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Case Shot & Canister 1BA Publication of the Delaware Valley Civil War Round Table Partners with Manor College and the Civil War Institute Our 25th Year!! August 2017 4BVolume 27 5BNumber 8 Editor Patricia Caldwell Contributors Hugh Boyle, Book Nook Editor Rose Boyle Nancy Caldwell, Artistic Advisor Jerry Carrier Judy Folan Paula Gidjunis Our August Meeting Ed Greenawald Carol Ingald Topic: “Walt Whitman, The Civil War’s Poet Patriot” Bernice Kaplan Herb Kaufman Speaker: Member Walt Lafty Walt Lafty, “Snapshots” Editor Jack Lieberman Tuesday, August 15, 2017 Zack Margolies 7:30 pm; 6:15 pm for dinner Jane Peters Estes Max Reihmann (all welcome for dinner – but reservation needed!) Pete Romeika Radisson Hotel John Shivo Larry Vogel Route 1 @ Old Lincoln Highway Andy Waskie Trevose, PA Original Photos Patricia Caldwell (unless Dinner Menu – Grilled Salmon with a Ginger Soy Sauce. Served otherwise noted) with fruit cup, rolls/butter, iced tea, diet soda, coffee, dessert. Officers Substitute: Pasta (chef’s selection). President Hugh Boyle Contact Rose Boyle at [email protected] or 215-638-4244 for Vice President Jerry Carrier dinner reservations by August 10. Dinner Price $26.00 Treasurer Herb Kaufman You are responsible for dinners not cancelled Secretary by Monday morning August 14. Patricia Caldwell e-mail:[email protected] U phone: (215)638-4244 website: HUwww.dvcwrt.orgU Umailing addresses: SUMMER IS A GREAT TIME 2601 Bonnie Lane Huntingdon Valley PA 19006 3201 Longshore Avenue FOR READING Philadelphia PA 19149-2025 and a lifelong interest in history, he began studying In This Issue and participating in Civil War history. Since that time, Walt joined various groups dedicated to Many of our members share their summer preserving the memory of those ancestors and Civil activities War history. Those groups include: Sons of Union One of our newer members in this month’s Veterans of the Civil War (SUVCW), Bucks County Snapshot CWRT, DELVAL CWRT, Old Baldy CWRT, and the G.A.R. Museum and Library. Paula Gidjunis recounts our preservation efforts for this year Walt was born, raised, and currently lives in If you missed our July meeting, Larry Vogel Philadelphia. After enlisting in the U.S. Army in keeps you informed 1968, he served 13 months in Vietnam with the 45th The Book Nook” tackles research and Judy Military Intelligence Company and with the Folan reviews some Lincoln essentials Combined Intelligence Center Vietnam (CICV). He “The Rest of the Story” from Larry Vogel became a Philadelphia Firefighter in 1975 and retired highlights a little known general in 1999 to take a position with the Pennsylvania Carol Ingald with an update on the “missing” Liquor Control Board’s Bureau of Alcohol Galusha Pennypacker statue Education. In 2016 he retired as a supervisor from the PLCB. Jerry Carrier with some exciting news from the Education Committee, and we have the full In 1996 he earned a B.A.in Psychology from Holy slate of classes for Fall 2017 Family University after eight years of part time Paula Gidjunis and John Shivo went to Maine courses. Walt is married with three children, one step to share their “Personal Civil War” child (deceased), and 10 grandchildren. A new view of Gettysburg is chronicled by Max Reihmann Hugh Boyle shares “A Military Memory from Gettysburg A Whitman “Sampler” We are so proud to announce our 2017 award While the Civil War winners. This year’s winners are more than certainly impacted the men in blue and gray, we worthy of honors. They have proven how sometimes neglect the effect important they are to our round table and to the the war had on the civilian entire Civil War community. When we choose a populations. Our August person of merit each year it is important that the program – presented by person is an inegral part of this Civil War member Walt Lafty –“Walt community and has been a part of preserving Whitman, the Civil War’s and keeping alive the heritage of the men and Poet Patriot” will focus on how the Civil War impacted women of that important era. This year’s winner the writings of Walt is a special person who fills all those categories, Whitman and his and that is Dan Cashin. You all know Dan as an contributions to the war effort. expert on the Civil War navy, but he goes far beyond that with a complete knowledge of the For over 30 years, Walt Lafty Jr. has been an amateur war and its participants. He is an educator, a genealogist and has researched three direct ancestors lecturer and a tour guide. Dan is always helpful who served in the Civil War. With that information 2 with questions – of that I know because he has helped me out many times. So, congratulations Dan! Congratulations to our July book raffle winners – Our President’s award – now known as