Case Shot & Canister 1BA Publication of the Delaware Valley Civil War Round Table Partners with Manor College and the Civil War and Military History Institutes Our 26th Year!! August 2018 4BVolume 28 5BNumber 8 Editor Patricia Caldwell Contributors Jay Atkinson Hugh Boyle, Book Nook Editor Rose Boyle Nancy Caldwell, Artistic Advisor Jerry Carrier Jim Gallagher Paula Gidjunis Our August Meeting Ed Greenawald “Unsung Heroines – Role of Women in the Civil War” Carol Ingald Bernice Kaplan Presenter: Historian Martin Mosho Herb Kaufman Walt Lafty, “Snapshots” Editor Tuesday, August 21, 2018 Jane Peters Estes 7:30 pm; 6:15 pm for dinner Larry Vogel, Senior Contributor (all welcome – but reservation needed!) Andy Waskie Radisson Hotel Route 1 @ Old Lincoln Highway, Trevose, PA Officers President Hugh Boyle Dinner Menu – Grilled Skirt Steak with gorgonzola cheese and wild Vice President mushrooms. Served with fresh fruit cup, rolls/butter, iced tea, Jerry Carrier diet soda, coffee, and dessert. Treasurer Herb Kaufman Substitute: Pasta (chef’s selection). Secretary Patricia Caldwell Contact Rose Boyle at [email protected] or 215-638-4244 for dinner reservations by August 16. Dinner Price $27.00 e-mail:[email protected] U phone: (215)638-4244 website: HUwww.dvcwrt.orgU You are responsible for dinners not cancelled Umailing addresses: by Monday morning August 20. Membership 2601 Bonnie Lane Huntingdon Valley PA 19006 Newsletter 3201 Longshore Avenue Philadelphia PA 19149-2025 defied the culture of their time, surpassed all In This Issue expectations but received minimal historical notice. This program reveals the enormity of their Member News – is your news included here? contributions and sacrifices. Our Member Snapshot by Walt Lafty features a very active member Mr. Mosho is a retired business executive with Events to attract you through summer into experience in advertising sales management. He also taught at Mercer County Community College for nine fall and beyond – with new additions years. Mr. Mosho has been presenting programs on Paula Gidjunis gets personal with the Civil War topics at various adult education centers, Preservation Notes libraries, senior centers and historical societies in “Where Am I?” – everyone should recognize New Jersey and Pennsylvania, and is the author of this statue two published books. Bernice Kaplan shares some interesting information “In the Media” A graduate of Brooklyn College, Martin has had a Senior Contributor Larry Vogel recaps a passion for the Civil War for over 60 years. He is a “more sedate than usual” book discussion meeting member of the Camp Olden Civil War Round Table Something interesting “Under Lincoln’s Hat” and Museum in Hamilton NJ, where he serves as their Public Relations Director. In our Book Nook Hugh Boyle with possible movie news, and Paula Gidjunis reviews a local He is a resident of West Windsor, NJ. woman’s diary Bernice Kaplan highlights a local innovator in “The Delaware Valley and the Civil War” Know the Nancy Harts? Larry Vogel does Jim Gallagher does a little time traveling to the Custis-Lee Mansion Larry Vogel is back with another “Rest of the Story” Our fall schedule for the Civil War and Military History Institutes is now available Bernice Kaplan tells us that the Homefront during World War II has gotten some recognition Your Membership An important “Save The Date” I want to take a moment to tell you all how important your membership is to the success of this round table. The membership is the life blood of this round table. Without you, our And Don’t Forget the Ladies! preservation efforts would end. Our Preservation Committee, which has raised thousands of For our August meeting we dollars to keep the heritage of the Civil War alive, welcome historian Martin Mosho, would be zero without you. Your volunteering at with his program “Unsung the yearly reenactment helps keep the effort alive. Heroines – Role of Women in the Without you, there would be no need for this Civil War”. This program super newsletter sent out to you each month. provides a comprehensive review Without you, there would be no presentations on of the heroic and awesome accomplishments made by the third Tuesday of each month. Without your women, both North and South. membership we could not bring in speakers each It covers their role as volunteers, journalists, nurses, month, and without you, who would we talk to spies and combatants in an age when women were there each month? Who would we bore talking expected to stay home. These remarkable women 2 about the Civil War? It all comes down to this – without you there would be nothing. You are appreciated and you are necessary. Let us look to the future and grow in knowledge and friendship, so invite others to