Call to arms April 2012 Volume III, Issue 4

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1 Call to arms April 2012 Volume III, Issue 4 The Newsletter of the Brunswick Civil War Round Table The President s Corner We had another well attended program earlier this month with 189 people in attendance. Our speaker, Marvin Nicholson, made a thoughtful and informative presentation on the African American experience during the Civil War. I heard from many of you that some of the information he presented was new to you; the fact that General Sherman refused to allow African-Americans, who served in the Union Army, from marching in the victory parade in Washington, DC at the end of the War; and there was a large number of African-Americans that owned slaves before the War. Your Directors strongly support programs that cover a broad spectrum of important topics Wally Rueckel about the War from a social, economic, political, financial as well as a military prospective. This was another program dealing with our heritage. For those of you who were not in attendance you might want to read Dan Fink s article on the program elsewhere in this newsletter. Late last year our Directors formed a planning committee of members to review what was working well for our round table, what activities we might do better and new areas to consider offering our members. The committee was chaired by Connie Hendrix and included Marvin Hamer, Rob Clarke, Jack Carpenter, Pat Steele, and Ed Krueger. They made several good suggestions for your Directors to consider. The Directors have accepted many of their suggestions and some of them have already been implemented, such as announcing the 50/50 raffle results prior to, not after, the speaker. There are still one or two suggestions that the Directors are considering. Shortly, we will finalize our review and share the results. At one of our meetings last year I asked those of you in attendance to raise your hand if you had one or more relatives who fought in the Civil War. I was shocked to see over Continued next page Co-Editors Charen Fink Jim McKee Mike Powell Inside this Issue Chris Fonvielle Union Soldier Facts Years Ago 3 Last Meeting Synopsis 4 Ladies Dept. 5 Member Relatives Round Table History News of Note 9 Unusual Regiments Upcoming Events 9 10

2 Next Speaker APRIL 2012 PAGE 2 Cushing is Topic of April Brunswick Civil War Round Table...President s Corner continued William Barker Cushing was recognized for his daring and exceptional performance in battle, including the capture of Ft. Fisher. His best known act of heroism was the sinking of the Confederacy s ironclad ram Albemarle. This took place during a daring nighttime raid under heavy enemy fire on October 27, 1864, on the Roanoke River, a feat for which he received the Thanks of Congress. Many do not know that prior to sinking the Albemarle, Cushing made a nocturnal visit to Smithville. This is going to be another outstanding meeting with Chris Fonvielle as our very special guest speaker and Lifetime Charter Member of our Brunswick Civil War Round Table. Chris needs no introduction around these parts of southeastern North Carolina, and anyt i me and anyw here he makes a presentation, it is usually in front of a full house. I am sure this will be no exception since he will be speaking about one of the navy's greatest Civil War heroes. Chris E. Fonvielle, Jr., Ph.D., historian, author, UNCW professor with extensive knowledge of the Civil War, North Carolina, the Lower Cape Fear and Southern history. His indepth research focuses on Civil War regional operations and defenses, blockade running and the navies. Portrait of the Union Soldier Average height: 5 8 ¼ Average weight: 143 pounds 48% of Union troops were farmers 24% of Union troops were mechanics Tallest: Capt. Van Buskirk, 27th Ind.: /2 indicated in the affirmative. I have talked to many of you since about your relatives and have learned there are many interesting stories that should be shared. Last month s newsletter included the first of a series of these stories. It was about Capt. John Newland Maffitt who was the great grandfather of Robert Maffitt, a member of our Round Table. Our next article will be about Dorsey Pender, a well regarded General in the Confederate army, and ancestor of member Roy Pender. Jack Travis has graciously agreed to interview members with Civil War ancestors, do appropriate research if necessary and write about them for inclusion in our newsletters and web site. Please let either me or our Directors know what you think about the series. And if you have a story you want to share I encourage you to let me know. Please sign up for our next trip on May 26 and 27, a Saturday and Sunday. We are going on a professionally guided tour of New Bern and Kinston NC, the site of three important battles that took place not far from here. We will also visit a full size replica of a river ironclad, CSS Neuse. Mike Powell has worked out a great deal with the Kinston Visitors Bureau who have agreed to fund a substantial portion of our costs. Please see Mike for answers to questions or to sign up at the Sutler s table. I look forward to seeing you at our next meeting on Tuesday April 3, at Trinity Church.

