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October 2011 - rcwrt.org

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David Whitehead, Pres.                 Gary Cowardin, Editor    
4305 Cary Street Rd.                   1404 Lorraine Ave.       
Richmond, VA 23221                     Richmond, VA 23227-3735  
davidwhitehead1@comcast.net            cowardin@juno.com        
John J. Hennessy
The Great Triumvirate:
Lee, Jackson, and Longstreet at Second Manassas
8:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 11, 2011, 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 left and down a few stairs.



John Hennessy started his NPS career  at  Manassas  Battlefield  in  the
early 1980s, toiling there joyfully for five years.  He later went on to
work for the New York  State  Historic  Preservation  Office,  and  then
returned to the NPS in 1991, working at the NPS Design Center at Harpers
Ferry and, since  1995,  at  Fredericksburg  and  Spotsylvania  National
Military Park, where he is the chief historian.                         

He  has  written books on each of the battles at Manassas, most notably,
Return To  Bull  Run:  The  Campaign  and  Battle  of  Second  Manassas,
published  by Simon and Schuster in 1993.  John also edited the personal
history of a Civil War soldier.   Published  in  2000,  it  is  entitled
Fighting  with  the  Eighteenth  Massachusetts:  The Civil War Memoir of
Thomas H. Mann.                                                         

John is frequently asked to speak to Civil War  Round  Tables.   We  are
looking  forward  to his presentation this month.  The program will hold
up Second Manassas as the case study in the  function  of  the  Army  of
Northern  Virginia,  and  will  look  at  the  roles  played by the "Big
Four"--Lee, Longstreet, Jackson, and Stuart--as the  campaign  unfolded,
and how this reflected on the leadership of all of them.                

Be sure to come early to get a good seat.
Meeting Attendance: September 2011 = 101

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.)

 A Word from Our President 

Welcome all RCWRT members.  Hope you are well.  The weather  is  getting
cooler  but not our speaker's energies.  We will be addressing the BIG 4
Confederate generals.  Please consider bringing a friend-especially  try
the  young to further encourage the study of this great part of American
history.  Please sign up for the annual dinner for November 8  [Tuesday]
-  get  to  Jack Mountcastle  (see below).  Hope you are reading a great
book on this period too.  See you then.                                 
                                            See you Tuesday,            
                                            David Whitehead, Pres. RCWRT


RCWRT's 2011 Annual Dinner - Tuesday, Nov.8, 2011

On Tuesday, November 8, the RCWRT's 2011 annual dinner will be  held  at
Willow  Oaks  Country  Club.  We are very pleased that the award-winning
author  Elizabeth  Brown  Pryor  will  be  speaking  to  us  about  many
fascinating aspects of Robert E. Lee's character.                       



"Cutting Edge--What We Now Know about Robert E. Lee's 
Decision to Side with the South."
 
The evening begins with a reception at 6:00 PM.   The  excellent  Buffet
Dinner  begins  at  7:00  PM, with our speaker to follow.  Thanks to the
efforts of several Round Table members, the cost for this year's  dinner
has  been  reduced.   The ticket price this year will be $32 for members
and their spouses or dates.  (The cost for your guests who would like to
attend, but are not members of the Round Table will be $35 per person.) 

  Beer,  wine,  cocktails,  and  soft  drinks  will  be available at the
  reception.  There is no charge for soft drinks.  Tickets for alcoholic
  drinks may be purchased for $4.                                       

As  expected,  we  are  enjoying  an  enthusiastic  response   to   this
announcement.  A number of reservations have already been received.  You
are encouraged to make your reservations soon so that  we  may  complete
our planning with Willow Oaks.                                          

Price: Members & spouse/date @ $32/ea, Guests @ $35/ea.

To make your reservations please click here, print  the  form  page, and
send it along with a check (made out to "RCWRT") to Jack Mountcastle.   


Civil War Trust
For the latest CWT news visit: www.civilwar.org

Upcoming Events



www.virginiacivilwar.org
Virginia Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission

Visit The Museum of the Confederacy Online
www.moc.org

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 2011


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