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December 2012 - rcwrt.org

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Jack Mountcastle, President            Gary Cowardin, Editor    
3821 Middletown Way                    1404 Lorraine Ave.       
Glen Allen, VA 232060                  Richmond, VA 23227-3735  
mtcastle@comcast.net                   cowardin@juno.com        
Andrew Talkov
"You will come up against your old neighbors":
Recreating Second Kernstown

7:30pm, Tuesday, December 11, 2012, 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 stairs into the DINING HALL <<<<



"You will  come  up  against  your  old  neighbors":  Recreating  Second
Kernstown,  explores  the  history of the Second Battle of Kernstown and
how the engagement came to be recreated in 3D as part  of  the  Virginia
Historical  Society's  traveling  exhibition, An American Turning Point:
The Civil War in Virginia.                                              
                                          Andy

Meeting Attendance for: November Dinner 2012 = 98

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.)

President's Message
We hope that you'll join us at the December  meeting.   We  are  looking
forward  to  a  very  interesting  talk  by  Andy Talkov of the Virginia
Historical Society.                                                     

In accordance with the Round Table's Constitution, we will hold a  short
business  meeting  at  the start of the evening.  Secretary Sandy Parker
will provide an update on our current membership and  Treasurer  Richard
Grosse  will report on our current financial status as we close out this
calendar year.  Immediately following these two  important  reports,  we
will  hold  our  annual  election  of  officers for 2013.  The Executive
Committee has  developed  a  slate  of  officers  for  your  review  and
approval.   The  slate  includes:  President-Brent  Morgan; 1st VP-Bruce
Venter: 2nd VP-Bert Dunkerly; Secretary-Sandy Parker;  Treasurer-Richard
Grosse;  Newsletter  Editor  and Webmaster-Gary Cowardin.  The immediate
Past President and three former Round Table Presidents to be selected by
the  general  membership  will  make  up  the remainder of the Executive
Committee for the coming year.  Any other nominations are welcome.      

Finally, I'd like to say what an honor and a  genuine  pleasure  it  has
been  to  serve  as an officer of the Richmond Civil War Round Table for
the past three years.  I very much appreciate  all  of  the  support  so
generously  provided  by the members of this great organization.  I know
that we'll certainly be in very good hands in the future!               

                                          Jack Mountcastle

Great Holiday Gift!

We will have available for purchase  copies  of  J.   Ambler  Johnston's
wonderful  history entitled Echoes of 1861-1961 that he prepared for the
Richmond Civil War Round Table.  The edition we'll have at the  December
meeting  is  nicely bound and contains a wealth of information about the
development of the Richmond National Battlefield, the  work  of  Douglas
Southall  Freeman  to establish Richmond's historical markers, visits by
dignitaries to Richmond's battlefields, interviews, and a number of very
interesting  appendices.   This would make an excellent holiday gift for
friends, family -- or for yourself!!  ($20.00 for Round Table members.) 

Seeking Help on Richmond's "Freeman Markers"
Several RCWRT members are currently conducting research on  the  history
of  the "Freeman Markers".  If any of you have materials regarding these
markers that you would like to share, please contact:                   

Bernie Fisher 804-380-1170, bjfisher@vcu.edu
or
Bert Dunkerly 804-221-3674, bert_dunkerly@nps.gov bert_dunkerly@nps.gov
Thank you!

Civil War Trust
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Upcoming Events Links


www.virginiacivilwar.org
Virginia Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission

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 2012


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