John Coski, President                  Rob Monroe, Editor       
5028 King William Road                 2416 Edenbrook Dr.       
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jmcoski@peoplepc.com                   RMonroe500@comcast.net   
 July 2008 PROGRAM

Frank A. O'Reilly
"A Host Within Himself:  
The Generalship of Stonewall Jackson"

General Thomas J.   "Stonewall"  Jackson  rose  from  almost
perfect  obscurity  to  become  one  of the world's greatest
military  captains.   His  ability  excited  much   of   the
English-speaking  world,  drawing  admiration  even from his
enemies.                                                    

Jackson set a standard for secrecy and mobile  warfare  that
still  resonates today in the modern military establishment.
Such commanders as Dwight D.  Eisenhower, Douglas  McArthur,
Alexander  Vandegrift, and Lewis "Chesty" Puller implemented
Stonewall's lessons during their own campaigns in World  War
II  and  Korea.  More recently, Norman Schwarzkopf and Tommy
Franks turned to the 19th century Virginian for solutions to
their 21st century battles.                                 

How  Jackson  was able to achieve such notoriety will be the
subject of  Frank  A.   O'Reilly's  presentation.   He  will
examine  Stonewall's  generalship,  revealing  the obstacles
Stonewall had to overcome to become a successful  leader  on
the battlefield.                                            

O'Reilly  is  the  permanent  historian  for  the  Stonewall
Jackson Shrine, just outside Fredericksburg.  A graduate  of
Washington  &  Lee University, he has been with the National
Park Service at the Fredericksburg &  Spotsylvania  National
Military Park since 1987.  The popular battlefield guide has
written numerous articles on the Civil and Mexican wars  and
also has authored several books, including the award-winning
The Fredericksburg Campaign: Winter War on the Rappahannock.


Program Examines Constitution and Civil War

The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the  University  of
Richmond  will  be  hosting  a  program  that  examines  our
country's founding and how the Constitution itself contained
the  seeds  of  the  Civil  War.   "The  Coming  Storm:  The
Constitution and the Civil War" is a program  that  promises
to  give  participants  a better understanding of the events
surrounding this tumultuous period.   Through  lectures  and
tours  at  Monticello and Montpelier, the program will focus
on  the  history  of  slavery   and   the   African-American
experience during this time.                                

The  program  will  take  place  from  8 a.m.  to 7 p.m.  on
Wednesday, July 30.  It was developed by The Journey Through
Hallowed  Ground  Partnership  (JTHG)  for the University of
Richmond  Osher  Institute.   JTHG  has  hand-selected  each
lecture, presenter and tour for the program.                

The  mission of the JTHG Partnership is to promote awareness
of the four-state, 175-mile Journey Through Hallowed  Ground
corridor from Gettysburg to Monticello.  By creating unique,
hands-on educational programs for students of all ages,  the
JTHG  Partnership  offers  participants  the  opportunity to
experience the region described by  the  late  historian  C.
Vann  Woodward as one that has "soaked up more of the blood,
sweat, and tears of American history than any other part  of
the country."                                               

The  $150  fee  covers motor coach transportation, lectures,
tours, lunch and snacks.  To take part in the program,  call
the Osher Institute at (804) 287-6608 or (804) 287-6344. You
may also use the Osher Institute online registration form at
scs.richmond.edu/osher/register.htm                         

The JTHG Partnership is comprised of over 150 organizations,
including the  Thomas  Jefferson  Foundation,  The  National
Trust  for  Historic  Preservation,  and  the  National Park
Service -- as  well  as  every  Main  Street  community  and
historic  downtown  and village along The Journey.  For more
information, please visit www.HallowedGround.org


New Marker Placed at the
White House of the Confederacy

The Civil War Trails program unveiled its newest  historical
marker  last  month  in  front  of  the  White  House of the
Confederacy, Jefferson Davis's former executive mansion.  In
attendance  were  guests from tourism and Civil War sites of
Richmond, city and state public officials,  members  of  the
board   of   trustees   and  staff  of  the  Museum  of  the
Confederacy, and visitors to the museum's free commemoration
of Jefferson Davis's 200th Birthday.                        

"We are delighted to have the White House of the Confederacy
included in the great Civil War Trails  Program,  which  has
brought  Civil  War  sites  across  the  country much needed
recognition," stated  S.   Waite  Rawls  III,  the  Museum's
President and CEO.                                          

The  marker sits in front of the house on the corner of Clay
and  12th  streets  in  historic  Court  End  Richmond.   It
includes   history  and  photographs  of  Jefferson  Davis's
family-who lived in the house from August 1861  until  April
1865,  details on important events that happened inside like
the famous visit from Abraham Lincoln on April 4, 1865.     

Mitch Bowman,  Executive  Director  of  Virginia  Civil  War
Trails  said, "Jefferson Davis's executive mansion is a must
see site within our Trails program.  We are pleased to  work
with  The  Museum  of  the Confederacy to provide additional
interpretation for Civil War visitors."                     

The Civil War Trails program has  installed  more  than  800
interpretive   markers   at   Civil  War  sites  across  the
mid-Atlantic.  Driving tours following major campaigns  have
been   created,  and  a  series  of  regional  brochures  is
available.    Visit    www.civilwartrails.org    for    more
information.                                                


Former Preservation Partners
at Odds Over Quarry Expansion

The expansion of a Frederick County  quarry  has  undermined
the  relationship  of  some  longtime preservation partners.
Last month Belle Grove Inc.   and  the  National  Trust  for
Historic  Preservation  announced  that  they have ended all
involvement with the Cedar Creek Battlefield Foundation.    

