October, 2015 Our Next Meeting Thursday, October 22, 2015 Edition 21, No. 2

October, 2015 Our Next Meeting – Thursday, October 22, 2015 edition 21, No. 2 “This is McClellan’s bodyguard” Lincoln surveys the Army of the Potomac after Antietam, October, 1862 THE OLDE COLONY CIVIL WAR ROUND TABLE

THE CAMPAIGN! Reporting the latest Occurrences from Both the Front and the Rear. http://www.occwrt.org Our Next Meeting: OFFICERS President October 22, 2015 Joe Dipoli Vice President Annual Jubilee Dinner and Preservation Dana Zaiser Secretary Raffle Gail Dugan Treasurer Thursday, October 22, 2015, Tickets $40.00 Don Fitzgerald each Campaign Editor Paul Griffel Lombardo’s in Randolph Past President Rich Campagna EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: Social at 6:00pm; opening presentations at (Officers are also members) 7:00pm; dinner at 7:30pm President Emeritus Joe Scalia Bob Hearsey Exhibits of Civil War artifacts Martha Horsefield Barbara Magruder The Fredericksburg Campaign: Dana Zaiser Dave Sheldon Winter War on the Programs: Jack Kavanagh Membership: Paula Cunningham Jubilee: Bob Hearsey, Gail Dugan Rappahannock Frank O’Reilly Web Master and Preservation: Dana Zaiser Revere Award: Martha Horsefield Refreshment Barbara Magruder

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OCCWRT Monthly Meetings (except June/July/August and the October Jubilee Dinner)) are regularly held the 3rd Thursday each month, 7:30 PM (except December—2nd Thursday) at the Endicott Estate, Dedham.

1 Frank O'Reilly is an historian at the Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park. He received his BA and MA from Washington and Lee University and is a frequent contributor to national and international history journals. He has written several books on Fredericksburg including the Award winning The Fredericksburg Campaign: Winter War on the Rappahannock. Frank is in the final stages of researching and writing his new book on the Battle of Oreilly lecturing at Fredericksburg Malvern Hill and the Seven Days Campaign around Richmond. Here is a sample of some of the prizes to be won at the Preservation Raffle at the Jubilee: Tickets are $40 each and can be obtained before Oct. 14, 2015 by sending a check payable to OCCWRT DVD’s and addressed to Bob Hearsey, 311 Sherman St., The American Civil War: Brother Against Canton, MA 02021. He can be reached at 781-828- Brother 3183. Looking for Lincoln (PBS) Robert E. Lee (PBS)

Books 1861:The Civil War Awakening by Adam Goodheart (HC, pub. at $29) A.Lincoln:Great Amer. Historians on Our 16th Pres. ed. (HC, pub. at $28) American CW, An English View,(Viscount Wolseley) ed.(HC, pub. at $27) Brady’s CW Journal by Theodore Savas (HC, pub. at $30) 2 COPIES Brave Men in Desperate Times by John McKay (Soft Cover, pub. at $13) Brothers ’til Death: CW Letters of Wm., Tom, and Maggie Jones, ed (HC) The Campaigns for Vicksburg by Kevin Dougherty (HC, pub. at $33) The Civil War by Ken Burns (HC, pub. at $50) The Civil War: 1st Year, Told by Those Who The Lived It , ed. (HC, pub at $38) battle at Fredericksburg, Virginia, in December 1862 CW Battlefields, Then & Now by James Campi, involved hundreds of thousands of men; produced Jr (HC) 2 COPIES staggering, unequal casualties (13,000 Federal The CW Veteran, A Historical Reader,ed (Soft soldiers compared to 4,500 Confederates); ruined the Cover) career of Ambrose E. Burnside; embarrassed Curiosities of the CW by Webb Garrison (HC, Abraham Lincoln; and distinguished Robert E. Lee as pub. at $20) one of the greatest military strategists of his era. Deliver Us From Evil: The Slavery Question…by Francis Augustín O'Reilly draws upon his intimate Lacy Ford (HC, pub. at $35) knowledge of the battlegrounds to discuss the General Gordon Granger by Robert Connor (HC, unprecedented nature of Fredericksburg's warfare. pub. at $33) Lauded for its vivid description, trenchant analysis, Ghost, Thunderbolt, and Wizard (Mosby, and meticulous research, his award-winning book Morgan, & Forrest) by Col. Robert Black (Soft makes for compulsive reading. Cover, pub at $20)

