  June  24  we will meet in the parking lot of the
Lowe's at 8001 Brook Road near Parham.  Our bus will depart at 8:30  and
we  will  head  north for stops at Aquia Landing, Aquia Church, Quantico
Marine Base, Williams Ordinary,  Cockpit  Point  and  Leesylvania  State
Park.   Please note: a government issued ID (such as a driver's license)
will be required to gain access to the base at Quantico.                

Cost of the tour is just $35 per person.  Please make your check payable
to RCWRT and bring it to the May meeting or mail it to:                 

Rob Monroe          
9733 Fireside Drive 
Glen Allen, VA 23060

Please plan to pack a lunch and join us.  This is truly a unique tour as
we  will  be  visiting  sites  not accessible to the general public.  We
should arrive back in Richmond around 5:00.                             
We are looking for some good books for our Book Raffel
(Please see Danny Witt at the meeting)
Please welcome the following new members:
Cassel Adamson       Lynette Alley

2017 Membership Dues were due by April 1
A late fee of $25 is now in effect for additional 2017 memberships.

Membership and Members Contact Information .pdf Form

Sandy Parker, RCWRT Secretary
2425 Falkirk Drive           
North Chesterfield, VA 23236 
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Visit The American Civil War Center at Historic Tredegar
www.tredegar.org

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

Chambersburg Civil War Seminars & Tours
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RCWRT Monthly Speakers for 2017