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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February 28, 2019
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
THE WAR FOR THE COMMON SOLDIER
Dr. Peter Carmichael
How did Civil War soldiers endure the brutal and unpredictable existence of army life during the conflict? This question is at the heart of Peter S. Carmichael’s presentation “The War for the Common Soldier.” Based on close examination of the letters and records left behind by individual soldiers from both the North and the South, Carmichael explores the totality of the Civil War experience - the marching, the fighting, the boredom, the idealism, the exhaustion, the punishments, and the frustrations of being away from families who often faced their own dire circumstances. Carmichael focuses not on what soldiers thought but rather how they thought. In doing so, he reveals how, to the shock of most men, well-established notions of duty or disobedience, morality or immorality, loyalty or disloyalty, and bravery or cowardice were blurred by war.
Peter S. Carmichael is the Fluhrer Professor of History and the Director of the Civil War Institute at Gettysburg College. After completing his doctorate at Penn State University under Dr. Gary W. Gallagher, Professor Carmichael went on to teach at Western Carolina University, the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, and West Virginia University. He is the author and editor of four books, including The Last Generation: Young Virginians in Peace, War, and Reunion, which was published by the University of North Carolina Press in 2005. He has also published a number of articles for both scholarly and popular journals, and he speaks frequently to general and scholarly audiences. Every June Professor Carmichael directs the Civil War Institute’s summer conference, which draws more than 300 attendees from across the country. More recently Professor Carmichael has appeared on the PBS Robert E. Lee documentary for the American Experience series and on the popular TV show Who Do You Think You Are. His lectures have also been covered by PCN and C-Span. His most recent book, The War for the Common Soldier, is now available.
Pete enjoys watching Indiana sports, particularly the Pacers, Colts, and Hoosiers, and traveling to France. He lives in Gettysburg with his wife and twin daughters.
Our meetings are the Fourth Thursday of each month.
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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Plaque Committee: Book Award Committee: Field Trip Committee: If you are interested in more information, or joining, one the committees, please contact any Officer or Board Member. |
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EVENT INFORMATION |
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Annual Spring Excursion 2019
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Hello, Friends! Happy New Year!
Now that the holidays are over, I find myself reflecting on our roundtable events in 2018. It was a very good year!
Thanks to Roger Heller for providing so many amazing speakers and programs. He has worked hard all year and doesn’t let any detail go unfinished. All of the indoor presentations have been outstanding, and how about Scott Mingus’ April field trip to Hanover Junction an on to Wrightsville and Columbia! Do you remember the almost hidden Zion Hill Cemetery? Whatever we thought we knew we learned a heck of a lot more that day.
Thanks to Wayne Motts for stepping up at the last minute when our October speaker couldn’t make it. Our summer “on the field” tours were just wonderful, led by Jarrad Fuoss, Benjamin Neely, and Paul Shevchuk. The only bummer was that Mother Nature and her snow took over our November meeting with Gene Schmiel, but we had a fabulous Holiday Banquet with the one-and-only Carol Reardon as presenter. In Larry Plymire’s absence, Lynn announced that the recipient of the CWRT Gettysburg’s 2017 Book Award is Jeffrey Hunt for his book: Meade and Lee After Gettysburg. We are looking forward to what Roger has in store for us in 2019!
This year we made a donation of $500 to the GAR Hall for very needed window repair on this iconic & historic building. We also made a $500 donation to York History Center, and we donated $500.00 to The Adams County Historical Society earmarked for their capital campaign for a new home. Yay us!
Our roundtable was delighted to receive a very generous donation of $600.00 from “A friend of the Gettysburg Roundtable” to pay our rent for 2018! Thank you, thoughtful person!
We are a lucky bunch to have this roundtable filled to the brim with kind, cheerful, friendly, and really smart people! I am honored to have served as President for this fine, outstanding group of Gettysburg enthusiasts.
Wishing you a joyous and healthy 2019!
- Lynn Keep your words positive, because your words become your behaviors. Keep your behaviors positive because your behaviors become your habits. Keep your habits positive because your habits become your values. Keep your values positive because your values become your destiny.” – Gandhi
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