4 th Quarter 2013 Table of Contents Message from the Commander... 1 Worthy of Note... 2 Lincoln Comes to Town... 3 Patriotic Instruction... 5 Upcoming Events... 7 Message from the Commander CAMP OFFICERS FOR 2014 General William H. Lytle Camp have elected officers and other officials to serve the Order and the cause for the year 2014. I had the honour to have been re-elected Camp Commander. Br. Larry W. Collins was re-elected Senior Vice-Commander. Br. William C. West, III, was elected Junior Vice- Commander. Br. Dennis M. Brown, PCC, was re-elected Secretary / Treasurer. Br. J. Roger Poppel was elected to the Camp Council, and Br. Kerry L. Langdon, PCC, was elected to the Nominating Committee. Thus, here is the list of elected officers and other officials for the year 2014. Camp Commander Br. R. A. Davis Senior Vice-Commander Br. Larry W. Collins Junior Vice-Commander Br. William C. West, III Secretary / Treasurer Br. Dennis M. Brown, PCC Camp Council 2012-2014 term Br. Woodrow L. Cook, PCC 2013-2015 term Br. James H. Houston, PDC 2014-2016 term Br. J. Roger Poppel Page 1 of 7
Nominating Committee 2012-2014 term Br. Woodrow L. Cook, PCC (chairman) 2013-2015 term Br. James H. Houston, PDC 2014-2016 term Br. Kerry L. Langdon, PCC R. A. Davis Commander, General William H. Lytle Camp Worthy of Note PDC Jim Houston received a Meritorious Service Award with Gold Star at the 2013 SUVCW National Encampment. PCC Kerry Langdon was named SUVCW Chaplain of the Year at the 2013 National Encampment. The General William Lytle Camp 10 has been nominated to receive the 2014 Ohio Civil War Sesquicentennial Heritage Award. The nomination is in recognition of the successful project to restore and rededicate the General Lytle Monument at Chickamauga National Military Park. Page 2 of 7
LYTLE S LETTER Lincoln Comes to Town The General William Lytle Camp 10 participated in a living history program celebrating the life of Abraham Lincoln in recognition of our veterans and of the 150th anniversary of the Gettysburg Address. The two day event was held at Governor Bebb MetroPark Pioneer Village in Okeana, Ohio on November 9-10, 2013. The 6th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Company A, the Ladies Living History Society of Greater Cincinnati and the Sister Anthony O Connell Auxiliary to the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War made significant contributions to the success of the event. Included as part of the event each day was a re-enactment of the dedication ceremony for the Gettysburg Cemetery and the speech by Edward Everett followed by President Lincoln presentation of the Gettysburg Address. At the conclusion of the dedication ceremony, the General Lytle camp conducted a Memorial Service for the veterans of all U.S. Wars. The event was a rousing success with a total of approximately 800 people attending. President Lincoln (portrayed by Stanley Wernz), Edward Everett (portrayed by Jim North) Page 3 of 7
LYTLE S LETTER L-R Tom Reckner, PCC Kerry Langdon & SVC Larry Collins Members of the Sister Anthony O Connell Auxiliary The 6th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Company A Page 4 of 7
Patriotic Instruction NOTES OF THE TRIP TO GETTYSBURG 1913 1 Battery L, First Ohio Light Artillery, was composed of six twelve pound brass guns known as Napolians. The Battery was recruited by Captain L. N. Robinson, at Portsmouth, Ohio, in the year of 1861, but after the battle of Anteiam he resigned, and the Battery was commanded to the close of the War by Captain F. C. Gibbs. They were engaged in the following Battles: Winchester, #1, Port Republic, Chantilly or 2nd Bull Run, Antietam, Fredricksburg, Chandellorsvile, Mine Run, New Hope Church, Gettysburg, Fisher's Hill, Winchester #2, Cedar Creek, and numerous other small engagements that I cannot recall. 1 A portion of a Patriotic Instruction taken from the SUVCW National Website (http://suvcw.org/pr/art001.htm). Picture from an unknown source. Page 5 of 7
After a good night's rest, we started in on July 2nd, to take in Little Round Top, where our Battery was engaged all day. Upon arriving there, we found no trouble in locating not only the position of the Battery, but of each individual gun. The scenery looked familiar. Just like looking at an old picture that you have not seen for years. While we were there, two Confederate Soldiers came over from where their lines was, shook hands with me, and one of them said, "Were you in this Battery?" I said that I was! "Well said he, "SHAKE" I belonged to the Brigade that charged your Battery twice. I'm from Georgia." I told him that I was glad to meet him and that I thought they did some pretty good charging. "Yes and we all thought you did some pretty good shooting, said he, and we tried to give you all your money's worth." And they surely did. He said, "This reunion here for both the Armies that were engaged in the fight, is one of the greatest, grandest things that a Nation on the face of the Globe can boast of. Here, Fifty years ago, we were engaged in one of the greatest battles of the Civil War. Today we meet as old neighbors and friends, anxious to let feeling be buried, and nothing but friendship and Brotherly love exist. Oh my Dear Sir! This is a great Country, and one worth living for." Goodbye!! I am glad I met you: "And my Johnnie Friend was gone." After pulling a little Cedar Bush that grew up on the very spot our gun stood in that engagement, and Henry Wishon waved the flag that he brought with him from Portsmouth, Ohio, we turned our faces toward the Camp. I forgot to mention that the Commission have erected a very nice little Monument to mark the location of the Battery, with the following inscription: F.C. Gibbs BATTERY "L", FIRST OHIO LIGHT ARTILLERY Page 6 of 7
Upcoming Events January 5 January 11 January 16 TBD February 20 TBD March 20 Installation of Lytle Camp Officers at the home of PDC Jim Houston Mid Winter Meeting of the Department of Ohio at Veterans Memorial Hall, Columbus, OH Cincinnati Civil War Roundtable Drake Center Lincoln Day Dinner Cincinnati Civil War Roundtable Drake Center ROTC Awards Ceremony Xavier University Cincinnati Civil War Roundtable Drake Center Happy New Year Unless otherwise noted all photographs are submitted by Denny Brown, Wanda Langdon and Larry Collins Please send items for inclusion in the Newsletter to SVC Larry W. Collins at lwc7667@fuse.net. The deadline for articles to be included in the 1 st Quarter Newsletter is March 15, 2014. Page 7 of 7