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Civil War Historic Events in March Cape May County Civil War Round Table Newsletter 1860 February 2014 No Major Battles, Etc 150 th Anniversary of the American Civil War [email protected] No minutes from the December meeting as there was no business meeting. REMINDER: DUES FOR 2014 ARE DUE NOW!!!! Send to Jim Marshall, address above Civil War Historic Events in March Cape May County Civil War Round Table Newsletter 1860 February 2014 No major battles, etc. in 1860 Meeting Schedule: 1861 March 4 Lincoln inaugurated 21 March : Matthew Bruce : Confederate Cruisers 1862 18 April: 16 May: March 7-8 Battle of Pea Ridge (AR) 20 June: 8 Confederate ironclad Merrimac enters 18 July: Hampton Roads, destroys Union 15 August: warships 19 September: 17 October: 9 Battle of Monitor-Merrimac in Hampton 21 November: Roads ?? December: 21 First battle of Kernstown (VA) 28 Battle of Glorieta (NM) CMCCWRT Officers for 2014 1863 President: Marty Runner No major battles, etc. in 1863 1402 Rt 9 South, Lot 193, Cape May Court House, NJ 08210 1864 609-536-8235 No major battles, etc. i9n 1864 [email protected] 1865 Vice President: Lou Bishop Jr. March 2 Battle of Waynesboro (VA) 21 Schoolhouse Ln, Cape May Court House, NJ 08210 4 Lincoln inaugurated 609-463-9277 or 741-5438 25 Battle of Fort Stedman at Petersburg [email protected] Secretary: Pat Munson-Siter 42 Franklin Ave., Villas, NJ 08251-2407 609-287-5097 [email protected] Treasurer: Jim Marshall 202 Bartram Ln., Ocean City, NJ 08226 609 – 602 - 3243 1 Cape May County Civil War Round Table Newsletter = February 2014 Civil War Related Events Heroes or Enemies?" at the Museum of the March 2014 Confederacy in Appomattox. 1 pm. Free with museum admission. moc.org Most of these are from www.civilwartraveler.com ; check out the web site for lots more information! 8 VA Walking tour, "Civil War Leesburg," begins at the Balch Library, 208 W Market St, Leesburg. 10 am. Free. 703-737-7195. 1 VA Lecture, "Kilpatrick-Dahlgren Raid," at Walkerton Tavern, 2892 Mountain Road, Glen 8 VA Tours, "Women in the Civil War," special tours Allen, north of Richmond. 1 pm. Free. 804-652- of Ben Lomond Historic Site, 10321 Sudley 3409. Manor Drive, Manassas. On the hour, 11 am-3 pm. $5. 703-367-7872. 1 VA Walking tour, "Battle of Smithfield," meets at the Isle of Wight Museum in Smithfield. 2 pm. Free. 8 PA Lecture, "Spring 1864 Congressional Hearings on historicisleofwight.com Meade at Gettysburg: 'Witch hunt or fair play?'" at the Gettysburg NMP visitor center 1:30 pm. 1 VA Guided walking tour of Fort Huger, 15080 Talcott Free. nps.gov/gett Terrace, on the James River near Smithfield. 10 am. Free. 757-357-0115. 8-9 VA Living history, lectures and more, "Hampton Roads Weekend," annual event commemorating 1 VA Van tour, "Howlett Line," guided tour of the the anniversary of the Battle of the Ironclads at Confederate defenses at Bermuda Hundred south the Mariners' Museum in Newport News. Free of Richmond. Leaves from Henricus Historical with museum admission. Park. 10 am-2 pm. $15. Register: battleofhamptonroads.com chesterfieldhistory.com (click Civil War Tours). 9 VA Book talk, "The Amazing Legacy of James E. 1 MD Talk, "Women Soldiers in Civil War Armies," at Hanger, Civil War Soldier," at the Manassas the National Museum of Civil War Medicine in Museum. 2 pm Free. manassasmuseum.org Frederick. 2 pm. Free with museum admission. CivilWarMed.org 9 VA Lecture, "The Civil War Romance of Antonia Ford and Major Joseph C. Willard," at Historic 1 PA Lecture, "Battle of Brice's Crossroads — Nathan Blenheim, 3610 Old Lee Highway, in Fairfax. 2 Bedford Forrest's Greatest Victory," at the pm. Free. 703-591-0560. Gettysburg NMP visitor center 1:30 pm. Free. nps.gov/gett 9 PA Lecture, "Longstreet to the Rescue: The Battle of the Wilderness, May 6, 1864," at the Gettysburg 2 VA Conference, "'May God Forgive Me for the NMP visitor center 1:30 pm. Free. nps.gov/gett Order': The War Returns to the Valley," at the Hall of Valor Museum in New Market. $20. Sign 12 VA Talk, "Raiders, Rangers, and Rogues: Irregular up: shenandoahatwar.org Warfare in the Confederacy," at the Museum of the Confederacy in Appomattox. 12:15 pm. Talk 2 VA Talk, "General Phillip Sheridan's Cavalry," at the is free. moc.org Five Forks Battlefield visitor center near Petersburg. 