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April 2010 CANISTER Newsletter Website Version of Our Monthly Newsletter |
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April 2010 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 XXVII | APRIL 20, 2010 | NO. 4 |
VISITORS AND GUESTS WELCOME |
| DATE: | TUESDAY, APRIL 20, 2010 | TIME: 7:00 PM |
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TOPIC: |
"Barbed Words Before Battle: Campaign for Chattanooga Participants and the Elections of 1860" |
| SPEAKER: | HISTORIAN JIM OGDEN |
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CHICKAMAUGA BATTLEFIELD LAFAYETTE ROAD, FORT OGLETHORPE |
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We'll meet at the Chickamauga Battlefield Visitor Center Parking and then car caravan to a couple of spots on the battlefield. |
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APRIL MEETING |
| Three years before they were hurling lead and iron at one another here in the shadow of Lookout Mountain, many of eventual participants in the 1863 Campaign for Chattanooga were engaged in the war of words that made the election year of 1860 one of the most heated in our country's history. There, of course, was the Presidential candidate John C. Breckenridge. But there were also those who represented their communities in state political conventions and even the national party conventions. And some of them even came through Chattanooga enroute to the national conventions. In fact, 150 years ago the week of our meeting, if you had taken up post in the Union Depot in Chattanooga for the next two months, ou could have met many of those men as they came and went from Charleston and Baltimore and Richmond. Chattanooga as a doorway, gateway, crossroads, intersection, was already bringing combatants to the shadow of Lookout Mountain at a time when the ammunition was still words and too many discounted the idea that verbal volleys might become volleys of lead and iron. Join Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park Historian Jim Ogden for a look at a few of those who hallowed the woods and fields of the valley of West Chickamauga Creek in 1863 and who also were participants three years earlier in the war that brought on the war. |
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SPEAKER'S FUND SUPPORT OF THE MONTH No Speaker's Fund this month, look for it again next month! |
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SCOUTS REPORTS! There were several Civil War related programs in the last month or so. Did anyone attend the "Alternative Southern Realities: African Americans and the American Civil War" Symposium at Kennesaw State University or the "The Legacy of Stones River Symposium: Why They Fought" in Murfreesboro where even our own Sam Elliott spoke? There was also a Preservation Trust Annual Park Day at Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park and some other sites. Did anyone participate in either of those? If you were able to attend one or more, or another one not listed here, and you're at our April meeting, give us a report. Good intelligence is one of the keys to military success! |
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FUTURE ROUND TABLE MEETINGS May 18, 2010--Zack Waters, Historian & Author, co-author of forthcoming book on Florida Confederate Soldiers in the Army of Northern Virginia, A Small But Spartan Band: The Florida Brigade in Lee's Army of Northern Virginia (University of Alabama Press, 2010), with James C. Edmonds June 2010 -- To be announced July 2010 -- To be announced August 2010 -- To be announced September 21, 2010--IN THE FIELD--"Forrest vs. Old Rosy: The First Days After Chickamauga" October 2010 -- To be announced November 2010 -- To be announced December 2010 -- To be announced |
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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 had been 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 and has raised all but $192,000 of the purchase price. They're making a final push now to get the last of the deal paid off. 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. |
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UP-COMING LOCAL CIVIL WAR EVENTS OF NOTE
NEW ENTRIES: Speakers will cover a variety of topics related to the Secession Crisis in the local area and the country as a whole. As we enter the 150th anniversary of the beginning of the American Civil War, we look to the events that led to the firing on Fort Sumter in 1861. Who were the men that led the way to this event? What thoughts went through the people's minds as their country began to tear itself apart? Why did they feel it was no longer possible for them to remain part of the United States? We will look at the men and the challenges that they faced during this critical time as the Union began to dissolve.
SCHEDULE:
PREVIOUS ENTRIES: |
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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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