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June 2010 CANISTER Newsletter Website Version of Our Monthly Newsletter |
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June 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 | JUNE 15, 2010 | NO. 6 |
VISITORS AND GUESTS WELCOME |
| DATE: | TUESDAY, JUNE 15, 2010 | TIME: 7:00 PM |
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"The Struggle on the Hiwassee: The Civil War in the Charleston & Calhoun Area" |
| SPEAKER: | HISTORIAN & AUTHOR E. RAYMOND EVANS |
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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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JUNE MEETING |
| It was a barrier or obstacle; you advanced to or withdrew beyond it;
your enemy might have to do the reverse or they might attack along it; some actions went up or down it. East Tennessee's Hiwassee
River figured more prominently in the war in this region than is usually recognized. In many ways, it can be said to be the dividing
line between the area in which the Campaign for Chattanooga unfolded and the area in which the several Knoxville campaigns took place.
From the Tennessee on the west and nearly to the mountains on the east, that stretch of the Hiwassee in the Great Valley saw
considerable action, particularly in 1863, particularly in the Charleston and Calhoun area where the vital East Tennessee &
Georgia Railroad bridge over the river was located. But even before 1863, the war came to the Hiwassee when the ET & G RR
bridge was one of the ones burned in the Bridge Burning Affair of November 8, 1861, an incident that started to increase the
recognition of the importance of our greater region. The real war, though, came to the Hiwassee and Charleston and Calhoun
when Ambrose Burnsides and William Rosecrans initiated their respective Knoxville and Chattanooga campaigns in the summer
of '63. There would even be a Battle of Charleston/Calhoun in September, 1863, in the aftermath of Chickamauga as Braxton
Bragg sent N. B. Forrest to deal with Burnside as he probed down from Knoxville. Our speaker this evening is Archeologist, Historian, and Author E. Raymond Evans. Mr. Evans' most recent book is and his subject for the evening is taken from that book. He has also produced volumes on the United States Colored Troops in the Chattanooga area, the Battle of Ringgold, and the war in Dade and Walker counties in Georgia. Additionally, he has produced two very valuable surveys of Civil War era sites in Walker and Dade counties. Besides his more recent work on the Civil War, Mr. Evans is one of the early scientific investigators who helped to define the importance of the American Indian archeological resources on Moccasin Bend. Come out and learn about the Civil War in a place where you probably don't think about it as you pass up and down I-75 between here and Knoxville. |
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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 our speaker's recently released book, Struggle on the Hiwassee, The Civil War in Tennessee: Charleston, Calhoun, and Surrounding Area. The second item is a copy of Divided We Fought: A Pictorial History of the War, 1861-1865, edited by David Donald and Hirst D. Milhollen. The third item is a copy of the brief booklet Michigan Soldiers in the Civil War by Frank D. Williams. The fourth item is a copy of North & South with articles on Pickett's Charge, the Baxter Springs Massacre, and Union Vicksburg Campaign scout Charles Bell. Three of the 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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SCOUTS REPORTS! There were quite a few Civil War related programs in the last month or so. Did anyone go to the Stringer's Ridge Future Park Site Open House & Hike, on May 22? If you haven't gone to one of the periodic programs on this property, you should try to; they've got one great view into downtown that really gives you an idea of Negley's and Wilder's bombardments of Chattanooga. Maybe we'll have to do it as a field trip, maybe this fall. Have you gotten to see the Lincoln exhibit at the Library yet or did you go hear Dr. Hubbard speak on Lincoln or see Dennis Boggs as Mr. Lincoln? If you were able to attend one or more, or another one not listed here, and you’re at our March meeting, give us a report. Good intelligence is one of the keys to military success! |
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GEORGIA HIGHWAY HISTORICAL MARKERS The Georgia Historical Society of Savannah has undertaken a survey of all of Georgia's highway historical markers and has created an internet database of all of them with locations, text, and photographs. These markers are very extensive for the Atlanta Campaign and the March to the Sea. You can find this webbase at http://map.georgiahistory.com/. |
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FUTURE ROUND TABLE MEETINGS July 20, 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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CIVIL WAR 150TH PROGRAMS As we enter the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, there will be many opportunities for our Round Table to perhaps have programs that match up with an event from that month 150 years ago. I'm going to try to line up a fair number that way. But, I also want to make sure that any of our members who have a particular interest in a given battle or a prominent person associated with a given battle have an opportunity too. Anyone a particular fan of say the First Battle of Manassas or Mill Springs or want an excuse to learn more about an event or person? If so and you'd like to do a program, let me know. Even '11, '12, or '13 isn't too far out into the future. |
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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:
PREVIOUS ENTRIES: |
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from SOUTHERN SERVICE ON LAND & SEA: THE WARTIME JOURNAL OF ROBERT WATSON,
CSA/CSN {7th Florida Infantry}, edited by R. Thomas Campbell (Knoxville: The University of Tennessee Press, 2002),
pp. 67-68
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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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