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June 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        
Robert F. O'Neill
"Jeb Stuart's Christmas Raid"

7:30pm, Tuesday, June 11, 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 <<<<



Bob O'Neill's latest book is Chasing Jeb  Stuart  and  John  Mosby:  The
Union  Cavalry  in Northern Virginia from Second Manassas to Gettysburg.
It has been very well received by Civil War book  reviewers.   In  1993,
Bob  wrote  the  Battles  of Aldie, Middleburg and Upperville: Small But
Important Riots,  June  10-27,  1863,  a  book  that  has  remained  the
definitive study of these battles.  His articles have appeared in Blue &
Gray magazine and other Civil War publications.  After  living  a  dozen
years  in  Montana,  Bob  has  returned  to  Virginia  in  time  for the
Sesquicentennial commemoration of the Loudoun County fights.            

Meeting Attendance for: May 2013 = 78

NOTE: Please put on your NAME BADGE on when you arrive for the meeting.
(They will be on a table near the back of the room.)

Message from Our President
Folks, we hope that many of you will be taking advantage  of  Saturday's
field trip.  If not there are plenty of extra Civil War activities going
on in the area.                                                         

Did you notice that our own  Jack  Mountcastle  was  quoted  in Monday's
Time-Dispatch, and often we see Waite Rawls, John Coski, Bobby Krick and
others often quoted as well.  It's nice to have  so  many  of  the  real
experts close by.                                                       
If I don't see you Saturday, then will see you Tuesday night.
                                          Brent

Don't forget Books For Bucks!  Bring in any books you no longer need and
donate  them to the cause.  Be sure to browse the table of good books at
the back of the room.                                               Bert


REMINDER: RCWRT Annual Field Trip: Bristoe Station
If you signed up, it is this Saturday, June 8, 2013.

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.                                                               
                                                                  Bert

Membership

As of the June meeting, it will be  three  months  since  our  March  15
deadline  for  2013  membershp  dues.  All but 30 members from last year
have paid dues.  I will work with the  executive  committee  to  contact
these members.                                                          

Dues are $35 for Resident Member,  $45  for  Resident  Couple,  $20  for
Resident  Senior (age 65 with 10 years of RCWRT membership), and $25 for
Resident Couple (at least one must be age 65  with  10  years  of  RCWRT
membership).   Non-residents  are  individuals who live 50 or more miles
outside of  Richmond  City.   A  non-resident  member  pays  $20  and  a
non-resident  couple  pays $25.  Students between the age of 13 - 17 pay
$20.  Sustaining members pay $50 or more which consists  of  their  dues
plus a contribution to the organization.                                

If you need information about your membership dues, please contact Sandy
Parker by email at parkersand@aol.com (Subject: 2013  RCWRT  Membership)
Just  click  the  E-mail  address  above   or   by   telephone   at      
804-276-7867. Dues in check form only made out to RCWRT can be mailed to:
Sandy                        
2425 Falkirk Drive           
North  Chesterfield, VA 23236
								Sandy

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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receiving your newsletter notification via E-mail please let me have   
your NAME and E-mail address. My E-mail address is:  cowardin@juno.com 
(Just click my E-mail address above)