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Bert Dunkerly, President               Gary Cowardin, Editor    
2814 E Franklin St.                    1404 Lorraine Ave.       
Richmond, VA 23223                     Richmond, VA 23227-3735  
bd1754@yahoo.com                       cowardin@juno.com        
"My Search for Meade"
Tom Huntington
7:30pm, Tuesday, October 13, 2015, 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.

Tom Huntington
This talk explores some of the places the author visited and the  things
he  learned  while  working  on  Searching  for George Gordon Meade: The
Forgotten Victor of Gettysburg, a reflection of his journey of discovery
investigating  Meade's  disappearing  reputation.  The author set out to
tell the story of Meade's life, but also wrote about what  he  found  in
the   present   day  that  related  to  Meade.   Huntington  walked  the
battlefields to see what was there now; visited museums; and  talked  to
park rangers, curators, preservationists and people who have found their
passion in Civil War history.  He joined the General  Meade  Society  of
Philadelphia,  read  the  names  of  dead  soldiers  during  a moonlight
ceremony at the National Cemetery in Gettysburg, and visited  a  severed
arm,  an  amputated  leg,  and  a  horse's  head.   All  in his quest to
understand General Meade.                                               

Tom Huntington is the author of Searching for George Gordon  Meade:  The
Forgotten   Victor  of  Gettysburg,  as  well  as  Guide  to  Gettysburg
Battlefield Monuments, Pennsylvania Civil War Trails, and Ben Franklin's
Philadelphia.   He  is  also  the  former editor of American History and
Historic Traveler magazines,  and  his  writing  has  appeared  in  many
publications,  including  Smithsonian,  Air  & Space, American Heritage,
Invention & Technology, British Heritage, and Yankee.  He lives in  Camp
Hill, Pennsylvania, with his wife, Beth Ann, and two children.          

Meeting Attendance for: September 2015 = 74

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
I hope everyone survived the bike race!  We had the opportunity to  show
off  our  city, and our history, to the world.  At the park that week, I
met visitors from all over the  country,  and  the  world  (Netherlands,
China,  Germany,  New  Zealand,  France).   Everyone  I  talked  to  was
impressed with Richmond's history.  Specifically,  they  were  moved  by
being  at  the  site of historic events- this is what I like to call the
power of place.  There is simply  no  substitute  for  the  real  thing,
especially at a battlefield.                                            


Which  leads  me  to  this- The Civil War Trust has just announced a new
effort to preserve more land in our own back yard.  Crucial  battlefield
land that saw action in both the battles of Cold Harbor and Gaines' Mill
can be saved, forever.  The Richmond Battlefield  Association  has  also
recently  saved  more  land at Fussell's Mill.  When I think back on the
legacy of the  150th,  I  think  this  is  where  we  can  make  a  real
difference.   After  the  reenactments  and special events are over, and
long after we're gone, the land we save will always be here for others. 

Think about supporting these efforts- or others that preserve our history
 
                                                  Bert

The Annual RCWRT Dinner will be held on November 10 at the
Willow Oaks Country Club

Michael W.  Kauffman will present "Guilt  by  Insinuation:  The  Lincoln
Murder Conspiracy Trial." Kauffman is the premier scholar on the Lincoln
Assassination and author of the highly  praised  American  Brutus:  John
Wilkes  Booth and the Lincoln Conspiracies.  He is a political historian
and graduate of the University of Virginia who has studied  the  Lincoln
assassination  for more than forty years.  Mike has appeared on A&E, the
History Channel, C-SPAN, and the Learning Channel,  and  was  called  to
testify as an expert witness in the 1995 Booth exhumation hearings.  For
years, he led the Surratt Society's day long John  Wilkes  Booth  Escape
Route  tours.   He  will  be  speaking  about  the trail and fate of the
conspirators, the outcome of which is still debated today.              
 
If you receive the newsletter by (snail) mail then the last page is your
printed  form.  For online members click here for the form and print it.
The mailing address is at the bottom of the form.                       
($35/member/spouse or date; $38/guest)
Bill Welsch                   Phone: 804-755-1809
10708 Rocket Drive                               
Glen Allen, VA 23060                             
Next Year's Speakers Lineup is now online for 2016.
RCWRT Monthly Speakers for 2016
Jeffery Wert will not be available  and  instead  William  Connery  will
speak on Mosby's Raids in Northern Virginia, on August 9, 2016.
Help Us Save Postage Costs    
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include the old address.)                                              

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


Saturday, October 24th, 2015
Elizabeth Brown Pryor and Interpretation
The George Washington Memorial Parkway is hosting  a  special  event  to
discuss   Elizabeth   Brown  Pryor's  life,  work,  and  impact  on  the
interpretation of the Clara Barton National Historic Site and  Arlington
House, the Robert E.  Lee Memorial.                                     

3-5pm: Take a special tour of Arlington House, the Robert E. Lee Memorial
emphasizing Ms. Pryor's influence on the site (space limited, see below) 
4:30-6pm: Reception at Women in Military Service for America Memorial    
6-7pm: Symposium following reception                                     

Please  RSVP  with  the  total  number  of  guests  in  your  party   at
bevbrown@blueyonder.co.uk  by  10/15.   If you are interested in touring
Arlington House, please include a preferred time slot: space is limited.
Tours  are offered on a first come, first serve basis at 3:00, 3:30, and
4:00.                                                                   

National Park Service Richmond

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

RCWRT Monthly Speakers for 2015