the Frank Pat Rosso (dinner book and meeting book), Carol Avato Award – this year goes to a member of our Ingald, Rich Jankowski, and Larry Vogel. round table who is always there to help, volunteer, be part of what we do. She has an effervescent Carol Ingald recently attended the annual personality, always smiling and always to be counted “Researching Family in Pennsylvania” genealogy on. I am speaking about Judith Folan. Judy deserves to course at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. be recognized for her efforts. There is no better The week-long course is designed to explore and ambassador for the Delaware Valley Civil War Round explain the records and repositories available to Table than Judy. Congratulations, Judy, and thanks! family historians researching ancestors in Pennsylvania. As a Historic Preservation Planner See you at the meeting! for the Philadelphia Historical Commission, Carol finds these resources to be very helpful in Hugh Boyle researching historic properties as well. President On July 15, Bernice Kaplan, Larry Vogel and Carol Ingald enjoyed a day trip to Northern New Jersey with Starr Tours for their “Hamilton’s Footsteps” trip. The tour was led by one of our favorite Del Val speakers, Jane Peters Estes. They visited several buildings associated with Alexander Hamilton during his early years in New Jersey, including Liberty Hall on the campus of Kean University in Union, and the First Presbyterian Church and Burial Ground, the Snyder Academy of Elizabethtown, and Boxwood Hall, all in Elizabeth. August Brain Teasers Larry Vogel is researching new topics to share in Case Shot & Canister, while reveling in …. Yuck! … 1 – Joe Hooker’s wound at Antietam made it the Penguins’ Stanley Cup win. You know you’re impossible for him to mount a horse: what part of his anatomy was affected? killing me, Larry! 2 – Who was the youngest Confederate Max and Cindy Reihmann rode bikes on the rails- General? to-trails route of the old Cumberland Valley 3 – Who invented the U.S. Ironclad Monitor? Railroad Road. They started their trip in Shippensburg, PA and headed towards Newville, (Answers in next month’s newsletter!) PA. They found many interesting placards along ANSWERS TO JULY’S BRAIN TEASERS the trail including some related to the involvement of the railroad in the Civil War. Cindy and Max 1 – Whose war strategy was dubbed “The also participated in two Gettysburg battle walks Anaconda Plan? – Winfield Scott with ranger Troy Harman covering Powers Hill and 2 – What terms did Grant set forth for the Johnson's Division approach to Culp's Hill from surrender of Fort Donelson? – Unconditional Benner's Hill. Surrender th 3 – What was the popular name of the 4 VA Pete Romeika is spending quality time with his Cavalry? – The Black Horse Troop daughter and her family in Greenwich, CT and Sea Island, GA. 3 On July 8, Andy Waskie, in the guise of General Carol & Jack Lieberman George G. Meade (pictured far right), attended visited Birr Castle, the dedication ceremony for the 150th County Offaly, Ireland anniversary of the opening of Ft Wallace in 1867 with a group from the where the 7th US Cavalry and Custer where Union League in May. The stationed. There is now a Ft Wallace Museum in Seventh Earl of Rosse Wallace, Kansas in Western Kansas near the gave the group an Colorado border and a monument celebrating extensive tour of his frontier scout and buffalo hunter 'Wild Bill' castle which dates from Comstock who lived at the fort. Maj. Gen. George 1170. G. Meade signed Custer's commission to Brigadier General in the USV and placed him in command of Once again Ed Greenawald will participate in the the Michigan Cavalry Brigade on June 29, 1863, Annual Revolutionary War Reenactment and just 2 days prior to the opening of the Battle of Encampment at Moland House in Hartsville, PA on Gettysburg. Saturday August 12. Ed says he will be “that tri- cornered hat wearing old guy positioned next to the house tour waiting area chatting about Washington's military & campaign 'domestic' families.” See the “Upcoming Events” column for full details on the event. William F. Chambres – Elkins Park, PA WE NEED YOUR HELP! Zack Margolies is keeping busy this summer. On Member contributions to this newsletter August 8 he will be giving a talk at the Lower are always welcome and encouraged, Merion Synagogue senior "Baseball's Great AND SERIOUSLY NEEDED!! Experiment or When All Hell Broke Loose in Baseball.” Our Mets fan Zack went to a recent Please submit book reviews, short Phillies-Astros game and sat through a two hour articles, informative pieces, rain delay and a 13-4 loss. And Zack has branched newsy items and opinion pieces out as a dog sitter. “I was supposed to be going to to the Editor.
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