Call
to
arms
April 2013
Volume IV, Issue 4
The Newsletter of the Brunswick Civil War Round Table
The President’s
Corner
Wally Rueckel
The
hardships and
cruelty of the Civil War in
North Carolina were
brought home in last
month’s presentation by
Gordon McKinney, whose
topic was “This part of the
State is in Deplorable
Condition: The Civil War
in Western North Carolina.” This region was a
disjointed region of mixed
political loyalties, predominately low income
farmers, desertions and
fighting between local
residents. Not what we
normally hear about when
studying
the
Civil
War. You could hear a
pin drop in the room as
Gordon educated us on
little known realities of
the
Civil
War.
Wow! Read Dan Fink’s
synopsis in this newsletter
to get more incite into
Gordon’s program.
To bring Gordon’s
story to our doorsteps,
you should know that
two of our members had
relatives
who shared
many of the experiences
of the people in Gordon’s
program. Barbara and
John Lawter are members
of our Round Table and
John’s
Great-GreatGrandfather and eight
other
relatives
lived
through the events described
in
Gordon’s
talk, either enlisting or
being drafted into the
Confederate Army. They
fought bravely, some deserting
to
return
home, some being killed
or wounded and one most
likely participating in the
brutal Shelton Laurel
massacre. I encourage all
of you to go on our website, click on the member/
relative section and read
the story titled “Western
Carolina
Confederates,
The Lawter Family of
Henderson NC” by Jack
Travis. While you are on
our web site you can read
about other member family stories, some famous
but all interesting. If you
had a relative in the Civil
War, have information
about them and would like
their story told please
contact me.
Our next tour is May
11 and 12, when we will
visit the battlefields of
Petersburg and the retreat
leading to the surrender at
Appomattox. For those
that have never visited
these sights it is well
worth a trip. Our guide/
historian will be Will
Greene, our speaker at
Tues. April 2nd meeting
at Trinity Church. He will
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President’s
Message
Next Program
Last Meeting
Synopsis
Ladies’ Dept
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Spring Trip
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Reuben
Walker
CW Heritage
Days
Grant’s
Tomb
Civil War
Trust Park
Day
Membership/
Renewal
Form
150 Years
Ago
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Co-Editors
Charen Fink
Jim McKee
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Next Speaker
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Will greene returns to speak on the
1864 overland campaign
The events that took place during the Civil War between May 3
and June 3, 1864 in Virginia, and
why, will be the focus of “The
Overland Campaign” presentation
by returning special guest speaker
A. Wilson Greene.
As background, on May 4,
1864, the Army of the Potomac
embarked on the biggest campaign
of the Civil War by crossing the
Rapidan River in Virginia, precipitating a showdown that eventually
helped to decide the outcome of the
war. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, as
commander of all Union forces had
with him four corps and over
100,000 men. The plan was to
move his troops around Gen.
Robert E. Lee’s flank and advance
beyond the Wilderness forest to
engage the Confederates. His effort
was slowed by the long wagon
train supplying the Union troops.
This delay set the stage for the epic
battle between Grant and Lee. Lee
attacked first, the first salvo in the
biggest campaign of the war.
The fighting lasted into June
with the Battle of Cold Harbor.
The most significant fighting occurred on June 3rd. It was one of
the final battles of Grant’s Overland Campaign, and is remembered
….
President
cont.
talk about The Overland Campaign, which is the lead-up to the
siege of Petersburg and ultimate
surrender by Lee to Grant. Contact
Mike Powell at our next meeting or
email [email protected] to sign
up.
On May 14, Jim McKee will conduct another of his Civil War Primers at Trinity church starting at 7
as one of American history’s
bloodiest battles. Grant said of the
battle in his memoirs, “I have always regretted that the last assault
at Cold Harbor was ever made. No
advantage whatever was gained to
the Civil War Soldier in Petersburg, Virginia. He is a much
sought-after Civil War battlefield
guide, and has authored numerous
books on the Civil War, including
his most recent award-winning
Chris Fonvielle, Will Greene, & Jim McKee during Will’s last presentation to the BCWRT
compensate for the heavy loss we
sustained.”
