Welcome to the Civil War Roundtable of Gettysburg. "The most important Roundtable,
in the most important small town,
at the most important battlefield,
in the most important country in the world."
—Joe Mieczkowski, past president
      
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March 28, 2019
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
MEADE AND LEE AFTER GETTYSBURG
Jeffrey William Hunt
Meade and Lee After Gettysburg: The Forgotten Final Stage of the Gettysburg Campaign, from Falling Waters to Culpeper Court House, July 14-31, 1863 exposes for Civil War readers what has been hiding in plain sight for 150 years:
The Gettysburg Campaign did not end at the banks of the Potomac on July 14, but deep in central Virginia two weeks later along the line of the Rappahannock.
The two weeks that followed was a grand chess match with everything at stake—high drama filled with hard marching, cavalry charges, heavy skirmishing, and set-piece fighting that threatened to escalate into a major engagement with the potential to end the war in the Eastern Theater. Throughout, one thing remains clear: Union soldiers from private to general continued to fear the lethality of Lee’s army.
Jeffrey William Hunt is the Director of the Texas Military Forces Museum at Camp Mabry in Austin, Texas and an Adjunct Professor of History at Austin Community College, where he has taught since 1988. Prior to taking the post at the Texas Military Forces Museum in 2007, he was the Curator of Collections and Director of the Living History Program at the Admiral Nimitz National Museum of the Pacific War in Fredericksburg, Texas for 11 years. He holds a Bachelors Degree in Government and a Masters Degree in History, both from the University of Texas at Austin. In 2013, Mr. Hunt was appointed an honorary Admiral in the Texas Navy by Governor Rick Perry, in recognition of his efforts to tell the story the Texas Navy during the period of the Texas Revolution and Republic.
Mr. Hunt is the author of many books including the topic of this evening’s lecture, which won the 2017 Gettysburg Civil War Roundtable Book Award.
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From September to May, we meet at the GAR Building, 53 East Middle Street. Light refreshments and conversation starting at 6:30 pm, the program starting at 7.
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Lynn Heller .............................................President Kendra Debaney.....................................Vice President Eleanor Cingire Bilz...........................Recording Secretary Linda Seamon...............................Membership Secretary David Diner...................................................Treasurer Roger Heller .......................................Program Director Linda Joswick .............................................Webmaster Dave Joswick......................................Newsletter Editor |
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Fred Hawthorne, Roger Heller, Hilda Koontz, Dale Molina, Bill Myers, Larry Plymire |
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Next Board Meeting:Board Meetings are open to all members. Meetings begin at 6:00 pm at Perkins Restaurant in Gettysburg. If you would like to eat before the meeting, please arrive by 5:30 pm. Board meetings are the second Thursday of January, March, May, July, September, and November. |
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Hello, Friends!
I can hardly believe this will be my last letter as your President! It’s been an honor to have been in this role for the past four years. You are a wonderful membership, and your smiling faces and enthusiasm at each meeting are what makes our roundtable so special. You are engaged with one another, and the lively camaraderie is a joy to behold!. I have seen you introduce yourselves to guests or new members, which makes such a difference to someone who may not know anyone in the room.
Thanks to those of you who have volunteered to present a short “Show and Tell”, which always adds interesting information to our programs. I hope you will contact Al Ferranto at 2wisvol@gmail.com if you would like to do a presentation.
I have always appreciated your willingness to help in what may seem like small things—closing the screen, turning off and on the lights, unfolding chairs—but all contribute to the overall flow of our meetings. I would especially like to thank Richard Mancini, who is always there early to help set up the AV equipment, and to set up my complicated (to me) microphone system, and somehow is able to figure out the 3 miles of electrical cords!
Your participation in the book raffle and your generous free will donations at each meeting enable us to contribute to worthy Civil War projects and organizations. Our most recent donation was $500 to HGAC, owners of the GAR Hall. Our money will be used to rehabilitate the front door, which has fallen into disrepair. Thank you all!
I heartily thank the Board of Directors and the Committee Chairs and members and the Support Staff, for their ever-present willingness to do what has to be done, their vital input and ideas, and often going ‘above and beyond’ in their dedication. Each one, past and present, has brought value and quality to our roundtable.
I know you will welcome your new President with all the kindness and support you have given me. You folks ROCK!
Best always,
- Lynn |
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