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November 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        
Elizabeth Brown Pryor
"Cutting Edge--What We Now Know about Robert E. Lee's
Decision to Side with the South"

Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Reception at 6pm followed by the dinner at 7pm
Meeting and Speaker will start at 8pm at the
Willow Oaks Country Club, 6228 Forest Hill Avenue
Richmond, Virginia 23225



Elizabeth Brown Pryor is a former  senior  diplomat  with  the  American
Foreign  Service  and  an award-winning historian.  She is the author of
two books about the Civil War  era,  Clara  Barton:  Professional  Angel
(1988),  and  Reading  the Man: A Portrait of Robert E.  Lee through His
Private Letters (2007).  She holds a BA in History from Northwestern and
an MA in History from the University of Pennsylvania.                   

After  completing  five  years  as  an  historian with the National Park
Service, she entered the U.S.  Foreign Service and served in a number of
American  embassies.  She played a key role in negotiating the Treaty on
Conventional Armed Forces in Europe and subsequently served as  Director
for  Arms  Control on the National Security Council.  In addition to her
postings to established embassies, Elizabeth was also part of the  small
American contingent that served in bombed-out Sarajevo at the conclusion
of the war in Bosnia.  Before  concluding  her  career  in  the  Foreign
Service,  she  was  the Senior Adviser to the Commission on Security and
Cooperation of the U.S.  Congress.                                      

She has been provided unique access to a treasure  trove  of  Robert  E.
Lee's  correspondence  discovered  in  2002 that forms the basis for her
book and for tonight's discussion of the wrenching choices faced by  the
great American soldier upon Virginia's secession from the Union.        


Last Meeting Attendance: October 2011 = 96

 A Word from Our President 
Welcome all RCWRT members to our annual holiday gathering.   We  have  a
grand  national  speaker  about  Robert  E.  Lee  and a wonderful buffet
planned for next Tuesday.  It will be a chance  to  socialize  with your
fellow  members  and  guests.   The  officers  all wish you a most Happy
Holiday and Thanksgiving.  See you there.                               
                                            Peace,                      
                                            David Whitehead, Pres. RCWRT


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Pamplin Historical Park and
The National Museum of the Civil War Soldier
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and their
Special Events Calendar

RCWRT Monthly Speakers for 2011


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