By a 4-3  vote,  Frederick  County's  Board  of  Supervisors
recently  approved  a  rezoning request by Carmeuse Lime and
Stone.   The  action  permits  the   expansion   of   mining
activities  at a quarry near the Cedar Creek and Belle Grove
National Historical Park.                                   

In a June 18 press release, the National Trust claimed  that
their  split with the Cedar Creek Battlefield Foundation was
"because of the Foundation's sudden reversal on  the  mining
issue.  On April 17, the president and executive director of
the Foundation  assured  the  National  Trust  for  Historic
Preservation  and  Belle Grove of their opposition to quarry
owner Carmeuse's mining proposals.  Yet on April 23, without
notifying  the  National  Trust for Historic Preservation or
Belle Grove, the foundation publicly  testified  before  the
Frederick   County   Board  of  Supervisors  they  'took  no
exception' to the quarry  expansion,  essentially  approving
the proposal.  On the same day, the Foundation struck a deal
to accept a gift of 8 acres of land from the quarry owner."

In previous years, Belle  Grove's  board  of  directors  had
allowed  the  foundation to rent land for its annual October
reenactment of the 1864 Battle of Cedar Creek.  Earlier this
year,  the  foundation  decided  not  to  use  Belle Grove's
property for this fall's event.   Instead,  the  reenactment
will be held on land owned by the foundation.               


Grant Supports Educational Activities
at Five Forks

The National Park Service recently received a $5,000 "George
P.   McClelland Legacy Grant" from the Tawani Foundation, in
cooperation with the Civil War Preservation Trust to  obtain
materials   that  provide  a  hands-on  Civil  War  learning
experience for classroom students and visitors at  the  soon
to be completed Five Forks Visitor Contact Station.         

The  grant made it possible to purchase two complete replica
uniforms of a  Union  Zouave  soldier,  identical  to  those
uniforms  worn  by the 155th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment,
fighting at  Five  Forks  on  April  1,  1865.   The  Zouave
uniform,  based  on  colorful  French designs, was generally
worn by Union units that demonstrated exceptional skills  in
military drill.                                             

Captain George P.  McClelland, commander of Company F of the
155th Pennsylvania Reserves Regiment, was  wounded  at  Five
Forks   and   awarded  the  rank  of  Brevet-Major  for  his
leadership and bravery on the field of battle.   The  Tawani
Foundation,   based   in   Chicago,   provides   funding  to
organizations that further awareness of  the  importance  of
America's   citizen   soldiers   and   their   role  in  the
preservation of democracy.                                  

Civil War Preservation Trust is the only national non-profit
organization   charged   with   preservation   of  America's
significant Civil War battlefields and education  about  the
central  importance of the conflict in our nation's history.
This effort was made possible through the generosity of  Mr.
Robert Plumb.                                               


Upcoming Events

Saturday, July 19: "Hard Liquor  and  Women,"  a  Petersburg
National   Battlefield   program.   Although  most  citizens
welcomed the  sight  of  soldiers,  there  were  times  when
caution  and  patience  were  necessary.  Learn how off duty
soldiers relieved some stress while walking the  streets  of
Petersburg.   Hour-long  programs beginning at 11 a.m., 1:30
and 3 p.m.  at South  Side  Railroad  Depot  in  Petersburg.
FREE

Saturday,  July  26: Blandford Cemetery Night Tour presented
by  Petersburg  National  Battlefield.    Explore   one   of
Petersburg's oldest and most historic cemeteries during this
candlelight walk under the stars.  Tour begins at the church
where  special mention will be made of the Crater memorials.
8 p.m.  Free.  Saturday &  Sunday,  July  26  &  27:  Living
historians and ranger led walks will highlight the weekend's
activities as the 144th anniversary of  the  Battle  of  the
Crater  is commemorated at Petersburg National Battlefield's
Eastern Front.             FREE

Sunday, July 27: Men of Iron Walking Tour at American  Civil
War  Center  at  Historic  Tredegar.   Explore  the lives of
Tredegar's multicultural iron workers on a 25-minute outdoor
guided tour.  Discover the hidden secrets that lie below the
1861 Gun Foundry.  Tour the  furnaces  and  investigate  how
iron  goods  were made.  Learn how workers labored and lived
under the leadership of Tredegar owner Joseph Anderson.  Tour
begins  at  1  p.m.   in front of the Center museum.  $10 or
free with admission or Center membership.

Sunday, July 27: "Restoring the Tredegar Gun Foundry."  Join
Virginia  Department  of  Historic  Resources  architectural
historian Calder Loth for a talk  on  the  re-birth  of  the
Tredegar  Gun Foundry.  2 p.m.  at the National Park Service
(NPS) Theater at Tredegar.          FREE

Saturday, August 9: "Women's Roles in  Civil  War  History."
Women  played  leading  roles during the Civil War as spies,
nurses, surgeons, and abolitionists.   This  30-minute  tour
through  the  American  Civil  War  Center's exhibit, In the
Cause of Liberty, will explore the lives of eight women  who
impacted  history.  1 p.m..  $10 or free with paid admission
or Center membership.

Saturday, August 9: "Laboring on the Home Front." NPS Ranger
Susie  Sernaker  will  discuss  the expanding role of women,
free blacks and slaves in the Richmond workforce during  the
Civil  War.   2  p.m.   at NPS Visitor's Center at Tredegar.
FREE


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