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December 2008 CANISTER Newsletter Website Version of Our Monthly Newsletter |
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December 2008 CANISTER Newsletter Website Version of Our Monthly Newsletter |
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CANISTER From The Chattanooga Civil War Round Table www.chattanoogacwrt.org |
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| VOLUME XXV | DECEMBER 16, 2008 | NO. 12 |
VISITORS AND GUESTS WELCOME H A P P Y H O L I D A Y S ! |
| DATE: | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2008 | TIME: 7:00 PM |
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“FORREST'S HORSE RACES: SEPTEMBER 26, 1863”
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| SPEAKER: | JIM OGDEN, HISTORIAN |
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MILLIS-EVANS ROOM, CALDWELL HALL, ACADEMIC QUADRANGLE, THE McCALLIE SCHOOL, HISTORIC MISSIONARY RIDGE |
| (Directions to Caldwell Hall-Enter the McCallie School campus off of Dodds Avenue opposite the end of Bailey Avenue. Take the main drive into the campus and follow the signs for the Academic Quadrangle. There is a parking area there beside the Chapel and you will have passed Caldwell Hall on the right as you approach the parking area. Find a place and park. Caldwell Hall will be behind you as you park. Come in either the first or second floor doors and follow the signs to the Millis-Evans Room.) |
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| DECEMBER MEETING |
| For Nathan Bedford Forrest's command, September 25, 1863 was supposed to be another day of rest, refitting, and reorganization after a month of active operations. The men had lived on short rations and the horses on even shorter. Mounts needed shoeing. In the last week, the command had fought hard in a major battle and had been the one Confederate force most aggressive in following up that victory. Cartridge boxes and limber chests were nearly empty. So active had they been, that they had ridden out of contact with the wagons which carried the supplies and materials no so badly needed. The rest and refitting of this day was even more critical, because there were indications that the Army of Tennessee's commander had something in mind for his horse mounted arm. "Fighting Joe" Wheeler's troopers were camped nearby to do the same necessary tasks. But, September 25 did not turn out as it was supposed to. Early that morning, "boots and saddles" sounded in the camps near Bird's Mill. A Federal force was closing in from the north and was hardly a dozen miles away! Forty minutes later, Forrest's command road out to meet the enemy and to add some usually overlooked feathers in their caps. They were off to what some of them would later say were the 'horse races." In his talk this evening, Historian Jim Ogden will relate the operation Confederate cavalry commander Nathan Bedford Forrest conducted in late September, 1863, that not only won additional laurels for Forrest and his troops, but which also shows just how intertwined the Knoxville Campaign is with the Campaign for Chattanooga. |
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THANK YOUS Your president and editor offers his thanks to Ansley, Harvey, Steve, and, of course, Charlie for their good work in making November's meeting a success in my absence while I was out of town speaking to two other Round Tables. Again, THANK YOU! |
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SPEAKER'S FUND SUPPORT OF THE MONTH There are four items this month for the Speaker’s Fund. The first is a copy of John Morton, Never Mace A Skunk, a collection of humorous stories from years of relic hunting. The second and third items are ones offered to recognize events of importance from 145 years ago, in particular, the Battle of Knoxville. The first of these is a copy of the revised edition of Digby Seymour's Divided Loyalties: Fort Sanders and the Civil War in East Tennessee, long the "standard" work on East Tennessee in the war. The other of these "145th" items is a copy of the video that was last year's November program, "Its Memory Alone Remains: The Battle of Fort Sanders, November 29, 1863." The fourth item is included in case any of you all will have to taking your wife to New York City for a Christmas shopping trip. It is a copy of the Blue & Gray Magazine issue with an article on New York City in the war and a tour to some of the Civil War sites of the Big Apple. Three of the four items this month were donated to the Round Table to support the Speaker’s Fund. To those donors go our thanks. Proceeds from the Speaker’s Fund go toward bringing speakers in from outside the area. Your support of the Speaker’s Fund is appreciated. |
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DUES ARE DUE It is that time of the year again...............time to pay Round Table dues..............please do at this month's meeting or over the next few weeks by mail. For those who have already paid, a hearty THANK YOU. |
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SCOUTS REPORTS! There were several WBTS related programs in the last month here locally and in the region including the 16th Annual Symposium on the 19th Century Press, the Civil War, and Free Expression, sponsored by the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga’s Department of Communications and the several programs of the 145th Anniversary Commemoration of the Battles for Chattanooga put on by Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park. If you were able to attend any of these events or another one of note since our last meeting and you’re at our November meeting, give us a report. Good intelligence is one of the keys to military success! |
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STRINGER'S RIDGE PRESERVATION EFFORT Almost certainly, you've seen in the paper or on the news or heard on the radio that The Trust For Public Land (TPL; www.tpl.org, 202 Tremont Street, Chattanooga, Tennessee 37405; 423-265-5229) has put together a deal to purchase and preserve the 92 acre tract of land on Stringer's Ridge that late last year and early this year was being considered for a high-rise condo development. These hill tops are the backdrop to downtown Chattanooga when viewed from downtown northward and are some of the ones occupied by Union soldiers in June of 1862 and August of 1863 in their first direct attacks on the "Gateway to the Deep South." The view from some of them is quite enlightening and instructive. TPL has and is putting together a coalition of community and conservation agencies, activities, groups, and individuals to make the purchase possible. Part of their effort is a grass roots appeal. They would love donations small or large to help show the public support for the project. There will be more information on this effort available at the meeting. |
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FUTURE ROUND TABLE MEETINGS
January 20, 2009 - To be announced. |
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UP-COMING LOCAL CIVIL WAR EVENTS OF NOTE NEW ENTRIES:
January 13, 2009 - Historian Doris Kerns Goodwin, author of Team of Rivals: The Political
Genius of Abraham Lincoln, will speak as part of the 2009 George T. Hunter Lecture Series; the subject of her
address will be leadership lessons learned from Abraham Lincoln; 7 PM, free but first come first serve seating,
Roland Hayes Concert Hall in the Fine Arts Center, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga campus; for more
information, see www.benwood.org. PREVIOUS ENTRIES:
January 9-10, 2009—7th Annual Civil War Naval History Symposium, Port
Columbus Civil War Naval Museum, 1002 Victory Drive, Columbus, Georgia 31901,
706-327-9798, www.portcolumbus.org |
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www.chattanoogacwrt.org |
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President -- Jim Ogden Vice President -- Ansley Moses |
Treasurer -- Harvey Scarborough Secretary -- Neil Greenwood |
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If you or a friend would like to join the Chattanooga Civil War Round Table, send
your check for dues, made out to Chattanooga Civil War Round Table, to Chattanooga
Civil War round Table, c/o Jim Ogden, 4 Gala Drive, Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia 30742.
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Regular Membership $20.00 Senior Citizen (62+) $15.00 |
Family Membership $30.00 Student $15.00 |
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The Round Table dues year is October 1 to September 30. Membership fee for new
members joining after October is pro-rated, being reduced by $1.50 per month for
regular membership, by $2.50 per month for family membership, and $1.00 per month
for Senior Citizens and Students. Members up-dating their dues or rejoining are
expected to pay the full rate. [Note from the webmaster: a chart with the appropriate dues can be found at: Membership Dues. An application can be found at: application] |
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