Elaine Duckworth, President Gary Cowardin, Editor
2508 Hanover Avenue 1404 Lorraine Ave.
Richmond, VA 23220 Richmond, VA 23227-3735
gingerel_2000@yahoo.com cowardin@juno.com
Annual Members Dinner - THURSDAY November 15th 6pm
Location:
River Dining Room at
Willow Oaks Country Club
6228 Forest Hill Avenue
Richmond, VA 23225
Menu:
Chicken Night Buffet featuring Fried or Baked Chicken
Choice of two salads
One vegetable
Spaghetti
Choice of two desserts
Cost:
$35.00 per person
A Cash Bar will be available
Dinner Speaker: (speaker/program info below)
Mail your checks for the dinner payable to the Richmond Civil War Roundtable
and send to my attention: YOUR MONEY HAS TO BE IN TO ART BY TUESDAY 11/12
Art Wingo
1414 Patriot Circle
Glen Allen, VA. 23059
"When War Came This Way.
Women's Experiences during the Civil War in Virginia"
by
John W. (Jack) Mountcastle
Jack is a Richmonder. Graduating from the Virginia Military Institute
in 1965, he began serving as an Army officer in 1966. He commanded tank
units in the USA, Vietnam, and Germany. During the 1970s, Jack earned
an MA and PhD from Duke University and taught Military History at West
Point. Promoted to Brigadier General in 1994, he assumed the duties of
the Army Chief of Military History in Washington, D.C. Jack returned to
Richmond upon retiring from the Army in 1998. He has lectured at the
American Civil War Museum (MOC) and the Virginia Museum of History and
Culture (VHS.) Currently, he serves on the adjunct faculty at the
University of Richmond and leads historical tours of Civil War sites.
Message from Our President
Dear Members,
As I'm sure you're aware, Dr. Bud Robertson has been a devoted
supporter of the Richmond Civil War Round Table before December 1964
when he gave his first presentation to the organization. This year as
we miss hearing from him at our annual banquet meeting, we send our good
wishes and prayers for optimal health and well-being to Bud and his
wife, Betty. We hope for a speedy recovery and that we'll see the
Robertsons within the coming new year.
With Thanksgiving around the corner, it's an appropriate time to reflect
on the many blessings we've received and remember those less fortunate
than ourselves. Throughout the four long years of bloody Civil War,
soldiers on both sides of the conflict suffered and sacrificed more than
we can comprehend. From July 1st-3rd, 1863, after the Battle of
Gettysburg alone, 51,000 men were killed, wounded, captured or listed as
missing according to the estimate provided by the American Battlefield
Trust. That following October, William Seward wrote a proclamation that
Lincoln issued on October 3rd to "set apart and observe the last
Thursday of November next, as a day of Thanksgiving and Praise..."
Though Lincoln officially instituted the holiday that we've been
celebrating since 1863, perhaps the person who influenced our
Thanksgiving tradition more than anyone else was writer Sarah Josepha
Buell Hale. Beginning in 1846, Hale wrote letters to five U.S.
presidents over a span of seventeen years to urge them to dedicate a day
to thanksgiving. Her action and perseverance mattered.
I'd like to take this opportunity thank two of our members for answering
the call to serve our organization beginning in January 2019. Andy
Keller has volunteered to assume Secretary duties and Ulli Bauman has
accepted the nomination to become our next 2nd Vice President. We
currently have one vacancy yet to fill. Will you consider helping with
our monthly book raffle? If you're a regular attendee and would like to
volunteer, please let us know by December 11th. On this date we will
hold our annual business meeting to approve our new officers and amend
the RCWRT Constitution. Please review changes made to the RCWRT
Constitution before our December meeting: The Constitution of the
Richmond Civil War Round Table
I look forward to seeing you at our banquet meeting,
Thursday, November 15th.
Elaine
2019 Membership and Information Form
will be ready after the December Business Meeting
Upcoming Events/Links
National Park Service Richmond
Richmond Battlefields Association News & Events
www.saverichmondbattlefields.org/events.htm
Visit the American Civil War Museum at Tredegar
and the
White House of the Confederacy
www.acwm.org
Pamplin Historical Park and
The National Museum of the Civil War Soldier
www.pamplinpark.org
Chambersburg Civil War Seminars & Tours
civilwarseminars.org
RCWRT Monthly Speakers for 2018
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