The Round Table is pleased to
have Will Greene return to discuss
this historical event. He is executive director of Pamplin Historical
Park and The National Museum of
book, “Civil War in Petersburg:
Confederate City in the Crucible of
War,” and “Breaking the Backbone of the Rebellion: The Final
Battle of Petersburg.”
pm with registration at 6:30 pm.
He will talk about a broad range of
topics from military preparedness,
organization of the military, important leaders, and major campaigns.
Please sign up at the Sutler’s table.
We are always looking for volunteers. We are currently looking
for someone to assist Bobbie Sullivan at the refreshments table at the
June, September and October
meetings and we are looking for
someone to assist Norm Praet and
Peter Derochers at the registration
table on meeting nights. Please
co ntact
eit her
o f
them. [email protected] or [email protected] .
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Speaker Synopsis
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Gordon McKinney: A History of Western
North Carolina in the Civil War By Dan Fink
Western North Carolina
is so far “West” that there was
almost a war within the
State. Gordon helps us make
some sense out of the word
“commitment”
(or
lack
thereof). We are so young as a
nation, having only three gen-
erations covering our entire
history, that no strong sense of
connection yet exists. The
Cherokees have only left in the
1830’s making everything in
Western North Carolina brand
new. ALL of this happened in
a very young 19th century. A
commitment to your Country?? What a concept! Be it
ever so humble, hearth and
home come first. Yes, it is
easy to be a loyal North Carolinian and even easier to be
from Western North Carolina
near the border of Tennessee-a Northern State. Being loyal
to Country is light years
away. Slavery is never an issue here. Look at the demographics in 1860. There are
about 145,000 whites and an
almost equal number of free
blacks (126,000). Slaves and
Native Americans are almost
negligible at 1990 and 1062
respectively. ALL work hard
to pull a living from very poor
farming condition. Money and
position they do not have.
Governor Zeb Vance is astonished in 1863 at the extreme
diversity of loyalties in Western North Carolina. All expected to be home soon to care
for the farm. They volunteered
by geographical groups and
began deserting in the same
way as this war became
long. There were plenty of
hiding places and the men
knew all of them. They
“survived” the best way they
knew how. Late crops from
poor soil were common. Rugged terrain and great hardwood
forests made transportation by
water almost a necessity but all
the water ran North toward
Tennessee. Knoxville and
Eastern Tennessee served the
Union. North Carolina had
gone 100% Confederate. This
made trade most difficult. The
new “Conscription laws” of
1862 and Confederate “Tax in
Kind” (give 10% of everything
you had) caused the people to
rebel. They want peace. They
are starving. They want
out. Governor Vance feels
their pain calling Confederate
leadership “one egg short of
good cornbread.” He sees
North Carolina as a valley of
humility between two mountains of conceit! He called
those from Western North
Carolina his American heroes.
They were in it, did not like it
but learned to deal with
it. Western North Carolina
sacrificed an entire generation
of their men to the War. Those
who were left became very
bitter and full of hate. The
ruthless Shelton Laurel Massacre (yes, you just had to be
there to hear Gordon lay it out
in bullet form) epitomized the
region’s lawlessness and anarchy. THE WAR IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA
WAS NOT OVER.
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Ladies’ Department By Charen Fink
Women Workers
I Many assembled cartridges for Union rifles in a
Watertown, Massachusetts
arsenal. Two explosions in
two arsenals in1864 killed a
total of 41 women.
I Tens of thousands of
women and children assumed
many farm responsibilities:
driving oxen, hoeing fields,
planting, riding cutters (to harvest hay) operating reapers and
slaughtering livestock.
I Daring women stock
speculators were known as
“Crinoline in Wall Street.”
I Most exploited were
seamstresses.
