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BRCWRT — Vol. XXIV, Issue 9, DECEMBER/JANUARY 2017/18 Page 1 The Newsletter of the Bull Run Civil War Round Table — Vol. XXIV, Issue 9, DECEMBER/JANUARY 2017/18 AUTHOR AND HISTORIAN JOHN QUARSTEIN SPEAKS ON MEMBERSHIP MEETING THE "CSS ALBEMARLE” 7 p.m. Centreville Library AT DECEMBER 14TH MEETING THURSDAY, December 14, 2017 The aazig sto of the CSS Alearle is ell hoiled ad uh disussed aog Ciil Wa GUEST SPEAKER: histoias; hoee, he fasiatig tale eais HISTORIAN ostl uko still to a ide od of Ciil Wa ethusiasts. The iustaes ude hih she JOHN QUARSTEIN as uilt ee eteel adese, ad he fate as TOPIC: to egage agaist lage Fedeal ships featuig CSS ALBERMARLE uh lage es ad supeio fiepoe. Still, the “ ” udedog Alearle tallied so a ee ships THURSDAY, January 11, 2018 suk o daaged, that a hae gie he the distitio of eig the ost suessful iolad ship GUEST SPEAKER: of the Ciil Wa. We ae so happ to hae Joh HISTORIAN Quastei oe up to speak to us aout the CSS Alearle at the Deee th eetig. RALPH PETERS Joh is a aad-iig autho, histoia ad TOPIC: peseatioist. He has isited ou oud tale a ue of ties i the past fe eas, giig “LEADERSHIP LESSONS outstadig ad eitig aal letues to ou goup. OF THE CIVIL WAR Afte seig eas as dieto of the Vigiia Wa ” Museu, he is pesetl the dieto of the USS Moitor Cete at The Maies’ Museu ad Pak Bos: The Cre of the Uio’s First Irolad ; i Nepot Nes, Vigiia. also: Fort Moroe: The Ke to the South; CSS Virgiia: His uet peseatio edeaos ilude the Mistress of Hapto Roads; The Ciil War o the Reea Vaugha House, Lee Hall Depot, Cause’s Virgiia Peisula; ad: A Histor of Irolads: The Mill, Big Bethel Battlefield ad Fot Mooe. Joh Poer of Iro Oer Wood. Joh esides at Old Poit also sees o seeal oads ad oissios, Cofot i Hapto, Vigiia ad o his fail’s iludig the Vigiia Ciil Wa Tails, Vigiia Wa of fa ea Chesteto, Malad. Bieteial Coissio Adiso Couil ad AUTHOR AND HISTORIAN RALPH PETERS the Nepot Nes Sesuieteial Coissio. SPEAKS ON "LEADERSHIP LESSONS OF THE CIVIL He is the autho of ooks ad si PBS WAR” AT THE JANUARY 11th MEETING douetaies. Iluded, i pat, ae: Big Bethel: The First Trails, Vigiia Wa of Bieteial Leadeship duig the Ciil Wa eoled Coissio Adiso Couil ad the Nepot Nes thoughout the lood oflit, ad its aious leels Sesuieteial Coissio Battle , ad the of stegth hae ee deated fo the past eas He Adas pize-iig olue: The Moitor (con’t on page 9) BRCWRT — Vol. XXIV, Issue 9, DECEMBER/JANUARY 2017/18 Page 2 BULL RUN CIVIL WAR ROUND TABLE UPCOMING MEETINGS Executive Committee December 14th, 2017 - John Quarstein - “CSS Albermarle” President: Mark Trbovich, [email protected], January 11th, 2018 - Ralph Peters - 703.361.1396 “Leadership Lessons Past President: Nancy Anwyll, [email protected] of the Civil War” Vice-President: Mark Whitenton, [email protected] February 8th, 2018 - George Franks II - “Battle of Falling Treasurer: Mark Knowles, 703.787.9811 Waters” Secretary: John Pearson, [email protected], March 8th, 2018 - Brian Withrow - “Evening with U. S. 703.475.1943 At Large: Charlie Balch, John De Pue, Brian McEnany Grant” Fairfax County 275th Anniversary Committee: Blake Myers April 12th, 2018 - Patrick Falci - “Ambrose Powell Hill” Communications/Media: Jim Lewis, May 10th, 2018 - Ed Bearss - "Battle of Ft. Donaldson [email protected] and Ft. Henry" Membership: Mark Whitenton, [email protected] Preservation: Blake Myers, [email protected] June 14th, 2018 - Stephen Phan - “Battle of Nashville - Student Scholarship: Nancy Anwyll ([email protected]), December 1864” Brian McEnany and Charlie Balch July 12th 2018 - Randy Ferryman - “Civil War Press: Field Trips: Scott Kenepp Resisting Censorship to Publish Secrets” Webmaster: Alan Day, [email protected] August 9th, 2018 - Chris Kolakowski - "The Kentucky Graphic Design: Drew Pallo, [email protected] Newsletter Editor: Nadine Mironchuk, Campaign - August to November 1862" [email protected] September 13th, 2018 - "Cavalry Action at Battle of Newsletter Team: Saundra Cox, Ed Wenzel, Eric Fowler, Janet Chickamauga" Greentree and Andy Kapfer. October 11th, 2018 - Dr. Jeff McClurken - “Take Care of The Bull Run Civil War Round Table publishes the Stone Wall. the Living: Reconstructing Confederate Veteran Families General Membership meetings are held at 7 p.m. on in Virginia“ the second Thursday of each month at: