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Next Meeting: Tuesday, March 9, 2021
The Executive Committee has decided that there will be no dinner meeting in March.
However, we will have an online meeting.
Subject: To be announced
Presenter: Codie Eash
Codie Eash grew up in York County, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania in 2014 with a Bachelor of Arts in Communication/Journalism.
Since 2012, he has worked at the Gettysburg Seminary Ridge Museum, where he is currently Visitor Services Coordinator.
Mr. Eash has given numerous lectures including a recent talk, ‘Pray for Oblivion to His Memory’: Frederick Douglass on the Legacy of Robert E. Lee, to the Cleveland Round Table.
He also maintains a blog called Ramblings from the Ridge.
- Canteen at 6:00 PM — Dinner at 6:45 PM
- Pine Ridge Country Club, 30601 Ridge Road (Ohio 84), Wickliffe, OH (1/2 mile west of Ohio 91)
- Cost $25.00 for an excellent family-style dinner and speaker. Cash bar.
- Reservations are required. Email Franco Sperrazzo at francomichael2414@yahoo.com.
Last Presentation
Subject: The Battle of Irish Bend
Presenter: Paul Siedel
While the Battle of Irish Bend was small and easily understood, Paul put it into the context of the overall campaign for Louisiana and control of the Mississippi. This phase of the Civil War in the deep south is almost entirely new to me, which enhanced my interest. The Confederate forces, though greatly outnumbered, managed to escape a pincers movement by Federal forces that could have completely removed them from further conflict. They abandoned the field, but lived to fight another day.
Adding to the interest and understanding were Paul’s photographs of the battle field and surrounding mansions as they now appear. Much of the battlefield is unchanged, making it possible to visualize the movements.
Paul opened a window to a part of the Civil War new to me.
Schedule of Speakers for 2021
- January 12
- The Bixby Letter
- Presenter: Howard Taub
- February 9
- The Battle of Irish Bend
- Presenter: Paul Siedel, Secretary
- March 9
- Presenter: Codie Eash
- April 13
- Field of Dreams
- Presenter: Dwier Brown
- May 11
- Andersonville
- Presenter: Dr. Daniel Cudnik
- September 7
- Presenter:
- October 12
- Presenter:
- November 9
- Presenter:
- December 14
- Presenter:
2020 Spring Outing – to be rescheduled
Lunchtime Series: Leaders and Legacies of the Civil War
These talks normally take place on the second Wednesday of the month, and may now be viewed online. Register at www.mentorpl.org and click on “Events”. Registration is required.
March’s presentation will take place on the second Wednesday, March 10, at 12 noon and is titled “The Better Angels of Our Nature”: Lincoln’s First Inaugural Address.
Abraham Lincoln took office as the sixteenth President of the United States on March 4, 1861, and no president has ever come to office under more dire circumstances. As southern states declared themselves seceded from the Union, Lincoln knew he had to say the right things and strike the right tone in his inaugural address. Learn more about what he said and what it meant. Speaker: Todd Arrington, James A. Garfield NHS.
James A. Garfield National Historic Site Civil War Music Festival
The first Civil War Music Festival presented by the James A. Garfield National Historic Site was held in 2019 on Saturday, July 6. Several bands and performers presented era-appropriate music and discussed the role of music in the Civil War armies.
Themocracy
I came across your Civil War Round Table and thought you might be interested in a true story about an 82nd Ohio soldier told in the first person in dramatic form. The ebook is written with a discussion guide for Civil War Round Tables and you may want to check it out.
Hiram’s Honor: Reliving
Private Terman’s Civil War, ISBN 978-0615-27812-4.
Hiram’s Honor can be examined at http://www.amazon.com/Hirams-Honor-Reliving-Private-Termans/dp/0615278124/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1239221935&sr=8-1
Ebook
http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/50674
The unique thing about this book is that I assume the identity of my ancestor in all of his battles and prison misery. It was quite a challenge to match every detail that actually happened (dairies, letters, first-hand accounts) with a first person dramatized and riveting story of how I would have reacted in his situation. Best wishes in your work.
Greetings from Delafield, Wisconsin, Birthplace of Lt. Alonzo Cushing. Just a quick update on the Medal of Honor. Although it was widely reported that the Secretary of the Army had approved the nomination, the process is still ongoing. The Secretary of Defense has not yet made his recommendation. Additionally, the President would still have to sign off. I would be happy to keep you updated if the situation changes.
Best Regards
Dave Krueger
Delafield, WI
I’m very interested in your group. May non-members attend meetings?
Many thanks,
George Richards
George — yes, non-members may attend. Because we take the summer off, our next meeting is not until Sepetember 11. Closer to the meeting date, make a reservation (see above) and look me, Tom Horvath, up at the meeting. I’ll be glad to introduce you to some of our members. Meanwhile, you may be interested in the symposium being held at Lawnfield on July 13, also described above.
Hello NEOCWRT. My name is Jonathan Hennessey. I am author of a new Civil War nonfiction graphic novel from HarperCollins. I would like to let members of your group know I will be doing a reading from my book at 6 pm Thursday, August 8 at the Barnes & Noble bookstore on Medina Road in Akron.
THE GETTYSBURG ADDRESS: A GRAPHIC ADAPTATION (www.graphicgettysburg.com) is a bold and innovative use of the comics medium. It uses the words from Lincoln’s iconic speech to tell the “whole story of the Civil War, 1776 – The Present.” I will be presenting a chapter of the book mostly examining the Confederacy’s legal case for secession, Lincoln’s counterargument, and how both the language of both the U.S. Constitution and the Declaration of Independence informed those two different positions. I will be projecting still and animated segments of the book on a movie screen.
Kirkus Reviews called the book, “Engaging, provocative and deftly nuanced. … This second collaboration by Hennessey and McConnell again finds them probing the implications of history through incisive analysis and compelling art.”
Library Journal hailed it as, “An excellent work. … Not a simplification but a detailed and nuanced analysis of Lincoln’s famous speech.”
Thank you for your consideration!
All best,
Jonathan Hennessey
Thanks for the invitation to speak at the CWRT again. My topic this year will be Confederate General William “Extra Billy” Smith: From Virginia’s Statehouse to Gettysburg Scapegoat.