I Some additional jobs: map
makers (coloring the maps),
reporters, fish women (some
areas, in addition to their pay,
received a glass of brandy and
a piece of bread every sixth
hour).
Notes on the War
I Winslow Homer and Tho-
mas Nast created drawings for
Harper’s Weekly during the
early 1860s to illustrate the
hardships of the home front.
Letters from home were extremely important.
I Walt Whitman, Emily
Dickinson and others wrote
poetry during and after the war
that inspired loyalty, capturing
some of the pathos, and celebrated acts of heroism.
I Many trains had a ladies’
car allowing women to travel
safely day or night. The virtue
and respectability of wealthy
passengers are preserved in the
ladies’ car. Male escorts were
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the only men allowed on this
car.
I In 1860, the textile factories in Lowell, Massachusetts,
had more spindles turning
thread than did the entire
South.
being wounded was 50 percent.
I Amputations actually
saved the lives of many soldiers when otherwise there was
no hope.
Inventions of the 1860’s
Twenty Million Yankees, The
Northern Home Front. The
Time-Life Books Inc., 1985.
Penny, Virginia.
1860—light bulb (Joseph Wilson Swan)
Linoleum
(Frederick Walton)
1861—Siemens Regenerative
Furnace (Carl Wilhelm Siemens)
1862—Pasteurization (Louis
Pasteur, Claude Bernard)
1863—Player piano (Henri
Fourneaux)
Underground
Railway/Subway
(John
Fowler)
1864—Metal-Hulled
Icebreaker (Mikhail Britney)
1865—Barbed Wire (Louis
Jannin)
1866—Dynamite (Alfred Nobel)
1868—Typewriter
(Christopher Sholes, Carlos
Glidden, Samuel W. Soule,
James Densmore) Margarine
(Mege Mouries)
1869—Periodic Table (Dmitri
Mendeleeve)
Vacuum
Cleaner (Ives W. McGaffey)
Medical Facts
I The entire amputation
process generally took about
fifteen minutes, although some
doctors were noted for performing amputations even
more quickly.
I Mortality rate for amputations within 24 hours of being
wounded was 25 percent.
I Mortality rate for amputations more than a day after
References
The Employments of Women:
A Cyclopedia of Women’s
Work. Boston: Walker, Wise,
& Company, 1863.
Topping, Elizabeth. “The Ladies Car: A Shiloh Limited
Experience.” The Citizens
‘Companion, Volume XVIIINo. 7, August/September
2012, pgs. 38-39.
Varhola, Michael O. Life in
Civil War America. Cincinnati,
Ohio: Family Tree Books,
2011.
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2013 Spring Trip
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Spring Field Trip with Will greene
Wilbur McLean’s parlor, in his
house at Appomattox, is one of
those places in American history
where visitors automatically lower
their voices in reverence. No matter how many times you have been
there it is always a moving experience. The house was built in 1848
and sold to McLean by the estate of
Eliza D. Raines in 1863.
In the room above Lee offered his sword to Grant, in surrender, Grant refused it. Although Lee had put down his
military responsibilities, his decision not to disband his
army and fight a guerilla war, may have been one of his
most important. This site, which is so important in the
history of this country, will be the last stop on our Petersburg to Appomattox tour in May.
The modern photo, shows little change to the
McLean House appearance over the years.
2013 Trip No. 1
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They Also Served
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General Reuben Lindsay “Old Rube”
Walker
By “Col. Black” Jack Travis
Reuben Lindsay Walker,
was born on May 29, 1827, at the
family home in Logan, Virginia.
The Walkers were a very old and
respected family of wealth and
refinement
in
Spotsylvania
County. Reuben Walker graduated from Virginia Military Institute at the age of eighteen on July
4, 1845. He was nineteenth in a
class of twenty. His profession
was that of a civil engineer and he
was employed by the Chesapeake
& Ohio Railroad. Walker served
as the Sergeant-at-Arms during
the Virginia Secession Convention, held in Richmond, on February 13, 1861. A very imposing
and impressive figure at six feet
four inches in height, broad
chested, admirably proportioned,
straight and strong and considered
a very handsome man by the
Southern ladies.
