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February 2013 Newsletter Old Baldy Civil War Round Table of Philadelphia February 20, 2013, The One Hundred and Fiftieth Year of the Civil War “The Laughing Notes from the President... Welcome to February the month of Presidents and in our Lincoln: The Wit & case Lincoln. There are many events for Lincoln and Octavius Catto this month. Be sure to invite those you Wisdom of Our 16th meet at the events to our meetings. Thanks to those who have summited your dues, if you have not done so yet, President” send them to Herb or bring to our meeting on the 20th. We need your support to continue to provide quality programs and assist in preservation opportunities. We had a good turnout at our Show and Tell last month Join us on Wednes- and learned about the interest of our members. Conver- day, February 20th sations continued in the weeks after the meeting. This at 7:15 PM at Cam- month we open with the election of offi cers and then a fi ne den County College, presentation by Roger Arthur on Lincoln. Roger always Blackwood Campus provides an entertaining evening. Come over to Blackwood when we shall have the and bring a friend. Remember our next two meetings will privilege of hearing be March 13th and April 10th. Check out the second part Lincoln historian of our holiday visit to Washington in this newsletter. Send Roger W. Arthur Don a copy of your adventures to share in a future issue. discuss the wit and wisdom of our 16th I attended the Hunley presentation in Woodbury last month president. and ran into Rick Marine and Lynn Cavill. Longtime members Ed Komczyk and Bill Sia were also present. Roger W. Arthur Thanks to Ed for getting me time in front of the room to says an interest in invite folks to come check us out in Blackwood. It is im- history is something I portant to spread the word as we grow our group in South have had since child- Jersey. We will soon be having a planning meeting to co- hood. I studied it in college, taught it in school, read mono- ordinate our visit to the Spirit of New Jersey State History graphs of many prominent historians, read many of the Fair on May 11th. Let me know of your interest in helping. original documents and have visited most of the important Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt and Civil War sites Plan to attend some Spring Civil War activities. Registra- throughout the country. I currently teach Modern American tion is open for the Lincoln Institute Symposium in College History at Bishop Shanahan High School in Downingtown, Park, on March 23rd. Doris Kerns Goodwin is coming to PA. In the evenings in the Spring and Fall I offer a variety La Salle next month. The Neshaminy Reenactment will be of adult enrichment courses at the Chester County Night April 20-21. The “New Jersey at Gettysburg” lecture will be School and, from time to time, at Manor College and the at the College on June 5th. Get more information on these Mainline School Night. These include The War of the Rebel- and other events on our outstanding website. Hal does a lion, "Discover Mr. Lincoln," "Meet Colonel Roosevelt," The great job keeping us updated on all that is happening in American Revolution, World War II and Presidential Great- our region. Direct you friends and associates to the site. ness. I often speak to Civil War Round Tables, libraries, Thank you for your assistance and support as we improve colleges and community groups. In February 2009 I gave our Round Table for the future. a series of Lincoln Lectures at the Chester and Delaware See you on the 20th for the election and Roger Arthur. County Libraries to commemorate the bicentennial of Lincoln's birth. In the spring of 2013 the Marple Library in Rich Jankowski, President Delaware County will offer a four part series: "1863: a New Birth of Freedom." Triva What Christmas gift was announced to President Wednesday, February 20, 2013 Lincoln by means of an 1864 telegram? 7:15 PM The City of Savannah, Georgia, and 25,000 bales Blackwood Campus of cotton, presented by William T Sherman. Camden County College 1 the war. It presents From the Treasurer the valor, sacrifi ces, DUES ARE DUE! emotions and ac- complishments of Greetings and best wishes for a Happy New Year to all the lives affected by the members of the Old Baldy CWRT. the confl ict. It charts First I wish to expressly thank all the members of our the course of the war round table who have already sent in their 2013 annual mixed with personal dues. Your interest and participation in the round table is eyewitness accounts much appreciated. and recollections, giving the war a Thanks to all members who are