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December 2013 - rcwrt.org

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Brent Morgan, President                Gary Cowardin, Editor    
9091 Pantego Lane                      1404 Lorraine Ave.       
Mechanicsville, VA 23116               Richmond, VA 23227-3735  
brentster1@comcast.net                 cowardin@juno.com        
Mike Miller
"The 1863 Battle of Bristoe Station"

7:30pm, Tuesday, December 10, 2013, 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 <<<<



J.  Michael Miller is Senior Archivist  at  the  Marine  Corps  Research
Center  at the Marine Corps University, Quantico, Virginia.  He earned a
BA in history from the University of Alabama and a MA from Virginia Tech
where  he  studied  under Dr.  James I "Bud" Robertson.  He has authored
articles in Civil War History, American History Illustrated,  Gettysburg
Magazine,  and Civil War Times Illustrated, and has written Even to Hell
Itself: The North Anna River Campaign.  His article on  the  battles  at
Bristoe  Station appeared in Blue & Gray magazine.  Mike was very active
in preserving core parts of the Bristoe battlefield from development.   

Meeting Reservations for: November 2013 = 62 (dinner meeting)

NOTE: Please put on your NAME BADGE on when you arrive for the meeting.
(They will be on a table near the back of the room.)

Message from Our President
Join us for our December 10th meeting when we will hear Mike Miller talk
on the Battle of Bristoe Station.                                       

Also, we will have a  short  but  important  business  meeting  to  hear
reports  from  Sandy  Parker  and  Richard  Grosse before conducting the
election of officers for 2014.  The slate for your review  and  approval
includes  the  following:  President  -  Bruce  Venter,  1st VP - Robert
Dunkerly, 2nd VP - Bill Welsch.  Secretary - Sandy Parker and  Treasurer
-  Richard  Grosse.   Gary  Cowardin  has  also agreed to serve again as
Webmaster and Newsletter Editor.  Three former Round  Table  Presidents,
as  selected  by  the  membership  and the immediate Past President will
comprise the remainder of the Executive Committee for 2014.  Nominations
from the floor will be welcome.                                         

In closing this message just a personal note.  As many of you  know  the
past several weeks have been difficult for me as cancer was detected and
removed and I am now on chemo drugs and a few other  tests  to  be  sure
will  be  taken.   I apologize for missing the November dinner as I know
that I missed a top-notch presentation by Bill Young and a superb  meal.
I'm  truly appreciative of the notes, cards, emails and phone calls from
so many of you.  This goes to show what a first class group we have.   I
thank  everyone  for their great support.  2014 is almost here so please
join me in welcoming our new and re-enlisting officers.                 
                                          	Brent

Sale!
The hardback book, "Echoes of 1861-1961" by J. Ambler Johnston,  will be
available  for the low, low price of only $10.  If you don't own a copy,
you should.  This is the history  of  our  Round  Table  and  the  early
efforts  to  preserve  the  Richmond battlefields.  Do you have a friend
who'd enjoy a copy?  Don't miss this chance to get this treasure  for  a
great  price.  There will also be some merchandise available as usual at
the Books for Bucks table.                                              
							Bert

2014 RCWRT Dues
Dues for the 2014 RCWRT Membership will start January 1, 2014  and  will
conclude on March 15, 2014.                                             

See the January 2014 newsletter  for  membership  fees.   Dues  will  be
collected  at  the  January  meeting  and envelopes with the secretary's
address will be available for dues to be sent to her, post meeting.     
							 Sandy

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Upcoming Events Links


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Virginia Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission

Visit The Museum of the Confederacy Online www.moc.org
and their
Events Calendar for MOC Events Calendar
 National Park Service - Richmond
www.nps.gov/rich

Events:
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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 2014


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