When the War Between the
States broke out he was one of the
earliest volunteers for service.
The wounding of Colonel Stapleton Crutchfield, Second Corps
Chief of Artillery, at Chancellorsville and the reorganization of the
Army of Northern Virginia May
30, 1863 gave Walker the opportunity he needed. He was appointed Chief of Artillery for
Third Corps, a position he would
retain until nearly the end of the
war.
On June 16, 1863, the thirtynine year old Colonel Walker
accompanied the Third Corps to
Cashtown, PA where he assumed
command of all of the Corps’
artillery. Inexperience may have
been Walker’s shortcoming during Gettysburg. Walker placed
Major William J. Pegram’s and
Major David G. McIntosh’s bat-
talions in position near the Chambersburg Road, just west of Gettysburg, on the morning of July 1.
The fire from these battalions
helped to drive Union forces back
through Gettysburg. Unfortunately, Walker did not order up
more of the guns under his command, the added artillery may
have greatly assisted in the overall
victory of the Confederate forces
on the first day. On the second
day his guns unwisely wasted
ammunition in duels with Federal
artillery at the Bliss Farm. His
guns were placed 100 yards to the
left of Colonel E.P. Alexander’s
First Corps guns along Seminary
Ridge. Third Corps guns remained in the relatively same positions on the third day. Walker’s
guns did participate in the bombardment preceding Pickett’s
Charge. However, Walker’s guns
rapidly exhausted their ammunition. The guns remained in position until July 4, when they were
withdrawn and followed the army
to Hagerstown, MD. By July 11,
Third Corps guns were placed in
position to the left of St. James
College, as a rear guard to repel
any Union assault. Walker and
his guns crossed the Potomac on
July 13, and made their way to
Culpepper, VA.
After the Gettysburg Campaign, Walker retained command
of Third Corps artillery. His guns
were engaged during the 1863,
VA Autumn Campaign, 1864,
Overland Campaign, Siege of
Petersburg and the Appomattox
Campaign. He was promoted to
Brigadier General on February 18,
1865. On April 8, 1865, near Appomattox Court House, his guns
repulsed repeated Union attacks
by Brigadier General George Custer’s Cavalry until he was outflanked around 9:00 pm. Walker
was present for sixty-three engagements and received not so
much as a scratch. This was an
impressive feat due to the fact that
he stood at six feet four inches
tall.
After the war, he returned to
his family farm in Chesterfield
County, VA and to his profession
as a civil engineer. He was employed as a railroad executive
with Marine & Selma Railroad in
Selma, AL until 1876. He was
also an engineer with the Richmond and Allegheny Railroad.
Furthermore, he supervised the
construction of Virginia State
Prison and the Texas State Capitol. General Reuben Lindsay
Walker died at his residence Point
of Fork, Fluvanna County, VA on
June 7, 1890. He was buried at the
beautiful Hollywood Cemetery, in
Richmond, with many of his comrades in arms.
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News of Note
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Civil War Heritage Days at
Fort Anderson
Al l of Brunswi ck
County’s eighth graders
were presented to a special
field trip to Brunswick
Town/Fort Anderson State
Historic Site from March 20
-22. The field trip was the
Second Annual Civil War
Heritage Days at Fort
Anderson.
The program consisted of
eleven stations where interpreters dressed in Civil War
attire demonstrated life during the Civil War from the
military aspects to civilians.
The military aspects
consisted of Telegraphy,
Cavalry, Union Infantry,
Confederate Infantry (firing
an Enfield), flags, surgeon,
and artillery. The civilian
component consisted of
nursing, the homefront, and
the mortician. Students were
able to visit the museum as
part of the rotation. Students
spent 15 minutes at each
station when they were signaled to rotate with the firing of the cannon.