3 Sesquicentennial events APRIL 2012 PAGE 3 150th Commemoration of the Fall of Fort Macon On Saturday and Sunday April 21-22, 2012 Fort Macon State Park will commemorate the 150th Anniversary of the surrender of Fort Macon. will be able to experience the sights and sounds of the bombardment just as the people of Beaufort and Morehead City thronged the waterfront areas watching the dazzling spectacle of the night bombardment 150 years ago. Living History events will be performed throughout both days by soldiers of the North and South. Flag talks, Civil War music, Civil War uniform talks, musket firing demonstrations, drills and children's activities are a few of the programs being performed. The bombardment and surrender of Fort Macon will be reenacted at 11:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on Saturday and at 2:00 p.m. on Sun- day. On Saturday night beginning at 8:00 p.m. the public is invited to observe a night time cannonade by the artillery in the fort. This will consist of a 12-pdr Napoleon, 10-pdr Parrott Rifle, and Fort Macon s original 6-pdr gun. In addition the fort s three 32-pdr guns will be fired from the barbette tier at this time. On April 21, 1862 a large body of Federal troops could be seen in the darkness up the beach of Bogue Banks toward Fort Macon. Fort Macon State Park will reenact the continuous artillery fire that dispersed the Union troops and drove them away. Spectators April 21-22, 2012 Fort Macon State Park 2303 East Fort Macon Road, Atlantic Beach, NC, NC Office Phone: (252) fort.macon@ncdenr.gov 150 YEARS AGO april 1862 It was the most militarily active month of the war to date. April 1 The Army of the Potomac began transferring from Alexandria, Va. to Fortress Monroe in preparation for McClellan s Peninsula Campaign. April 5 Siege of Yorktown began April 6 and 7 Battle of Shiloh April 7 Fall of Island No. 10 to John Pope April 11 Fall of Fort Pulaski to Federal forces greatly strengthened the effectiveness of the blockade April 12 The Great Locomotive Chase took place from Big Shanty to Ringgold, GA. April 18 Bombardment of the Forts below New Orleans began April 24 Farragut s Federal fleet passed the forts below New Orleans and arrived off the city on 25 th. April 25 Fort Macon, NC surrendered to Federal forces under John Parke

4 APRIL 2012 Speaker Synopsis PAGE 4 The African-American Experience During the Civil War By Dan Fink Your writer was recently rendered almost speechless by a very astute local third grader. He asked, OK, What REALLY caused our Civil War? Gathering my voice, I answered, It really depends on your color, whether you are North or South and which hat you are wearing. Was it slavery-that horrible shame on our Country that can t be scrubbed, covered or wished away? Was it States rights -the upholding of Liberty as well as Union? Was it purely economic? Our speaker, Marvin Nicholson, addresses all the above. As an educator, Marvin may have given my answer a nod but will quickly state that the African-American experience in The War complicated any answer inexorably. Commitment!! Our speaker could be a definition of that word. Marvin has spent a lifetime of commitment to his topic. He asks us to remember that All the heroes were not white! He cautions us to view Hollywood with a jaundiced eye. Glory, the movie, doesn t state facts that were universally believed. He asks us to look for truisms. The movie, South Pacific, caused much debate by stating prejudice must be carefully taught. It is true. Prejudice is wrong. Marvin reminds us that the mere Emancipation Proclamation freed no one! The concept eventually freed over four million slaves. Freedom by the sword was a path that over 180,000 colored men chose. They sacrificed in ways almost unbelievable-for freedom. These sacrifices did not go unnoticed. There were abolitionists on both sides of the Mason Dixon Line. Some were well known like William Lloyd Garrison, a newspaperman, or Harriet Tubman, a conductor on the Underground Railroad. Lincoln calls Harriet Beecher Stowe, The little woman who started the big War, by writing Uncle Tom s Cabin. These colored troops often received unequal pay (North), were used as cannon fodder, The Crater -at Petersburg), received inferior supplies and equipment and were often held in disrespect by fellow white soldiers. They were 99% of the time led by white officers. How much can one man sacrifice, asks Marvin? Still they remained committed. They surmounted problems like slave uprisings and the Denmark Vessey situation which gave birth to The Citadel (You just had to be there). They fought on nobly doing whatever was asked. A handpicked group of colored troops was slaughtered at Fort Wagner. They were massacred at Fort Pillow by Nathan Bedford Forrest (future Grand Wizard of the Klu Klux Klan). Marvin reminds us that the colored civilians suffered mightily as the Sea Islands of Georgia became another Trail of Tears. The 1863 NYC draft riots killed over 1000 innocent colored men, women and children. Adversity sometimes breeds diversity, Marvin reminds us. Admittedly, diversity is one of the things making our nation strong. Marvin points to many colored contributors like William Ellison bridge builder supreme, Mr. Phillips master craftsman and many other colored people responsible for much of the priceless wrought iron work still visible in Charleston, SC. Today. Marvin, you are right to say All the heroes were not white. The example given by you and many a brave man/woman of color before you, will commit us to learn that Together we can.