join us. Congratulations to our July raffle winners – Pat Rosso (dinner raffle), Larry Vogel, Zack Margolies, John Gavin and Steve Peters – and to Hugh Boyle Carol Ingald for recognizing Native Americans as President the theme of the July newsletter. Jay Atkinson is spending his August vacation in Charleston and Fort Sumter with his grandkids – at their request!!! Future historians in the making? Herb Kaufman spoke at the Solana Senior Living on August 7 on “The Music that Got Us through WWII”. He will also speak on August 16 at the Cape May CWRT on “Civil War Medicine” and on August 21 at the Katz JCC in Cherry Hill on ‘The Movies of WWII” AUGUST BRAIN TEASERS You may have seen him at our July meeting, or you can meet him at our August meeting! Mishka the 1 – Where was Lt Gen A.P. Hill killed by a Russian Bear has embarked on a tour of sharpshooter? Philadelphia and its environs in the company of Nancy Caldwell. Most recently he toured the GAR 2 – What battle saw the death of Confederate Museum and attended Walt Lafty’s Sunday Maj Gen General William D. Pender? Program. You can also follow his adventures on Nancy’s Facebook page. 3 – In what battle was Confederate Maj Gen Stephen D. Ramseur mortally wounded? (Answers in next month’s newsletter!) ANSWERS TO JULY BRAIN TEASERS What historical events happened on these dates??? 1 – June 25, 1876 – Custer at Little Big Horn 2 – November 19, 1863 – The Gettysburg Address 3 – July 11, 1804 – The Hamilton-Burr Duel 4 – April 15, 1865 – the day Lincoln died 5 – May 26, 1856 – the Caning of Charles Sumner Best wishes for a full recovery go out to Mary Ann Hartner who recently underwent surgery, and is now at home resting comfortably. Del Val sends its condolences to Larry Vogel for the passing of his uncle – and godfather - Michael Karen Rose – Philadelphia Purtell who passed away on August 2. 3 MEMBERS' SNAPSHOTS by Walt Lafty Our August snapshot highlights Bob Russo, who has conducted presentations on the history of Arlington Cemetery. I would hope others who have attended his presentation can agree with me that he did so with the utmost respect and honor to all military personnel, families, and other persons who are buried there. Bob remembers clearly that it was his eighth grade history teacher (a Catholic Nun), who walked into the classroom dressed in a full Civil War Union uniform complete with a musket and he says it “grabbed me hook, line and sinker”. He has been interested since then. His father kept the interest going with books and encouragement when Bob became ill as a junior in high school and spent just over a month in bed. However, while his father was a World War 2 Veteran, he never spoke a word about it to Bob or his family. Born and raised in South Philly, he lived there for 30 years before moving to Cherry Hill, N.J. After graduating from Bishop Neumann High School in 1976, he attended the Pennsylvania Institute of Technology, a two year program for Design Drafting Technology. Bob has been in the structural steel business for 40 years, the last 36 at Central Metals, Inc., a structural steel and iron fabricator and erector, located in Camden, NJ. Bob began doing structural steel drawings, and is currently Senior Vice President. The company works on large commercial projects, local stadiums, casinos and high rises. Bob and his wife Carol have been married for 31 years. Carol worked in Chemistry at Pennsylvania Hospital for 18 years before staying home to raise their children. From a previous marriage, he has one daughter named Melissa whom Bob raised. Melissa and son-in-law Chris now live in North Carolina. Chris served 20 years in the U.S. Marine Corps and retired in 2017. He served multiple tours in the Middle East, mostly in helicopters. Together, Bob and Carol have two sons, Nick who works for Comcast, and Robert who works as a structural steel draftsman at Bob’s company. Bob’s biggest Civil War interests have been Gettysburg, Antietam, Civil War medicine and the Lincoln assassination. He has a great appreciation for Arlington National Cemetery and anyone who has served our Nation. For the last few years he has studied mostly the Founding Era and the Founders. He has also been researching Native Americans, with a focus on the Lakota Sioux. Bob and Carol are in the planning stages of a future trip to the Black Hills of South Dakota. While his children were young, he was as involved in the community with coaching soccer, baseball and football. Since then, he has been active as a member of the original Friends of Gettysburg, Ford's Theater Society, Surratt Society, Save Historic Antietam Foundation, Constitution Center, Museum of the American Revolution, Old Baldy CWRT, Delaware Valley CWRT, Friends of Independence and a few others.