A number of BCWRT
By Jim
McKee
members participated in the
program: Charen Fink presented on “The Homefront”;
Ed and Nancy Ovsenik presented on “Funerary Practices”; Joe Newman assisted
with the artillery; and Jim
McKee presented on “Flags
of the Civil War”.
BCWRT is fortunate to
have these talented individuals as part of the membership.
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News of Note
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Who is buried in Grant’s tomb?
Built between 1891 and 1897,
it is the largest mausoleum in
America. It stands 150 feet high
and overlooks the Hudson in the
Morningside Heights neighborhood of Manhattan. At that time
it was considered beyond the built
up part of the city and was a quiet
setting providing great views of
the Hudson River for the visitors.
The tomb was dedicated on April
27, 1897, Grant Day, to commemorate the 75th anniversary of
his birth.
Hundreds of men
worked on the 8,000 tons of granite to build the monument designed by John Duncan, a New
York architect.
Grant himself
said he wanted to be buried in St.
Louis, Mo., Galena, Ill. or Washington D.C.. He only insisted that
Julia be interred beside him. New
York Mayor William Grace immediately made the offer for a
resting place in New York for
both of them and Julia accepted.
The funeral, held on August 8,
1885 was one of the most spectacular events in the city’s history.
Over 60,000 people took part in
the parade, including President
Grover Cleveland, his Cabinet,
the Justices of the Supreme Court
and most of Congress.
The
marchers stretched for 7 miles and
took 5 hours to pass in review.
A temporary brick vault was
built, awaiting completion of the
mausoleum in Riverside Park at
122nd street. Ten days before the
ceremony Grant’s body was secretly transferred from the temporary vault to an eight and a half
ton red granite sarcophagus in the
mausoleum. The interior of the
monument is made of marble and
shows
representations
from
Grant’s life as well as marble im-
By Mike Powell
ages of some of his generals ,
including Sherman, Sheridan,
Thomas, Ord and MacPherson.
In 1958, the National Park
Service took over administration
of the site, but they allowed it to
decay and by 1970 it was victim
to vandalism and graffiti. Various
organizations
and
historical
groups have since given the site
the maintenance and dignity it
deserves and it is again a fitting
monument to one of America’s
greatest heroes.
“Who’s buried in Grant’s
tomb?” The correct answer is no
one. The word buried refers to
being placed in the ground.
Grant’s sarcophagus is above
ground.
NC Maritime Museum Program to
Highlight BCWRT Trip to MOTSU
Jim McKee will be the speaker
for the NC Maritime Museum at
Southport’s Third Tuesday Program on April 23. The presentation will focus on the recent
BCWRT trips to view the western
defenses of Fort Anderson. “This
will be a highly visual program
and I promise to divulge much
new information about the construction of the fort.” stated
McKee.
The program begins
at 7:00pm and will be
held at the Southport
Community Building,
223 East Bay St. The
program is free, call the
Museum at 910-4570003. to register.
NOTICES
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The Civil War Trust Park
Day
The Civil War Trust is famous for is their annual Park
Day Program held each year
during the first weekend in
April. Park Day is where volunteers come together at
various battlefields and historic sites to lend a helping
hand in preserving our national, state, and local historic treasures. This year
Park Day at Fort Anderson
will be held on April 6.
The goal for this year is to
finish clearing brush from the
front of Battery B. Fortunately the interior of Battery
B was completed earlier this
year and the front of the Battery is not as bad as it has
been in the past. It is requested that volunteers muster at the Visitor Center by
8:30 so we can commence
work at 9:00. We should
work until early afternoon.
Survivors will be treated to
the new information concerning the construction and purpose of the curtains and traverses between batteries A &
B. They will also get a full
update on the Gun Emplacement project and guided
tours of their choice.
Please contact Jim McKee
at 910-371-6613 or
[email protected] for
more information or to volunteer. For more information
on whole Park Day program
and to see a list of participating
sites
visit
www.civilwar.org/aboutus/
events/park-day.