5 APRIL 2012 Ladies Department By Charen Fink PAGE 5 Part two of the Laundress In the nineteenth century washday was called Blue Monday. It was a sign of wealth not to do weekly laundry as it implied one had enough clothes that frequent washing was not necessary. Some women sent their laundry out and some earned money by washing for others. A few manuals of the day suggested doing laundry weekly or even quarterly. Even for a middle class household washing every two weeks would amount to several hundred pieces, including bed and table linens, shirts, underclothes, rags, and miscellaneous items. Uses of Laundry Equipment I Two large wooden tubs for washing, rinsing and bluing. The tub for bluing recycled the washing tub. I Two small tubs for washing smaller items and starching. Cost of small wooden tub was $.38 and a tin tub was $.25 to $.38. I Bucket for water, lots of it one for wash, one boiling, and one rinse. Used approx. 50 gallons or 400 pounds to be hauled and heated. Water was needed for additional rinsing and soaking. I Boiler, copper or iron this step was after the first washing and done for whites and linens. I Washing stick or fork used to stir and lift the clothes from the boiling water. I Washing dolly or maid a wooden device with a long handle on top to agitate the clothing. I Washboard made of glass, metal, wood, rubber, zinc, brass or iron and cost $1.50 to $2.50 each. I Wringers or clothes squeezers developed in 1847 and sold for $5.50 to $9.oo. I Soap homemade or storebought and cost $.09 per cake or $.25 per pound. I Bluing and a blue bag used to whiten white clothes and made of ultramarine or cobalt pigment or copper sulfate, a mordant for dyeing textiles. It cost $.05 to $.09 a box and came as a solid or powder. The bag held the bluing. I Baskets and clotheslines clothes pegs (pins) and spring clip pins were not available. I Starch made ironing easier and prevented ground-in dirt. The commercial cornstarch cost per pound. I Ironing board, bosom board (for shirts), skirt board and ironing cloths the board was placed between the back of two chairs and covered with a flannel cloth. I Irons and trivets weighted from four to twelve pounds and cost $.10 per pound, 3-4 irons were needed, trivets were used to keep the iron clean; included a sad iron, fluter, self-heating iron and those for frills, flounces, sleeves and polishing. I Mangle for wringing excess water and pressing flat linens, not for clothes with buttons or pleats. I Hot pad. Sewing basket and implements. To convert costs to today s prices (computed in 1997), multiply original price by $ Terminology I Fig small or not of importance and used in reference to amount of bluing used. I Toilet paper did not come until 1880 s but corn shuckings, newspapers and leaves were used. I Housewife a sewing kit used by soldiers containing needles, thread, buttons, pins and other items for repairing clothing. I Washerwomen made a min. of $.20/ day and a max. of $.60/day. References: Mescher, Virginia. Laundry Handbook: A Manual for Creating a Civilian or Military Laundress Impression or Laundry Exhibit. Burke, VA, Nature s Finest, 1999.