2 The Greatest Brigade (Irish Brigade) by Thomas bang with Barbara Berenson and will continue to Craughwell (Soft Cover, pub. at $20) make a trip to Dedham a great experience. Please Life in the Confederate Army by William Watson contact our programming chair Jack to inquire about (Soft Cover, pub. at $20) getting on the schedule with a Mini Bit or full length The Life of Billy Yank by Bell Irvin Wiley (HC, presentation. pub. at $30) I have been working with my friends in Newburyport Lincoln’s American Dream, ed.(Soft Cover, pub. to acquire books for the jubilee raffle and some other at $30) goodies you will enjoy as well. Lincoln and McClellan at War by Chester G. I am speaking at the Greater New Bedford chapter in Hearn (HC) October on the subject of Jefferson Davis. Lincoln, A Pres. for the Ages, ed. (Soft Cover, Davis was a man of great character who was the pub. at $15) 2 COPIES “Other American President” and followed a cause The Lincoln Assassination which history has proven tragic and unfortunate. He Conspirators:Letterbook of John Hartranft ed. by and many other great men on either side contributed Edward Steers Jr. and Harold Holzer (HC) blood and courage to help America find its way to a Lincoln, the Cabinet, and the Generals by new nation which was greater than the sum of its Chester G. Hearn (HC) parts. Looking for Lincoln by Kunhardt (Philip, Peter, & My thanks and appreciate to the hard working folks Peter,Jr) (HC, pub.at $50) 2 COPIES who bring you one great Jubilee year after year. Pinkerton’s War by Jay Bonansinga (HC, pub. at Joe Dipoli $25) Meade’s Army: Col. Theodore Lyman’s DUES ARE DUE! Please submit! Notebooks, ed.(HC) OCCWRT 2015-2016 Quest for a Star:CW Letters/Diary of Col. Francis MEMBERSHIP DUES Date:______2015 T. Sherman,88th Ill. ed (HC) Name ______River Run Red (Fort Pillow), by Andrew Ward Address______(HC, pub at $30) City______State___Zip______A War of the People: VT CW Letters, ed. (Soft Enclosed is my check for : Individual Membership $ 20۝ (Cover Family Membership $ 25۝Well Satisfied with My Position; CW Journal of  Annual Membership plus added۝ Spencer Bonsall, ed (HC.pub. at $28) Donation to Preservation Fund $_____ A Yankee Private’s Civil War:Robert Hale Strong, ed. (Soft Cover, pub. at $13) MAILTO: Paula Cunningham, Poster Gettysburg 135th Anniversary memorial poster 62 Ridgewood St., Taunton, MA 02780 Presentation Sword Regimental Quartermaster Red Sox Baseball signed by Clay Buchholts Friends of Olde Colony Civil War Round Table Generous donations were provided by the following businesses and individuals, and resulted in one of the most successful raffles. Wherever possible, please consider using the services of those businesses that supported the raffle:

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4 Fremont and Senator Colchrane as the president and VP Rhode Island Civil War Round Table candidates. In fact, the Republicans went so far as to change the name of the party for the election, and third Wednesday of the month at the William Hall campaigned as the National Union Party. Lincoln and the Library,1825 Broad Street, Cranston, R.I.; social hour Republicans removed VP Hamlin from the ticket, and at 5:30, meeting and speaker at 6:00. nominated Tennessee Democrat Andrew Johnson as VP, Chairman is Mark Dunkelman largely for political reasons. Lincoln supporters actively ([email protected]) campaigned by telling voters it was best “not to change horses in midstream” not to elect a new president in the Secretary is Len Levin ([email protected]) midst of a (Civil) war. But the Democrats were equally divided. The nominee was General McClellan. His Civil War Round Table of East Bridgewater support for the party platform, which called for peace with Dale Julius, president the Confederacy, was questionable at best. 508 378-2706 Setbacks on the battlefield occurred; particularly humiliating was Early raid on Washington. Lincoln [email protected] famously had Cabinet members endorse a memorandum noting his defeat in the coming election. At this dark ANNOUCEMENTS moment, the tide turned on the battlefield. Sherman captured Atlanta, Farragut damned torpedoes in Mobile Olde Colony Civil War Round Table can now be Bay, and Sheridan wreaked havoc in the Shenandoah found on the Web! Valley. Fremont withdrew his candidacy, in order that he not pull votes away from Lincoln reelection. With his re election in hand, Lincoln endorsed the 13 th amendment, and the institution of slavery was forever banned in the Our Previous meeting United Barbara Berensen States The Election of 1864 Most compelling of presentation by Barbara Berensen was not a review of the events, but the interpretation of the legal aspects of the election. Most telling was a question from new member Louis Ostrovsky,after which Ms. Berensen described the limitations and legalities of the 13th amendment. Minibit by Joe Dipoli General Darius Couch Joe described the history of this general who fought prominently at the battle of Chancellorsville. He is buried at the Mayflower Cemetery in Taunton.

Olde Colony Civil War Round Table 2015-2016 Such appreciation to the effort of Jack Kavanagh Program chair!

Most meetings begin at 7 pm with announcements from the President, followed by a presentation:

th The Civil War in 4, a video program from the Civil War The importance of the election was the outcome of the 13 Preservation Trust, organized by Dana Zaiser: amendment. The issues deciding the election were the reelection of Lincoln, abolishment of slavery, and the defeat October 17, 2015 of the Confederacy. There was opposition to Lincoln’s Jubilee reforms, who would allow Confederate states to resume Frank O’Rielly their status in the United States if supported by only 10 per “The Fredericksburg Campaign” cent of the local population. Thus the radical opposition November 19, 2015 party formed, supported by radical abolitionists, nominated Susan Kuecker minibit

5 15th Iowa at Shiloh Mark Dunkelman, renowned author “Patrick Henry Jones: Civil War general and gilded age politician” December 17, 2015 Brian Murphy, OCCWRT “A Civil War Christmas” A yearly OCCWRT event, not to be missed! January 21, 2016 Rich Campagna, OCCWRT, minibit “Petersburg” Megan Kate Wilson “A Man among ruins, Charles Fessenden and Civil War Deconstruction” February 18, 2016 Ralph Stenelli, OCCWRT, minibit “Battlefield Flags” Susan Kueker “Grierson’s 1863 Mississippi Raid” March 17, 2915 Paul Griffel, OCCWRT “Civil War Trivia” Mark Melllo “The Devil’s Den” April 21, 2016 Dale Julius “A Civil War Round Table event” May 19, 2015 “Alexander Stephens” Brian Sims: “Russia in the Civil War”