2 pm. Free. nps.gov/pete 14 VA Talk, "Diabolical Designs: The Story of Dahlgren's Raid," at the Museum of the 2 PA Lecture, "‘Like the Oncoming of Cities’ — Confederacy in Richmond. Noon. Free with Freedom's Dilemma," at the Gettysburg NMP museum admission. moc.org visitor center 1:30 pm. Free. nps.gov/gett 15 PA Seminar, "East Cavalry Field: Cavalry Clash That 7 VA Bus tour, "Then and Now: An Illustrated Tour of Saved the Union," at the Gettysburg NMP. Half- the Peninsular Campaign. Begins at the Mariners' day lecture at the visitor center, half day on the Museum in Newport News. 9 am-6:30 pm. $145 battlefield. $95. Register: 717-339-2148. includes lunch/reception. Reservations needed. battleofhamptonroads.com 15 VA Van tour, "Wilderness and Spotsylvania Battlefields" begins at Lee Hall Mansion in 8 DC "Abraham Lincoln and States' Rights," special Newport News. 8 am-5 pm. $50. Reservations: day-long lecture series at the Ripley Center, 1100 leehall.org or 757-888-3371. Jefferson Drive SW. 9:30 am-4:15 pm. $130. smithsonianassociates.org (click Civil War). 15 VA "Glorious March to Liberty: United States Colored Troops in the Civil War," special 8 VA Talk, The Troops of the Microscopic Battlefield: program at the Dabbs House Museum, 3812 Nine 2 Cape May County Civil War Round Table Newsletter = February 2014 Mile Road near Richmond. 1 pm. Free. 804-652- manassasmuseum.org 3411. 28 VA Book talk, "Robert E. Lee and War & Peace," at 15 VA Seminar, "1864," annual event at the Jarman the Museum of the Confederacy in Richmond. Auditorium, Longwood University in Farmville. Noon. Free with museum admission. moc.org Speakers begin at 9 am. Free. Directions: longwood.edu 29 MD Conference, "Maryland and the Civil War," at the Carroll County Community College in 15 VA Living history, "Jack Tars and Virginia Boatmen Westminster. Annual conference examines the on the James and Appomattox Rivers," at Grant's war's impact on the region. 9:30 am-3 pm. $45 Headquarters at City Point in Hopewell. 10 am- (less for local or Maryland residents) inlcudes 4:30 pm. Free. nps.gov/pete lunch. Enroll, more info: carrollcc.edu/events/civilwar_event.asp 15-16 VA Living history, "Military Through the Ages," at the Jamestown Settlement near Williamsburg. 29 VA Book talk, "Robert E. Lee in War and Peace," a Includes Civil War camp and demonstrations. collection and study of photographs, at the Free with site admission. historyisfun.org Museum of the Confederacy in Appomattox. 1 pm. Free with museum admission. moc.org 20 VA Lecture, "Women in the Civil War," at the Lloyd House, 220 N Washington St, Alexandria. 7:30 29 VA Walking tour, "Historic Point of Rocks," pm. Free. historicalexandria.org Bermuda Hundred Union hospital site, fortifications. Starts at 10 am at 201 Enon Church 22 VA Bus tour, "When the Northern Line Held: Road, Chester. $8. Register: Defending Washington in 1864. Day-long tour of chesterfieldhistory.com (click Civil War Tours). the capital's area fortifications. Begins at Fort Ward in Alexandria. $100. Details, registration: 29 VA Talk, "Abraham Lincoln at the Siege of 703-746-4848. fortward.org Petersburg," at Grant's Headquarters at City Point in Hopewell. 2 pm. Free. nps.gov/pete 22 VA Symposium, "Winter Encampment," focus is on huge Union camp 1863-1864, at the Germanna 29 VA Living history and ranger talks, "Battle of Fort Community College Technical Center in Gregg," anniversary activities at Fort Gregg, part Culpeper. 8 am-4 pm. $65. 540-727-8849 or of the Petersburg National Battlefield. 10 am-4:30 friendsofcedarmountain.org pm. Free. nps.gov/pete 22 VA Lecture, "Confederate Memorial Day in 30 VA Film and discussion, "Shenandoah," at the Alexandria from 1866 to the Present," at Historic Henrico Theater, 305 E Nine Mile Road, Blenheim, 3610 Old Lee Highway, Fairfax. 2 pm. Highland Springs. 2-4:30 pm. Free. 804-652- Free. 703-591-0560. 3409. 22 VA Lecture, "USS Monitor 's Turret Reveals Her 30 VA Gallery tour, "Fateful Lightning: Religion and the Secrets," at the Mariners' Museum in Newport Civil War," at the American Civil War Center at News. 1 pm. Free with admission. Historic Tredegar in Richmond. 1 pm. Free with MarinersMuseum.org museum admission. tredegar.org 22 PA Seminar, "East Cavalry Field: Cavalry Clash That 30 VA Anniversary living history and ranger talks at the Saved the Union," at the Gettysburg NMP. Half- Five Forks battlefield near Petersburg. 10 am-4 day lecture at the visitor center, half day on the pm. Free. nps.gov/pete battlefield. $95. Register: 717-339-2148. 22 PA "An Evening with the Painting," after-hours extended look at the Gettysburg Cyclorama at the Gettysburg NMP visitor center. 5 pm. $20. gettysburgfoundation.org 23 VA Lecture, "1864 — The Year of Total War in the Loudoun Valley," at Historic Mount Zion Church, 40309 John Mosby Highway, Aldie. $10/adult. 540-687-6681. 23 VA Book talk, "Robert E. Lee in War and Peace," at the Manassas Museum. 2 pm Free. 3 Cape May County Civil War Round Table Newsletter = February 2014 Over the next two weeks, tens of thousands of visitors and reenactors will converge on Gettysburg to mark the 150th Are you on Facebook? anniversary of the great battle.
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