6 RELATIVES OF MEMBERS WHO SERVED IN CIVIL WAR APRIL 2012 PAGE 6 Major General William Dorsey Pender: The Fighting Tarheel From Tarboro Contributed by Jack Colonel Black Jack Travis This article is a part of our series about relatives of members who fought in the Civil War. General William Dorsey Pender is a relative of our member Roy Pender. William Dorsey Pender, was born February 6,1834, to James and Sarah Routh Pender, on the family plantation near Tarboro,NC. After preparatory education in Edgecombe County he matriculated at USMA, West Point on July1st., of the distinguished class of 1854, which included these future generals, Brig. Gen. John Pegram, Maj. Gen. James "JEB" Stuart, Maj. Gen. G.W. Custis Lee, Lt. Gen. Stephen D. Lee, Maj. Gen. Oliver O. Howard and Brig. Gen. Thomas H, Ruger. The Cadet Conduct Roll, of 1854, had Pender listed with a total of 111 demerits for his senior year. After graduation Pender was promoted to Second Lieutenant of Artillery. He served extensively through-out the western U.S. He was also in Florida during the Seminole Indian Wars and by January 1861 Pender was stationed in San Francisco for recruiting duty. Pender married Mary Frances "Fanny" Sheppard, daughter of a Congressman in They had two sons, Turner and Dorsey. He resigned his Federal army commission in March 1861 to fight for the Confederacy. He was described as being a thin and handsome man, short with a powerful built, balding with dark hair and olive complexion, his beard was neatly trimmed. With soft brown eyes, firm and very courteous, spoke little but his voice was low and cultivated with a Carolina drawl. One officer summed him up, "He was one of the coolest, most self-possessed and one of the most absolutely fearless men under fire I ever knew." Pender was given the task of training recruits, this caused him to miss the Battle of First Manassas. However, he was soon promoted to Colonel of the 6th North Carolina. Under the command of General William H.C. Whiting, at Seven Pines, Pender led the 6th NC at a critical moment in the presence of President Jefferson Davis, who complemented him and gave Pender a field promotion to Brigadier General on June1,1862. He was assigned to a North Carolina Brigade under the command of Maj. Gen. A.P. Hill. Pender's Brigade fought well during the remainder of the Seven Days Battles. However, he did received a flesh wound at Malvern Hill. His Brigade was transferred to General Jackson's command at Cedar Mountain and Second Manassas where he was knocked down by the explosion of a artillery shell. He refused to leave the field and his command. September,1862, Pender's Brigade moved with A.P.Hill's epic march after the capture of Harper's Ferry, to save General Lee from union General Burnside's attack at Sharpsburg. At Fredericksburg he received a minor wound. His luck prevailed and no bones were broken. He continued to ride along his line with the injured arm. At Chancellorsville he was with General Jackson on his famous flank march to surprise Pender's old classmate, General O.O. Howard's Union Eleventh Corps, when a spent miníe ball hit Pender just after passing through and killing a officer in front of him. The wound was superficial but Stonewall Jackson was not so fortunate and later died. Jackson s death left General Lee with the

7 APRIL 2012 Relatives cont. PAGE 7...Tarheel continued task of reorganizing his army. Pender admired Jackson as a solider, but did not like him personally. General Lee promoted A.P. Hill to Lieutenant General and Pender was promoted to Major General commanding a Division under Hill. While at Culpeper, in June 1863, Generals Lee, Longstreet, and Hill began their move up the Shenandoah Valley, using the Blue Ridge Mountains as a screen from the Federals. They started arriving at Chambersburg, PA late June. Pender and Heth's divisions in the morning hours of July I,1863, were marching down the Chambersburg Pike, towards Gettysburg. There they were met by Union Calvary under the command of General John Buford and later General Reynolds 1st Corps, of infantry. Pender's men were hot and fatigued but were able to help Heth's men repulse the Union advance pushing them through Gettysburg, where the Union took and held the high ground of Cemetery Ridge and Culp s Hill. By the end of the 1st day it was a Confederate victory, with Pender and his Division performing exceptionally well. After their victory that evening, Pender posted his division on Seminary Ridge. Late afternoon of July 2,1863, General Hill sent Pender's Division forward to attack of the Union lines. Pender was riding down his line when he was struck in the leg by a piece of artillery shell. He was taken quickly to the rear were the surgeon's controlled the hemorrhaging. The next day he was placed in an ambulance which he shared with Brigadier General Alford Scales from Reidsville, NC. During the long journey back to the hospital in Staunton, VA his leg became infected, upon arrival the surgeons attempted to repair the damaged leg. As a life saving measure Pender s leg was amputated above the knee but he survived only a few hours, and pronounced dead on July 18,1863. His last words were, " Tell my wife that I do not fear to die. I can confidently resign my soul to God, trusting in the atonement of Jesus Christ. My only regret is to leave her and our two children. I have always tried to do my duty in every sphere in which Providence has placed me." His body was transported back to North Carolina, where he was buried at the Episcopal Calvary Church in Tarboro. Pender's tombstone is a very unusual design called a ''Hipster'' and is surrounded by cannon balls. In 1863, Fort Branch (formerly Fort Johnston) in Smithville (now Southport, NC) was renamed Fort Pender to honor the General, but after the war, the name was once again changed to Fort Johnston. Pender County, NC was formed in 1875 under the leadership and suggestion of Dr. Elisha Porter, of Rocky Point. Dr. Porter, served as a physician under General Pender during the war and held Pender in very high regard. On May 27,1914, the unveiling of a Confederate Monument took place in Burgaw. The beautiful obelisk style monument was created by Coopers Monument's of Raleigh. Dr. Porter, paid for half of the monument and the Pender County Chapter Daughter's of the Confederacy, paid the balance. A special plaque on the lower pedestal of the monument was given by the son of General Pender, who had it made in Italy, and it is an exact replica of the General. Judge Walter Clark, of Raleigh, gave the dedicatory address. A book by William W. Hassler, THE GENERAL TO HIS LADY contains General Pender's war-time letter's to his wife and family. These letters tell us great deal about the life and hopes of the General and Mrs. Pender. One tells of her jealous anger at a mild flirtation in which the General engaged. Others tell of his worries over her pregnancy, health, and her troubles between his relatives and her relatives while he was away in the Confederate Army. For more information please contact Roy Pender or Jack Travis.