November 8th, 2018 - Mark Dunkleman - “Gettysburg’s Centreville Regional Library Unknown Soldier: The Life, Death, and Celebrity of Amos 14200 St. Germain Drive Humiston” Centreville, VA 20121-2255 December 13th, 2018 - Eric Buckland - "They Rode with 703.830.2223 Mosby" For specific meeting dates and information, please visit the Web site: http://bullruncwrt.org In This Issue NEWSLETTER ARTICLE SUBMISSION DEADLINE The President’s Column Page 3 For the February 2018 issue, e-mail articles by 9 a.m., Preservation Report Page 4 Monday, January 30, to Nadine Mironchuk at: [email protected] Ms. Rebelle Page 6 NEWSLETTER ADVERTISEMENT History Prize for BRCWRT Page 10 SUBMISSION DEADLINE For the February 2018 issue, advertisers should Chapman’s Mill Page 11 please click on “Instructions for Advertisers” at: http://bullruncwrt.org and e-mail ads by noon PWC Symposium Set Page 11 on January 18, to Charlie Balch at: [email protected] CW History at GMU Site Page 12 BRCWRT at Cedar Creek Page 13 Support the BRCWRT in its important mission to educate and to commemorate Support Our Scholarship Page 13 the battles and events of the Civil War Christmas in Camp Page 14 - PLACE YOUR ADVERTISEMENT Gettysburg Event Dampened Page 14 IN THE STONE WALL - Emerging CW Symposium Page 15 BRCWRT — Vol. XXIV, Issue 9, DECEMBER/JANUARY 2017/18 Page 3 The President’s Column geeatio of Ciil Wa histoias ad peseatioists ho ill otiue ou poud By Mark A. Trbovich taditios hee i Ceteille, VA. Ou Noee eetig sa a teedous Bull Run Civil War Round Table Members, pesetatio fo Wae Motts of the Haisug, It’s the / holida seaso, he good PA, Natioal Ciil Wa Museu. Wae’s letue fieds ad failies gathe to ig i the Chistas iludig pesetig ad Ne Yea’s holidas ith a fie-plae hats useu piees ad aout all that has ee aoplished i , ad to stoies elated to oteplate hoped-fo lessigs i . loal Nothe VA This ea as a teedous oe fo the Bull Ru attles ad the folks Ciil Wa Roud Tale, as e otiued to ig ho fought hee. I geat letues ad eets to the eeship. I told as ipessed ith Eeutie Coittee that I did’t ko ho e ee piee of the ould ee top ou th aiesa o , olletio, as the ut e ae goig to t to do just that i - ad efleted the fou i futue eas. We hae aoplished a thigs lood eas of at ou oud tale ut, as alas, ou ok is ee oflit i ou aea. Wayne Motts, accomplished historian and museum chief, spoke at the doe. We disussed a November meeting of the Bull Run It has ee pleasue to hae seed as ou Roud Tale tip to Civil War Round Table. Photo by Janet Greentree pesidet fo the past eight eas, ad I look foad isit the useu to ith ea ith all of ou. The BRCWRT is et ea, ad oe details ill follo as e get oitted to otiue igig ou outstadig Ciil the. Thaks agai, Wae - e’ll see ou soo i Wa speakes, tous ad pesetatios thoughout . I ould like to thak all of the BRCWRT Ou upoig Deee ad Jaua letues Offies ad Eeutie Coittee ees fo thei ill suel egi ou ea o a high ote, so ou ill aluale otiutios; I eagel look foad to ot at to iss the! Do’t foget ou a also agai okig ell togethe i . Thaks to all tue i to all of ou letues at ou We site audio the olutees ho oked at ou eets ad to ou, ahies, loated at the addess: http:// the eeship; ithout ou, e ould ot e the ullut.og/BRCWRT/AudioAhies/ eoed oud tale e ae toda. I , e Audio_eu.htl. ill e ueilig ou Coittee olutee poga; Ou Sholaship Coittee, led Na e ae eouagig all ees to patiipate i ou All, has egu ok o ou seah fo ou ogaizatio. I ill e giig details o this iitiatie et sholaship ie. Please otiue to at upoig eetigs ad i the eslette. puliize this oppotuit to ou fail ad fieds, Deee is the fial oth of ou poess fo iitig the to see the Sholaship page o ou the BCWRT eletio of offies, aodig to We site. Also, eouage high shool seios i the ou -las. Votig o the oste of offies ill take aea to patiipate. Ou Peseatio Leads, Blake plae at the Deee th eetig. Thak ou so Mes ad Joh Depue, hae otiued to ok o uh, Joh De Pue, fo headig up ou oiatig seeal pojets, iludig the Rte. ehaeet oittee this ea. Ou eeship die pojet that ides Rte. at the Blaku Fod ill egi agai at the Deee/Jaua eetigs, attlefield. This pojet edages this attlefield. ad ill e oludig at the ed of Apil. I The ae also adisos at Geoge Maso Uiesit eouage eeoe to ig e folks to joi the fo the peseatio of the el-disoeed Roud Tale, eithe at ou We site o at the et edout i thei pakig lot. Agai, this is a eetig.