YEAR!! We really did not have a Meeting in December but we did CANNON VALLEY CIVIL WAR NEWSLETTER

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1 From: Daniel Peterson Subject: Fwd: JANUARY Newsletter. Cannon Valley Civil War Roundtable Date: April 5, 2017 at 11:46 AM To: Bcc: DAN Peterson Begin forwarded message: From: Chuck Peterson Subject: Re: JANUARY Newsletter. Cannon Valley Civil War Roundtable Date: January 12, 2017 at 4:07:06 PM CST To: Dan Peterson Dan; Great news letter'; I like the pictures and the video of Lee; On Thu, Jan 12, 2017 at 3:45 PM, Dan Peterson <dnl1.peterson@gmail.com> wrote: Sent from my iphone. Begin forwarded message: From: Daniel Peterson <dnl1.peterson@gmail.com> Date: January 12, 2017 at 4:10:18 AM CST To: Lorene Elg <loreneaelg@gmail.com> Subject: Fwd: JANUARY Newsletter. Cannon Valley Civil War Roundtable NEWSLETTER CANNON VALLEY CIVIL WAR VOLUME 12 ISSUE 5 WHO: Anyone interested in the American Civil War. WHEN: Meets every third Thursday of every month except in the summer, 7 p.m. WHERE: Faribault Senior Citizen Center 19 W. Division Street. Faribault, Minnesota MEMBERSHIP DUES: $20.00 Individual. $25.00 Whole Family. $10.00 Students. Per year. Payable in September. Our MISSION: Preservation and Interpretation of all American Civil War Battlefields. YEAR!! HAPPY NEW We really did not have a Meeting in December but we did

2 We really did not have a Meeting in December but we did eat good at my home. Thanks to the about a dozen folks who came that cold night. It was fun and most if not all said the same. We had some very very good hardtack. But most was NOT consumed. Even when we fried sausages with hardtack in a pan. Thanks Lou. The next Meeting will be at the Senior Center in Fairbault. Jan Stevens will talk about her genealogy study. She was SURPRISED and you will be too. She did it all via the computer and has a lot to share with us. Come early on the 19th - bring a friend if you want to. So the next Meeting is January 19. Mark that on your calendar. Is anyone interested in bringing January, February, or March treats? Call or me please. Thank you.

3 In my absence Chuck P. will chair the two Meetings. He asks if anyone living in Fairbault could pick up the key during the Meeting Week and meet early at the Senior Center. He lives in Northfield and that would require him to drive to Faribault twice for each meeting. Presenters and Meeting Dates for September 15 corps. October 20 November 17 December Cannon City Blvd. John Guthmann and Jim Moffet with their fife and drum OPEN FORUM NIGHT. Bill Harris of New Ulm on the Confederate Navy Pot Luck Civil War Recipe at six, at DAN Peterson s. January 19 Jan Stevens of Northfield on tracing your ancestry. (She was surprised!!!) February 16 Battle of Franklin Quint Pettigrew of Waseca on the March 16 Larry Ahlman of Morristown on "The Role of Oliver Winchester in the Civil War. April 20 Morticians in the Civil War Andy Preston of Northfield on May 18 John Haymond of the Mower County Historical Society on THE Trials of the US/Dakota Conflict. June 12 Twelfth Annual Picnic 6 p.m. We will have the Bruce Lee Memorial box here on January

4 We will have the Bruce Lee Memorial box here on January 19th. I just finished a (wonderful) 900 page book on The Life of Teddy Roosevelt. I have it in the Bruce Lee Memorial box at this time. Any reading material to donate or exchange? Bring it. Enjoy it. HISTORY OF THE DAY January 19th, 1807 Confederate General Robert Edward Lee is born in Westmoreland County, Virginia. Lee commanded the Army of Northern Virginia during most of the Civil War and his brilliant battlefield leadership earned him a reputation as one of the greatest military leaders in history as he consistently defeated larger Union armies. Videos about Lee at: This Newsletter was put together by DAN Peterson at Cannon City Blvd, Faribault, MN Cell I hope everyone reading this saw that DUES IS DUE, or past due. Line FOUR above!!!!! And get your new Membership Card. Several have paid their dues. I have a list of paid Members as of December, Here is what the record is at this time: Edwin and Lola D, Rick and Debra G, Jim and Patsy P, Stan and Jan S, Roni D, Ken P, Dan P, Chuck, Phyllis B, Louis S, Karl F, Jim J, John A, Bryan M, Al P, Stoney S, Rod M, Harlow S, and Quint P. This does NOT include the Members who will be paying in January. The 19th would be perfect.

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