8 APRIL 2012 News of note PAGE 8 A brief history of civil war round tables Mike Powell Ralph G. Newman ( ), was a Lincoln scholar, baseball player and relentless bibliophile who founded the famous Abraham Lincoln Book Shop in Chicago. He can be called the father of the Civil War Round Table. On Dec. 3, 1940, with a small group of avid historians, he formed the Chicago Civil War Round Table, the first of its kind. Early members and contributors included Carl Sandburg, Bruce Catton, Stanley Horn and T. Harry Williams. They began meeting merely to discuss the war. Soon, they were inviting speakers. Ed Bearss, the King of the Round Tables, first spoke to that Round Table in March of Amazing! We have come a long way since then, but the core principles of that group remain the same today, to provide a forum for people interested in furthering the objective study of the American Civil War and promoting fellowship among its members. Soon Round Tables sprang up in cities across the country. By 1957, Atlanta, New York, Indianapolis, St. Louis, Charleston, Boston, and others, were scheduling speakers for their monthly meetings. They meet in restaurants, schools, union halls, bookstores, churches and bars. In Hawaii, they meet at the USS BOWFIN museum, next the USS Arizona Memorial. It does not seem to matter where they meet, as long as they can get together for their stated purpose. The idea of maintaining objectivity, in the presentations of the Round Tables, is expressed in the logos. Whether they use crossed flags, soldiers in blue and gray, or photos of Lincoln and Davis, the principle of impartiality seems to be a universal theme. The Chicago Round Table did not allow woman members until Ralph Newman proposed it at every annual meeting, but it was always voted down until then. Even then, it caused the resignation of more than one member. However, the New York CWRT, formed in 1951, has several women founders. Ken Burns, THE CIVIL WAR, which first aired in 1990, provided stimulus for another period of rapid growth for the Round Table. It was not just the big cities now, but small towns across the country were holding meetings. Internet connection has given Round Tables with the ability to form state conventions and share information, history and meetings with members and others, not just in the US, but around the world. England, Australia, France, Germany and Denmark all have active and flourishing groups. It is not just about the meetings any more. Round Tables sponsor dinners, field trips, re -enactment units, and provide a great amount of information for the readers. The Gettysburg Round Table web site is especially informative with many articles and sources for the historian. One group, The Skedaddlers CWRT, travels to other Round Tables to join in the meetings. Doing what they can to help in the preservation of our historic sites has also become a main focus for the Round Tables. Ed Bearss says the trend over the last 15 years, or so, has seen the growth of the Round Tables in small towns, such as Southport, and away from the big cities. This is mostly due to economic factors, such as affordable meeting space, and travel expenses for the speakers. Today, Civil War Round Tables provide more exposure to information and interest in the war, to more people, than any other type of organization. The Round Table has come a long way since Mr. Newman conceived the idea of a few friends getting together to talk about the Civil War. Whether you are looking for Civil War speakers, books, field trips or just good fellowship, the Civil War Round Table can provide it all. If you want more information on Round Tables here are a couple of good sites to go to. Home provides information on over 250 Round Tables warweb.html is the American Civil War Homepage of the University of Tennessee and provides a gateway to Round Tables and provides a great amount of Civil War information.

