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Membership Meetings Historian and Author Dr BRCWRT — Vol. XX, Issue 7, OCTOBER 2013 Page 1 The Newsletter of the Bull Run Civil War Round Table — Vol. XX, Issue 7, OCTOBER 2013 HISTORIAN AND AUTHOR DR. MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS BRADLEY GOTTFRIED SPEAKS ON THE "BATTLE OF BRISTOE STA- THURSDAY, October 10, 2013 7:00 P.M. Centreville Library TION, VA, OCTOBER 14TH, 1863” GUEST SPEAKER: AT OCTOBER MEETING HISTORIAN AND AUTHOR DR. By Mark Trbovich BRADLEY GOTTFRIED TOPIC: The battle of Bristoe Station is one that is near "BATTLE OF BRISTOE to us in location, and also dear to so many of us at STATION, VA, the BRCWRT, as we have supported the preserva- OCTOBER 14TH, 1863” tion of this battlefield for many, many years. We are so happy that it is now a Prince William County Historic Battlefield site, and we will continue to Guided Tour (1998); Stopping Pickett: The History support it for years to come. of the Philadelphia Brigade (1999); Roads to Get- For our Sesquicentennial event this month, we tysburg (2002); and Kearny’s Own: The History of are pleased to have Dr. Bradley Gottfried to speak the First New Jersey Brigade (2005). His latest at our October 10th meeting. Bradley was ap- book "Maps of the Bristoe Station and Mine Run pointed to be the fourth president of the College of Campaigns" is the focus for our lecture. Southern Maryland in July, 2006. He holds a Dr. Gottfried is very active in the region, serv- Ph.D. in Zoology from Miami University of Ohio, a ing on many committees and board, including the master's in biology from Western Illinois University, Southern Maryland Civil War Round Table. This is and a bachelor's in biology from West Chester Uni- a local battle lecture you won’t want to miss! versity. He began his college studies at Montgom- THE COPPER CANYON GRILL is CLOSED. ery County Community College. We will cancel the dinner gathering until Novem- Associated with community colleges for more ber, when a new location can be found for the en- than 30 years, Bradley is also an author, having joyable pre-meeting meals we share. written nine books on the Civil War, primarily on As always, see you each meeting night at in the battle of Gettysburg. fellowship prior to the meeting at 7:00 p.m. at the He is the author of The Battle of Gettysburg: A Centreville Library. Late this September, the BRCWRT email hosting service was used to stage a spamming operation that resulted in the server being blacklisted by a number of e-mail hosting sites, including gmail.com. This was a very frustrating experience, as Mark Trbovich & Jim Lewis had time-sensitive information they wanted sent to the membership. Many of you have perhaps gone through this experience with your own e-mail hosting service. By now, members should have received at least four & possibly six emails with this content, as the webmaster tried to get the information out. If you haven't received these emails, please check the spam folder on the computer -- they may be there. Apropos of this, we note that Robert E. Lee found telegraphing so untrustworthy that he ordered his officers to “send no dispatches by telegraph relative to...movements, or they will become known.” - Intelligence in the Civil War, Thomas Allen, p 33. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/additional-publications/civil-war/Intel_in_the_CW1.pdf BRCWRT — Vol. XX, Issue 7, OCTOBER 2013 Page 2 BULL RUN CIVIL WAR ROUND TABLE BRCWRT BOOK Executive Committee DONATIONS President: Mark Trbovich, [email protected], Please remember to 703.361.1396 Past President: Nancy Anwyll, [email protected] bring your unwanted Civil Vice-President: Rob Orrison, [email protected], War books to our meet- 703.431.2869 ings to aid in our ongoing Treasurer: Mark Knowles, 703.787.9811 Secretary: John Pearson, [email protected], book event. Besides raising money for the 703.475.1943 BRCWRT, these books increase our members’ At Large: Charlie Balch, John De Pue, Brian McEnany understanding of the Civil War. Thank you. Communications/Media: Jim Lewis, [email protected] Membership: Rob Orrison, [email protected], 703.431.2869 UPCOMING Preservation: John McAnaw, 703.978.3371 Sesquicentennial Fairfax: Ed Wenzel, [email protected] MEETINGS Sesquicentennial Prince William: Rob Orrison, [email protected] Field Trips: Kevin Anastas, [email protected] Webmaster: Alan Day, [email protected] October 10, 2013: Bradley Gottfried, Newsletter Editor: Nadine Mironchuk, Author and Historian "Battle of Bristoe [email protected] Newsletter Team: Saundra Cox , Eric Fowler, Janet Green- Station, VA - Oct 14, 1863" tree, Jill Hilliard, and Andy Kapfer The Bull Run Civil War Round Table publishes the Stone Wall. November 14, 2013: Gregory Mertz, General Membership meetings are held at 7:00 P.M. on the second Thursday