Hood’s Texas Brigade association, Re-Activated

•MCM Hotel Eleganté Information Suites (http://mcmelegantesuites.com -- includes a map) 325-698-1234 or 888-897-9644 Toll free 4250 Ridgemont Drive Abilene, Texas 79606 Special Rates available for Friday, November 20-Saturday November 21, 2009 at $104 (+ tax) per night for a limited block of rooms. When you call for reservations, indicate you are part of the Grady McWhiney Research Foundation group. Reservations must be made by October 15, 2009 to receive the special rate..

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Buffalo• Getting Gap Historic to Buffalo Village • 133 GapN. William Street Buffalo Gap, Texas 79508 Seminar November 21, Abilene TX Located 14 miles south of Abilene on State Highway 89 (Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene), in the middle of the scenic town of Buffalo Gap. If Tour & Reception November 20, Buffalo Gap Historic Village you’re driving in from the Dallas – Fort Worth area, just get on Interstate 20 and head west. When you get to Abilene, take Loop 322 south to the Buffalo Gap Road exit. If you’re coming from Midland or Odessa, do the same thing except head east; and when you reach Abilene, follow Loop Co-Sponsored by Hood’s Texas Brigade Association, 83/84 south to the Buffalo Gap Road offramp. Once you’re on Buffalo Re-Activated, Inc. Gap Road, just continue south, past the Abilene Mall and the city limits. When you start seeing speed signs telling you to slow down, you’ll know Department of History, MuMurry University you’re on the edge of the town of Buffalo Gap. Turn right on Elm – then Grady McWhiney Rsearch Foundation, Inc. go two blocks. If you miss Elm, don’t panic; just keep driving until you come to William Street (across from Jim Ned Elementary School), make a right turn on it, and head north. We’re at 133 North William Street.

McWhiney •McMurry Getting University to McMurry • 1400 Sayles Blvd University • Abilene, TX 79605 Foundation (325) 793-3800 • www.mcm.edu/newsite/web/ C Seminar will be at the Radford Memorial Auditorium. M Murry UNIVERSITY From the East– On I-20, exit #292A toward Abilene. This will take you into Abilene on S. 1st. Follow S. 1st to Sayles Blvd, turn left. Continue down Sayles Blvd until you reach S. 14th. McMurry University will be on the southwest corner of the Sayles & S. 14th intersection. Hood’s Texas Brigade Association, Re-Activated From the West– On I-20, exit #279 toward Abilene. This will take you www.hoodstexasbrigade.org into Abilene on S. 1st. Follow S. 1st to Sayles Blvd, turn right. Continue McMurry University • www.mcm.edu down Sayles Blvd until you reach S. 14th. McMurry University will be on Grady McWhiney Research Foundation • www.mcwhiney.org Vicksburg: The Fatal Fulcrum Seminar the southwest corner of the Sayles & S. 14th intersection. November 20-21, 2009 • Abilene TX McWhiney Research Foundation Hood’s Texas Brigade Assn. 605 Pecan Grove Road Austin, Texas 78704 Registration Saturday Agenda Speakers & Topics: 9:00-9:10 Welcome by Martha A. Hartzog, President, Speaker: Ed Bearss, Historian Deadline October 15, 2009 Hood’s Texas Brigade Assn., Re-Activated Emeritus, . “Overview of Vicksburg $50.00 (including lunch) for the Saturday Seminar 9:10-9:15 Greetings by Donald F. Frazier, Campaign.” This introductory $50.00 for the Friday Evening Chuck Wagon Dinner & tour of CEO, McWhiney Research Foundation & Professor segment will present the Buffalo Gap of History, McMurry University overview of the offensive See reverse for hotel information. and defensive strategies with particular attention to the problems of the 9:15-10:15 Ed Bearss, “ The ” Confederate defense, the development of the campaign, the roles of Vicksburg: The Fatal Fulcrum • Registration 10:15-10:45 Break “key” commanders, and the reasons for final Union success.

Name: ______10:45-11:45 Charles Grear, “Texans at Vicksburg.” Speaker: Charles Grear, Department of History, Prairie View A&M University. “Texans at Vicksburg.” This subject will explore the roles Address: ______11:45-1:30 Lunch and a talk by Susannah Ural, nd th “Gettysburg and Vicksburg: Letters from the of the 2 Texas Infantry, Waul’s Legion, and the 7 Texas Infantry in ______Front” the Vicksburg Campaign providing an understanding of their respective City State Zip contributions and effectiveness in the siege and relief efforts. Time to visit the vendors and exhibits. Speaker: Susannah Ural (formerly Bruce), Department of History, Seminar: @ $50 each. x No. Attending: ______1:30-2:30 Dale K. Phillips, “Port Hudson & Vicksburg” University of Southern . “ Letters from Hood’s Brigade Soldiers on the Effects of the Two Defeats at Vicksburg and Gettysburg.” Friday Pre-Event @$50 ea. x No. Attending:______2:30-3:00 Break and time to visit vendors and displays. The speaker will draw on her extensive work with letters written by Names of others attending: ______3:00-4:00 Richard Lowe, “Walker’s Texas Division: The members of Hood’s Brigade to explore the effect of the defeats at Attempt to Relive Vicksburg from the West” Vicksburg and Gettysburg on the soldier’s morale in the fall, 1863. ______4:00-4:30 Wrap-up and Discussion Speaker: Dale K. Phillips, Superintendent of George Rogers Clark ______National Historical Park in Vincennes, IN. “Port Hudson & Vicksburg.” This topic will discuss the importance of Port Hudson to Trans- e-mail contact: ______Mississippi communications and the parallel campaign of Major General Nathaniel P. Banks against the Louisiana stronghold several hundred miles below Vicksburg. FridayBuffalo evening, November Gap 20th , enjoyDinner a real taste of& frontier Tour Texas at Send this form, together with your check made payable to Hood’s Speaker: Richard Lowe, Professor of History, North Texas University. Texas Brigade Association, Re-Activated to— Buffalo Gap Historic Village, just outside of Abilene (www.buffalogap. com). The pre-seminar-event includes a Chuck Wagon Dinner on the “Walker’s Texas Division: The Attempt to Relieve Vicksburg from the Ann Oppenheimer grounds and a delightful tour of the historic village, a living history mu- West.” The final topic will explain the relief efforts in Louisiana, the role Corresponding Secretary/Treasurer HTBAR seum that brings the West Texas Frontier alive with over a dozen original of the Texans, and the reasons for failure. 11 Dallari Court buildings and scores of historical artifacts. Sound wands will be provided for San Antonio, Texas 78216-7887 those who wish to customize their tour. The Museum Shop will be open. This will be a chance to mingle with the speakers in an informal setting with Martha A. Hartzog, President, HTBAR Contacts: Ann Oppenheimer - [email protected] Ann C. Oppenheimer, Corresponding Secretary/Treasurer, HTBAR time to socialize and relax. Dress is Texas casual (blue jeans and boots Martha Hartzog - [email protected] Robert N. Jones, Jr., Honorary Member & Counsel, HTBAR optional!). For those who need it, transportation will be arranged from the Gale Phipps, Honorary Member, HTBAR Hosts Amy Smith, GMRF - [email protected] MCM Eleganté Suites. The Pre-Event cost is $50 per person. Donald S. Frazier, CEO McWhiney Foundation & Professor of History, McMurry University Amy Smith, Executive Director, Grady McWhiney Research Foundation (GMRF)