IMPORTANT NOTICE TO THE MEMBERSHIP
After two years in establishing the Brunswick Civil War Round Table, the officers and Board (9 members), and the
advisors (3 members) have recently evaluated this organization. The membership should be made aware that certain changes have been decided on as follows:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Basic membership fees for individuals and couples will remain at $25.00 and will not change prior to January
1, 2013, if then.
Students will be welcomed free of charge effective immediately;
A $5.00 admission fee will be charged all guests, effective September 4, 2012.
Subsequently it may be necessary to charge guests a higher fee when there is an especially renowned speaker
or when travel arrangements become more expensive.
The RT has the following stated objectives:
1. To promote knowledge and understanding of the complex Civil War Era through programs, travel, and the
Newsletter;
2. To support the development and preservation of Civil War sites. (This group has adopted Fort Anderson as it
primary site.)
Pursued in various ways, some obvious and some less so, these efforts vary as to the monthly cost of speakers,
venues, programs, and publicity. With this in mind, we propose to establish two categories of elective, tax-free
giving which would secure our finances in light of unknown future changes. The proposed categories reflect our
purposes. One category will be for programs and the other for Historic Site preservation.
The membership may be assured that due diligence is given to all RT finances and other affairs.
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Membership Information
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BRUNSWICK CIVIL
WAR ROUND TABLE
Membership Application and Renewal
The Brunswick Civil War Round Table usually meets on the first Tuesday of each
month, except during July and August. Most meetings will be held in the Southport
area. Specific locations will be announced in advance, either at meetings, in the newsletter, via email, or on our web site. (brunswickcivilwarroundtable.com)
Annual dues are $25.00 for individuals and couples, students are free of charge. Nonmembers pay $5.00 per visit, which can be applied to membership. Please make
checks payable to: B. C. W. R. T. Payments for renewal memberships should be made
on the anniversary of your initial membership. Forms and checks for membership
or renewal can be given to those at the registration desk, at the meetings, or send to:
BCWRT, P. O. Box 10161, Southport, NC. 28461
NAME(S):________________________________________________________________
ADDRESS:_______________________________________________________________
CITY/STATE/ZIP:________________________________________________________
PHONE:_______________________CELL:____________________________________
EMAIL:__________________________________________________________________
If you would like to make a donation to help BCWRT in its historical preservation
work or to assure that we continue to get the best speakers possible please complete
boxes below.
Speakers and programs:
Amount $________
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Amount $________
Recognition may be acknowledged in our communications should you wish.
150 YEARS AG O April 1863
April 2– Richmond Bread Riots
April 7– Union Naval Assault on Fort Sumter and Charleston fails badly
April 12– Longstreet’s Siege of Suffolk, VA begins
April 14– Continuous roll printing press developed by William Bullock
April 16– 12 Union navy vessels under Adm. David Porter run past Vicksburg
April 19– Nebraska Territory enabling act, the first step to statehood, is signed into law
April 20– CS Gen. Robert F. Hoke captures Plymouth, NC
April 20– Proclamation announcing West Virginia will join the Union on June 20, 1863
April 22– “Tax-in-Kind” plan passes by Confederate Senate. Requires 10% of everything grown or produced
to be given to the CS government
April 30– Army of the Potomac camps in the Wilderness surrounding the Chancellor family home
April 30– Grant’s army begins crossing the Mississippi River at noon and landing troops south of Vicksburg
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Call To Arms
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THE NEXT MEETING IS
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
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 28461
Registration is open at 6:30 pm and the program starts at 7:00pm.
2013 BCWRT Officers, Directors and Advisors
Wally Rueckel: President & Director
Rob Clarke: Vice President & Director
Marv Hamer: Vice President & Director
Tom Kehoe: 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
Connie Hendrix: Advisor
Check Us Out on the
Web
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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
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for our 2012/2013 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 email with their login information including username
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