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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        
"To the Bitter End: Surrenders of the Confederacy"
by
Robert M. Dunkerly
7:30pm, Tuesday, September 12, 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.


Bert is a historian, award-winning author, and speaker who  is  actively
involved  in  historic  preservation and research.  He holds a degree in
History from St.  Vincent College and a Masters in Historic Preservation
from  Middle Tennessee State University.  He has worked at nine historic
sites, written twelve books and  over  twenty  articles.   His  research
includes  archaeology,  colonial  life,  military  history, and historic
commemoration.  He is a past President of the Richmond Civil  War  Round
Table,  and  serves  on  the  Preservation  Commission  for the American
Revolution Round Table-Richmond.   He  has  taught  courses  at  Central
Virginia Community College, the University of Richmond, and the Virginia
Historical Society.  Dunkerly is currently a  Park  Ranger  at  Richmond
National  Battlefield  Park.   He  has visited over 400 battlefields and
over 1000 historic sites worldwide.  When not  reading  or  writing,  he
enjoys hiking, camping, and photography.                                

Last Meeting Attendance: 78

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
SAVE THE DATE!
Our annual dinner meeting will be WEDNESDAY the 8th  of  November.   For
now  please save the date.  We will have an entertaining speaker and are
negotiating for a price of around $35 per person as well as the date  at
Willow  Oaks  Country  Club.  That has been a fine venue in the past and
hopefully will be the site for this year's event as well.               

More information at the meeting on Tuesday but for now save November 8.
                                     Troy
Relic Share Meeting

Do you have an interesting relic you can share with our members?  If so,
get  on  the  list  to show it at our December 12th Relic Share meeting.
Send your name and a description of your item to our 1st Vice  President
via email or phone call:                                                
Elaine Duckworth  (804)938-2028  E-mail: gingerel_2000@yahoo.con

Membership
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
Mail To: Sandy Parker, RCWRT Secretary
         2425 Falkirk Drive           
         North Chesterfield, VA 23236 
We are looking for some good books for our Book Raffle
(Please see Danny Witt at the meeting)
Help Us Save Postage Costs    
If you have an E-mail address and internet access and are not currently
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 
(You can also use this link to change E-mail addressess  just  click  my
E-mail address above.  If you are changing an E-mail address be sure to
include the old address.)                                              

Civil War Trust
For the latest CWT news visit: www.civilwar.org
Upcoming Events/Links

Richmond Battlefields Association News & Events
www.saverichmondbattlefields.org/events.htm


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
civilwarseminars.org

RCWRT Monthly Speakers for 2017