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April 2011 CANISTER Newsletter Website Version of Our Monthly Newsletter |
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April 2011 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 XXVIII | APRIL 12, 2011 | NO. 4 |
VISITORS AND GUESTS WELCOME |
S P E C I A L C O M M E M O R A T I V E D A T E & P L A C E |
| DATE: | TUESDAY, APRIL 12, 2011 | TIME: 7:00 PM |
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TOPIC: |
"FORT SUMTER AT CHICKAMAUGA & CHATTANOOGA" |
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SPEAKER: |
JIM OGDEN, HISTORIAN |
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PLACE: |
CHICKAMAUGA BATTLEFIELD LAFAYETTE ROAD, FORT OGLETHORPE |
| Enter the Chickamauga Battlefield from Fort Oglethorpe on the Historic LaFayette Road. As you reach the Chickamauga Battlefield Visitor Center on the LaFayette Road, look for the "Special Event" signs and follow those signs to where the program will begin. |
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APRIL MEETING |
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States Rights Gist, Jefferson C. Davis, Arthur Manigault, Charles R. Woods; names you find on some of the
monuments and tablets that dot our greater Chattanooga region from the events that unfolded here almost
148 years ago. But, two and a quarter years before those Union and Confederate officers struggled for
control of the "Gateway to the Deep South" in the shadow of Lookout Mountain, they and several other of
the participants in the 1863 Campaign for Chattanooga had a part in the drama associated with the first
shots of the war. These eventual Chattanooga combatants were on both the sending and receiving ends
of the shots fired at and from Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor in South Carolina on April 12 & 13, 1861.
At the time, those participants almost certainly could not have conceived that over two years later, some
of them would be facing one another yet again but hundreds of miles away. In this special 150th anniversary
commemorative program, on the very 150th anniversary day, April 12, Chickamauga and Chattanooga National
Military Park Historian Ogden, on the ground where some of them clashed in 1863, will relate what their roles
were on that fateful day in 1861 when a mortar shell arched high in the air and signaled the beginning of open
and unrestrained hostilities in the fractured nation; hostilities that extended in time and depth far beyond what
any believed at the time and which brought two of the armies the war gave birth to to meet in combat here in 1863. Come out and remember, consider, and acknowledge this April evening, on some of the ground where the war was fought in September, 1863, the opening shots of that tragic yet transformative conflict in our country's course. |
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N O T E S P E C I A L C O M M E M O R A T I V E D A T E
& P L A C E The fact that the second Tuesday of the month is the actual 150th anniversary date of the firing on Fort Sumter was too tempting to not move our April meeting up by one week. For many, there may well have been the thought of possibly visiting Charleston this spring to take in some of the commemorative activities, but for most, doing so is not practical. We might not be able to be on that first battlefield of the war, but on this anniversary date we can be on a battlefield of the war and where some of those men from that first battlefield later fought. The change in schedule might not meet everyone's schedules, but the opportunity seemed too great not to grasp. NOTE: While we will not do a great deal of walking or walk in difficult places, comfortable, supportive footwear is recommended as well as clothing appropriate for the weather. |
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SPEAKER'S FUND SUPPORT OF THE MONTH Because we are "in the field" this month, there will not be a Speaker's Fund. Look for the Speaker's Fund again next month. |
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CHATTANOOGA STATE'S "LET'S TALK ABOUT IT: MAKING SENSE OF THE CIVIL
WAR" PROGRAM Chattanooga State Community College History Instructor, and Round Table member, Scott Seagle and Chattanooga State's Kolwyck Library are proposing to conduct this fall and winter a book discussion series focused on the Civil War. The program, "Let's Talk About It: Making Sense of the Civil War," will be built around participants reading and discussing all or part of three works:
March by Geraldine Brooks Scott and Chattanooga State Library are applying for a grant to off-set the cost of the books for the participants. They would like to know if the Round Table would be willing to support the grant application by agreeing to be a partner. The partner would primarily be responsible for helping to market the program to perspective participants, largely in this case, to others in the Civil War community. The Round Table would not have to provide any of the funding. The Round Table is just being asked to be a partner to help get the word out to make the program a success. Scott, scott.seagle@chattanoogastate.edu, will be at the next meeting to answer any questions. |
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THE BATTLEFIELD DISPATCH In an effort to get the word out sooner about future programs for 2011, Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park has published the first number of a newsletter entitled The Battlefield Dispatch. There will be copies available at the next meeting, but you can also download it from the National Military Park website at:
I'll add many of those programs to the list of up-coming programs below, but if you want to plan ahead, you might want to download The Battlefield Dispatch or bookmark the address above. |
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SCOUTS REPORTS! There have been quite a few Civil War related programs to consider attending in the last month. Did anyone attend the Women in the War or the Nadine Turchin programs at the Chickamauga Battlefield? Anyone go to hear our February speaker Dr. Joan Markel do her "When War Came to Town: Civil War Military Events in Knoxville" lecture at the McClung Museum in Knoxville? A couple of folks I know participated in Civil War Trust {formerly the Civil War Preservation Trust until the very recent name change) Park Day at the Chickamauga Battlefield; did anyone participate in any of the other CWT Park Day events in the region? Did anyone go down for one of the Camp Lawton Archeology Days in Millen and Statesboro? Since we're in the field this month, we'll have less time to reports, but if you did make it to one of those programs or if you attended another event of interest and you get to the program site this month early, share with others about those events. Remember, good intelligence is one of the keys to military success! |
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eNEWSLETTER With yet another postage increase coming or likely, we do need to give some more thought to the mailing of a printed newsletter vs. one that is more exclusively distributed by email. I see almost no printed and mailed Round Table newsletters any more. Our email list is growing too. If you are still getting a printed copy and have email and would be willing to receive it just electronically, please let us know. |
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FUTURE ROUND TABLE MEETINGS May 17, 2011--To be announced June 21, 2011--Steve Bartlett, "First Clash in the Mountains: The Battle of Philippi" July 19, 2011--IN THE FIELD--To be announced August 16, 2011--To be announced September 20, 2011--IN THE FIELD--a tour of some aspect of the final day of the Battle of Chickamauga October 18, 2011--To be announced November 15, 2011--Dot Kelly, Knoxville Civil War Round Table, "Burning Bridges in East Tennessee: The Bridge Burners Attack, November, 1861" December 20, 2011--To be announced |
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UP-COMING LOCAL CIVIL WAR EVENTS OF NOTE
thru June 13, 2011—"150 Years Later: Our Civil War and Its Legacy" Exhibit, Columbus
Museum, Columbus, Georgia; for more information, see
www.columbusmuseum.com; with the wonderful Port Columbus Civil War Naval Museum and the fabulous new National Infantry
Museum at Fort Benning, and this exhibit, there's more than enough "Civil War" in Columbus to make a weekend
visit very informative
May 7, 2011--UP-DATED-- "THE FACE OF BATTLE: THE STRUGGLE BEGINS,"
9:30 AM Introductions
The symposium is free although because there is some limitation to seating at GPS, it is requested that you make a reservation by
calling the Chickamauga Battlefield Visitor Center at 706-866-9241. For more information see www.nps.gov/chch or call 706-866-9241
May 7-August 28, 2011--"BETWEEN THE STATES: PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR," from the
George Eastman House Collection, Rochester, New York; displayed at the Hunter Museum of American Art, Chattanooga.
The exhibit includes images from Alexander Gardner's Photographic Sketchbook of the War, a Mathew Brady Gallery Album,
and shots by George Barnard, Timothy H. O'Sullivan, and others; more details later |
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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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