attending our monthly human perspec- meetings. Kerry Bryan, our Program Chairwoman has tive. It concludes already been hard at work lining up a great list of speakers with materials that and programs. tell of the postwar Remember, it is your round table. changes and chal- Let us know of your interests and how Old Baldy CWRT lenges brought by can best provide you with education, friendship and an the devastating war. enjoyable evening. One of the surprises was a display about As we enter 2013, your annual dues are due. We the Drayton brothers. have some really great programs and discussions Friend of the Round planned and we hope that you will remain a member Table, Jack Lieber- of our renowned round table. man, portrays Union Dues remain only $25.00 ($35.00 for the entire family). Naval offi cer Percival. If you wish to continue to have our outstanding newsletter Some of you may sent by mail, please add a donation of $10. for the year, in recall when Jack addition to your dues. visited the Round Table in May 2011. Please bring your dues to the next meeting, or mail your The exhibit runs until dues your dues payable to: June 1st. Next to the Civil War exhibit was “OLD BALDY CWRT” “Words Like Sap- mail to: phires: 100 Years Herb Kaufman, Treasurer of Hebraica at the 2601 Bonnie Lane Library” The Library Huntingdon Valley, PA 19006. is one of world’s fore- We hope that everyone will come out to a meeting and join most centers for the in the discussions. It’s a great night out with friends who study of Hebrew and share your interests and enthusiasm for this era. Yiddish materials. It runs until April 13th. All the best, I hope to see you at a meeting, The other exhibit Herb we enjoyed is called “Down to Earth”. It Dues may also be mailed to: features cartoons from Herbert L. Bill, Hughes, Secretary Block with Environ- 1671 Marla Place mental photos. It is Vineland, NJ 08361 on the fi rst level. If you have never tour the Library it is a fascinating building Washington Trip to view. The build- ing is open 8:30-4:30 Library of Congress Monday to Saturday. On our December trip to Wash- After leaving Capi- ington, besides the Portrait tol Hill, we took the Gallery (see Jan 13 newsletter) Metro up to U Street we also visited the exhibit at to see the African the Library of Congress titled American Civil War “The Civil War in America.” Memorial. It is right Two hundred unique items were at the top of the es- drawn from the various collec- calator at the Metro tions of the Library to assemble stop on the Green an exhibit that tells the story of line at the corner of Continued on page 3 2 Continued from page 2 - "Washington Trip" Vermont Avenue, 10th Street and U Street NW. Our friend to better understand the stories of the USCT and Sailors. Albert El told us about this and the museum when he was The displays include photographs, newspaper articles, at the college with his display for the last lecture in the Fall. replicas of period clothing and uniforms and weaponry of The ten foot bronze statue is titled The Spirit of Freedom. the Civil War. The museum documents the family trees It portrays uniformed soldiers and a sailor with a family of more than 2000 descendants of men who served with depicted on the back side of the sculpture. The memorial is the USCT. The “U” Street neighborhood included stops encircled on three sides by the Wall of Honor. It is inscribed on the Underground Railroad. Post-Civil War contraband with the names of 209,145 United States Colored Troops camps were established in the neighborhood. Right (USCT) from the offi cial records of the Bureau of USCT across the street from the Memorial at 1005 U Street is a at the National Archives, on 166 burnished stainless steel great place to eat called Oohhs sand Aahhs. The meal plaques arranged by regiment. was so fi lling we did not eat the rest of the day. Although the memorial and museum are off the beaten path of The The African American Civil War Museum is across the street Mall, it is worth the Metro ride up to visit it. at 1925 Vermont Avenue. The museum enables visitors Rich Jankowski Notice Bill Hughes is trying to assemble information on the history of Old Baldy that we can share with everyone. So if you have copies of old photos, newsletters 2004 and back to the fi rst one they did, any stories you may remember and can put into Triva words, please get them to Bill Hughes at: Who was the fi rst general to be removed by Bill Hughes Lincoln, having been earlier picked by Lincoln to 1671 Marla Place command? Vineland, NJ 08361 Phone: 856-457-5203 Irvin McDowell, replaced by McClellan.
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