September 2014 - rcwrt.org
Bruce Venter, President Gary Cowardin, Editor 2315 Bexley Wood Run 1404 Lorraine Ave. Goochland, VA 23063 Richmond, VA 23227-3735 bruceventer@aol.com cowardin@juno.com4602 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.
Jimmy Price "Battle of New Market Heights" 7:30pm, Tuesday, September 9, 2014, at the First Presbyterian Church, Richmond, VA.,
Jimmy Price is the Historic Site Manager for Bristoe Station Battlefield
Heritage Park and Ben Lomond Historic Site in Prince William County. He
is also an adjunct professor of Civil War History at Germanna Community
College. He received his M. A. in Military History from Norwich
University in 2009 and has worked for such sites as Arlington House: The
Robert E. Lee Memorial, Richmond National Battlefield, and the American
Civil War Center at Historic Tredegar. He writes about different
aspects of Civil War History on his award-winning weblog, Freedom by the
Sword: A Historian's Journey through the American Civil War Era and his
first book, The Battle of New Market Heights: Freedom Will Be Theirs by
the Sword, was nominated in the nonfiction category for the 15th annual
Library of Virginia Literary Awards. He is currently working on a
second book, The First Battle of Deep Bottom: Grant vs. Lee North of
the James, 1864 which will be published by The History Press in 2014.
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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 Details about our annual dinner meeting in November are included below. My job is to encourage you to sign up early! This meeting will feature the knowledgeable and always entertaining dean of Civil War speakers, Dr. James "Bud" Robertson. There is no doubt we will have a capacity crowd at the Willow Oaks Country Club. Don't disappoint yourself by waiting until the last minute to reserve a seat. Do it now. Recently I was at the US Army Heritage and Education Center in Carlisle, Pennsylvania where I ran into my very good friend, Dr. Richard J. Sommers. Dick retired from the Army War College last January but like the old fire house dog, he still frequents the library he helped to design. Dick's 1981 award-winning book, Richmond Redeemed: The Siege at Petersburg. is being republished this month by Savas-Beatie. Dick told me it's "new and improved" with more images, additional material and some new insights based on his more recent teaching experience at the War College. I encourage you to look for Dick's book. He also will be making appearances at the Richmond and Petersburg Battlefield Parks, so check their calendar for dates. Bruce
RCWRT Annual Dinner Meeting Thursday, November 13, 2014
Once again we will host our annual dinner meeting at Willow Oaks Country
Club. This year we are excited to have Dr. James "Bud" Robertson as
our guest speaker!
One of the most distinguished names in Civil War history, Dr. Robertson
served as Executive Director of the U.S. Civil War Centennial
Commission in the 1960s and worked with Presidents Kennedy and Johnson
in commemorating the war's 100th anniversary. He then taught 44 years
at Virginia Tech, where his upper division course on the Civil War era
attracted 300 or more students per semester and made it the largest
class of its kind in the nation. At his retirement in 2011, the
University named him Alumni Distinguished Professor Emeritus of History.
The Danville, VA native is the author or editor of more than 25 books,
including biographies of Gens. Robert E. Lee and A.P. Hill, several
works on the common soldiers, and three studies written for young
readers. His massive biography of Gen. "Stonewall" Jackson won eight
national awards and was used as the basis for the Ted Turner/Warner
Bros. mega-movie, "Gods and Generals." Robertson was chief historical
consultant for the film.
The recipient of every major award given in Civil War history, and a
lecturer of national acclaim, Dr. Robertson is probably more in demand
as a speaker than anyone else in the Civil War field.
He holds a Ph.D. degree from Emory University and honorary degrees from
Randolph- Macon College and Shenandoah University.
Robertson is a charter member (by Senate appointment) of Virginia's
Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission and is actively engaged in the
state's sesquicentennial observances.
He will be speaking to our group about the 1960s Centennial and
comparing it to the current Sesquicentennial.
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The 2015 speaker line-up is now online. (Just click here or go throught the menu at rcwrt.org)
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Historic Petersburg Foundation Bus Trip to Amelia County The first stop will be at Namozine Church, where Ben Greenbaum and Chris Calkins will give a tour of the church. A rearguard cavalry skirmish took place around the church on April 3, 1865. Next Sailor's Creek new visitor center and museum, the war-damaged Lockett Farm (private), and 2 more battlefields. Then it's on the Haw Branch Plantation to relax, enjoy lunch, and tour the house. This bus trip costs $35 for HPF members and $40 for non members. Included in this payment is a box lunch of a sandwich, chips, cole slaw, pickle, cookie, and drink. The bus will leave from Market Street in Petersburg at 9 am and will return at 5 pm. Parking is available behind St. Paul's Church. Please join us if you can: JOHN R. (BOB) KENNEDY Ft. Lee, VA 804-765-8432 (DSN 552) john.r.kennedy16.civ@mail.mil
Great Beefsteak Raid Tour Longtime roundtable member Scott Mauger will lead an anniversary bus tour of the Great Beefsteak Raid, on Saturday, September 13. Cost of the tour is $30, which includes lunch. Bus leavse the Prince George Heritage Center at Prince George Court House at 9:00 and returns at 4:00. For details and/or reservations, call (804) 863-0212 or e-mail pghistory@aol.com
Richmond National Battlefield Park Tours Don't miss the bus, seats still open for its bus tours: Fort Harrison, Sept 27 For prices and details, call 804-335-8100
Civil War TrustFor the latest CWT news visit: www.civilwar.org
Upcoming Events/Links
www.virginiacivilwar.org
Virginia Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission
NPS Richmond - Sesquicentennial - 1864/2014
Chesterfield Historical Society Winter Lecture Series
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 2014
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