9 APRIL 2012 News of note PAGE 9 We Have New Sponsors! Fort Anderson Fundraiser Early this year, it became evident that our outlay for refreshments was regularly exceeding our budget. So we decided to reach out to the community to see if we could get periodic donations that will allow us to keep providing great goodies and maybe even to upgrade from time to time. February thanks go to The Confectionary on Long Beach Rd. and Lowes Food of Southport With their help, the modest budget we are allotted and member donations, we are doing great. Thank you! Ft. Anderson is planning a project to reconstruct Battery B including purchasing and installing a 32- pound cannon. They have already begun the planning for this project. Your Board enthusiastically supports this project. It will upgrade the visitor appeal of Ft Anderson and will be an important statement about this area's interest in Civil War history. Ft. Anderson will be holding a raffle as part of a broader fund raising effort to bring this project to completion. They will be raffling a reproduction 1862 Richmond Musket with the drawing December 8, We have given them permission to attend one or more of our meetings to sell their raffle tickets and display the musket. The total proceeds of this raffle will go toward this project. We'll keep you advised of those meetings when the musket will be on display. Normally we do not permit outside organizations to conduct raffles or other fund raisings at our meetings but, because of our strong support for this project and the close relationship we have with Ft. Anderson, we have agreed to make an exception. UNUSUAL REGIMENTS &The 33 rd ILL.and the 151 st PA. were known as The Teachers Regiments, because of the number of teachers enlisted. & The 37 th ILL. was recruited as garrison troops and prisoner guards were composed of men over the age of 45, with the average age of 57 years, as a result they were known as the Graybeard Regiment. & 55th NY, were called the Lafayette Guard, because they were all French emigres & The various regiments known as The Pennsylvania Bucktails had to demonstrate their marksmanship. & The 61 st PA.was known as The California Regiment because they were raised in Pennsylvania, but paid for by California. & The 89 th ILL known as the The Railroad Regiment because they recruited from railroad employees. & 100th IND was known as the Persimmon REgiment because ever time they passed a persimmon tree, they wanted to break ranks to gather the fruit. & 118th PA were called the Corn Exchange Regiment because they all worked at the Philadelphia Corn Exchange. & The 104th OHIO Volunteer Infantry was known as the Barking Dog Regiment because of the number of dogs in the unit. The most famous was a bull terrier named Harvey. Harvey was wounded during the Peninsula Campaign and captured at Franklin. He was returned under a flag of truce. By the way, the 104th fought at Fort Anderson! From: The Civil War Book of Lists, Combined Books, 1993

10 APRIL 2012 Upcoming events PAGE 10 Upcoming 2012 Programs Tuesday, April 3: Chris Fonvielle: "William B. Cushing: Incomparable Federal Naval Officer." Tuesday, May 1: May 26-27: Tuesday, June 5: William C. Davis: "Was Confederate Defeat Inevitable." Kinston Field Trip Max Williams: "When Cotton Wasn't King: Civil War Diplomacy." As the story goes, a drunk Confederate soldier was walking down a street in Richmond when he came upon Jefferson Davis. The following exchange is reported to have occurred: Are you Mister Davis? I am. Ain t you the President of the Confederate States? I am, sir. Well, by God, I thought you looked like a postage stamp.

11 APRIL 2012 PAGE Call To Arms 11 THE NEXT MEETING IS TUESDAY, April 3, 2012 The Brunswick Civil War Round Table is a 501 (c) (3) tax exempt organization that meets on the first Tuesday of each month, except July and August. Unless otherwise noted, meetings will be held at: Trinity United Methodist Church 209 E. Nash St. Southport, NC Registration is open at 6:30 pm and the program starts at 7:00pm BCWRT Officers, Directors, Advisors Wally Rueckel: President & Director Mike Powell: Vice President & Director Marv Hamer: Vice President & Director Bob Benedict: Treasurer & Director Norm Praet: Secretary & Director Tom O Donnell: Director & Advisor Charen Fink: Director Chuck Roedema: Director Max Williams: Director Jim McKee: Advisor Jack Carpenter: Advisor Robert Clarke: Advisor Check Us Out on the Web The Brunswick Civil War Round Table's website is now up and running. The BCWRT website can be found under brunswickcivilwarroundtable.com or brunswickcivilwarroundtable.org. All of the information on the website is available to everyone except for the newsletter - Call to Arms. which is available to members. Your username and password is required to view the newsletter. Be sure to check out the list of presenters already lined up for our 2011/2012 year. There is also information on current Round Table sponsored trips and write-ups on trips already taken. Be sure to check out the Links page for other organizations involved in the Civil War. Members should have received an with their login information including username and password. Everyone's default password is their address. Junk mail filters will likely impede the delivery of many of those s. If you did not receive this please check your spam folder first. For the people who did not received the due to incorrect or no address provided to the club, please contact Kathy O'Donnell at tomkat450sl@yahoo.com. The website is updated frequently so please keep checking in on us.