of each month at the Author and NPS Historian "Battle of Centreville Regional Library Mine Run, VA - Nov. 1863" 14200 St. Germain Drive Centreville, VA 20121-2255 703.830.2223 December 12, 2013: Dr. Robert For specific meeting dates and information, please visit the Web site: http://bullruncwrt.org. Neyland, Author and Historian "CSS Hunley - CW Submarine 1863/1864 " NEWLETTER ARTICLE SUBMISSION DEADLINE For the November 2013 issue, e-mail articles by 9:00 a.m., Thursday, October 25, to - Nadine Mironchuk at: In This Issue [email protected]. The President’s Column Page 3 NEWSLETTER ADVERTISEMENT SUBMISSION DEADLINE Bristoe Station Event Sched. Pages 4 & 5 For the November 2013 issue, advertisers should please click on “Instructions for Advertisers” at Ms. Rebelle Page 6 http://bullruncwrt.org and e-mail ads by noon, October 15, to Charlie Balch at [email protected]. Mosby’s Rose Hill Raid Page 9 Support the BRCWRT in its important mission to educate and commemorate the battles Camp Letterman Page 11 and events of the Civil War - place your advertisement in the Stone Wall - Calendar of Events Page 13 BRCWRT — Vol. XX, Issue 7, OCTOBER 2013 Page 3 The President’s Column By Mark Trbovich Bull Run Civil War Round Table Members, Fall is here, and we have had such a won- derful year so far, with the 1863 Civil War Ses- quicentennial Anniversary lectures continuing at the BRCWRT. Coinciding with our great lec- tures, October is the beginning of our election process, and we will be bringing you more infor- mation about this at this next meeting. The elec- tion for 2014 BRCWRT officers will be held at the December 2014 meeting. This month's lecture is about a local battle so many of us have worked to sustain in memory by supporting preservation of the battle- field - the Battle of Bristoe Station. The lecture is brought to us by Dr. Bradley Gottfried. Please make every effort to make this presentation. A huge ‘thank you’ is in order for our Au- gust and September presentations. In August, Above, historian Ronnie Nichols. ‘The Battle of Chickamauga” was the topic; NPS Photo by Janet Greentree Ranger Angela Atkinson led us on a complete Historian Ronnie Nichols led us on our fact-filled journey through the entire battle, and September experience of “The Battle of Battery we all received a much better understanding of Wagner and the 54th Mass," which really this bloody western theater action. brought home how tough the 54th Mass African- American troops were, and how they suffered in the attack on that well-defended Confederate battery/fort. What great lectures these were; we thank you again for your efforts. We are continuing in our 2013 Sesquicentennial Anniversary event lecture series and hope to have these speakers visit us again in the future, assuring us of seeing more excellent presentations. Again, just a reminder that we are still in recruiting mode for new members for 2013; we have gone over 225 members so far this year. Please continue to spread the word to your fami- ly and friends, and potential members (especially the youngsters), that the BRCWRT is the place to feel very welcome in a tremendous organization. Commemoration of the Battle of Bristoe Station in October is our next big Sesquicenten- nial activity. The event will run October 12, 13 Above, NPS Ranger Angela Atkinson. Photo by Janet Greentree (Con’t on page 8) BRCWRT — Vol. XX, Issue 7, OCTOBER 2013 Page 4 Bristoe Station Three-Day Commemoration See Monday Events — Next Page (5) BRCWRT — Vol. XX, Issue 7, OCTOBER 2013 Page 5 BRCWRT — Vol. XX, Issue 7, OCTOBER 2013 Page 6 CIVIL WAR TRAVELS addition, Union Major General WITH MS. REBELLE Joseph King Fenno Mans- Major General field, Major Joseph King Fenno Mansfield, USA General Israel ONE OF SIX GENERALS B. Richardson KILLED AT ANTIETAM and Brigadier General Isaac By Janet Greentree P. Rodman. Since we just passed the 151st anni- Also versary of Antietam, Ms. Rebelle is in the wounded on very middle of Connecticut. We are at a that day were: very fittingly named town called Mid- Union Generals Gen. Joseph King Fenno Mansfield dletown, searching for the grave of Union Samuel Wiley General Joseph King Fenno Mansfield, Crawford, Napoleon J.T. Dana, George L. whose life ended on September 18, 1862, Hartsuff, Joseph Hooker, John Sedgwick, following the battle of Antietam. Mans- and Max Weber; and Confederate Gener- field was mortally wounded on September als Richard H. Anderson, Maxcy Gregg, 17, 1862 and died the next day at the John R. Jones, Alexander R. Lawton, Ro- George Line farm in Sharpsburg. swell S. Ripley, and Ambrose R. Wright. Six generals were killed that day – Joseph K. F. Mansfield was born De- three Union and three Confederate. At cember 22, 1803 in New Haven, Connecti- Antietam Battlefield, their deaths are cut.
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