Reminder: 2009 Dues Are Now Due!

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The Year of Lincoln: 200 th Anniversary of Lincoln s Birthday Meetings are normally held at the Cape May Court House Senior Center on the 3 rd Thursday of each month, at 7pm.

1 The Year of Lincoln: 200 th Anniversary of Lincoln s Birthday Meetings are normally held at the Cape May Court House Senior Center on the 3 rd Thursday of each month, at 7pm. The following is a listing of the schedule of presentations planned for future meetings. All speakers have been partially funded thanks to the Cape May County Cultural & Heritage Commission. Reminder: 2009 Dues Are Now Due! Please send your dues to either Jim Marshall (Treasurer) or Andy Lolli (President), addresses below. Your dues help fund the printing and mailing of this newsletter! If you have not paid dues by the end of February, you will not receive the April newsletter! Meeting Schedule for 2009 Cape May County Civil War Round Table Newsletter for March 2009 Deadline for the newsletter is the first of each month, as I put everything together the first week that month. Deadline for the meeting agenda if you want a new business item added is the Monday prior to the meeting as that is when the minutes and meeting agenda are printed out. If you need to contact me: Pat Munson-Siter, 42 Franklin Ave., Villas, NJ (609) or ladysymitar@hotmail.com Also as a reminder, back issues of the newsletter are posted within a month or two of their publication on our website; if you have missed a back issue or are a new member please check the web site. (web address is on last page of newsletter) For that matter, if anyone wishes to have a copy of the newsletter ed to them, please let me know; I use Word 2000 as my word-processing program; your computer will have to be able to read Word files in order to successfully access the files I d send as attachments. Dates for 2009: No meetings in January or February 19 March = Bob O Connor speaking on the 150 th Anniversary of John Brown s assault on Harper s Ferry: The Perfect Trap: Harper s Ferry Refreshments: Mike Golla 16 April = South Jersey Ghost Researcher s Group professional investigators who have concentrated on Southern New Jersey. Presentation will cover the technology they use as well as what results they have obtained. Sites they have investigated include the GAR museum, the Flanders Hotel in Ocean City, and several B&Bs in Cape May. Refreshments: Nancy Baxter 21 May = Glenn LeBuff on the Ten Moral Moments in the Life of Lincoln Refreshments: Jack McDonough 18 June = Refreshments donated by Mary Anne Donlin in memory of Clark Donlin 17 July = Michael Wunsch of the General Meade Society will be telling us about Abraham Lincoln and the Great Sanitary Fair of 16 June 1864.Refreshments: Pat Munson-Siter 21 Aug 17 Sept 15 Oct = Sid Copel will be returning to give us a presentation on Civil War Spies and Guerillas. Refreshments: Helen O len, Bill & Cindy Craft 19 Nov = Dick Simpson will be lecturing on Gettysburg America s Greatest Art Park, a slide presentation on the many magnificent monuments erected at Gettysburg by survivors of the battle, many designed by the finest sculptors and produced by some of the most skilled monument manufacturers of the day.? Dec As a reminder, we still need a new Refreshments Chairman!! In the meantime, contact Sue Gibson to volunteer to bring refreshments for one of the meetings above. CMCCWRT Officers for 2008: President: Andy Lolli 17 Delaware Ave, Del Haven, NJ (609) st Vice President: Suzanne Gibson 214 Exton Rd., Somers Point, NJ (609) nd Vice President: Lou Bishop Jr. 21 Schoolhouse Ln., Cape May Court House, NJ (609) Secretary: Pat Munson-Siter (see above) (609) March 2009 = page #1

Treasurer: Jim Marshall 202 Bartram Lane, Ocean City, NJ 08226 (609) 398-6924 9 April = Lee surrenders at Appomattox Court House 14 April = Lincoln shot at Ford s theater 15 April = Johnston

com Upcoming Current Events CIVIL WAR DATES IN APRIL 1861 12 April = Confederates fire on Ft. Sumter in Charleston Harbor 13 April = Ft.

2 Treasurer: Jim Marshall 202 Bartram Lane, Ocean City, NJ (609) April = Lee surrenders at Appomattox Court House 14 April = Lincoln shot at Ford s theater 15 April = Johnston surrenders in North Carolina Upcoming Events As a reminder, this material is mostly taken from the website Upcoming Current Events CIVIL WAR DATES IN APRIL April = Confederates fire on Ft. Sumter in Charleston Harbor 13 April = Ft. Sumter surrenders 15 April = Lincoln calls for 75,000 volunteers 17 April = Virginia convention votes to secede from Union 18 April = Federal soldiers abandon Harper s Ferry 19 April = Soldiers & civilians clash in Baltimore 20 April = Confederates seize the navy yard in Norfolk VA April = Battle of Shiloh, TN 8 April = Confederates surrender Island # 10 on the Mississippi River 11 April = Union forces take Ft. Pulaski, GA 25 April = New Orleans falls to Union naval forces under Farragut April VA Anniversary commemoration of the death of Confederate Gen. AP Hill near Petersburg. Patrick Falci will present a living history talk at noon. Free. The site is just off Route 1 south of Petersburg near the entrance to Pamplin Historical Park. Turn west on AP Hill Drive from Route 1 then circle around to the back of the subdivision or 3 VA Walking tour, Jefferson Davis s Richmond, a presidential view of the Confederate capital, begins at the Museum of the Confederacy. Noon. $10. or extension PA Seminar and tour, "In the Footsteps of John Brown," in Chambersburg. Includes tour of Brown-related sites or PA United States Colored Troops Weekend at Fort Mifflin, Hog Island and Fort Mifflin roads, Philadelphia. Drills, demonstrations, music and more. $6/adult. or ALL Civil War Preservation Trust s Park Day. Clean up activities at Civil War battlefields and sites throughout the country. List of participating sites: April = Bread riots in Richmond, VA April = Battle at Sabine Crossroads, LA 12 April = Ft. Pillow, TN captured April = Battle of Five Forks, VA 2 April = Petersburg occupied by Union troops 2 3 April = Richmond, VA falls; Confederate government evacuated 4 April = Lincoln visits Richmond 6 April = Battle of Sailor s Creek, VA 4 MD Conference, "Maryland and the Civil War: A Regional Perspective." Topics include John Brown's Raid, Abraham Lincoln's relationship with Maryland, the B&O Railroad, and much more. At the Carroll Community College, 1601 Washington Road, Westminster. $35 $45. Details, registration: or 4 MD Lecture, "Desperate Engagement of Monocacy" at the B&O Railroad Museum in Ellicott City. 2 pm. Free with admission. or March 2009 = page #2

3 4 VA Living history, camps and demonstrations at the New Market Battlefield State Historical Park. 9 am-5 pm. Free with park admission. or VA Living history, President Lincoln Visits General and Mrs. Grant at City Point, Daytime program at the Grant s Headquarters unit of the Petersburg National Battlefield in Hopewell. Evening program at Union Station in downtown Petersburg with reception following. Day program free. Complete details: VA Bridgewater College s Civil War Institute. This year s focus is Abraham Lincoln. Noted speakers at the McKinney Center for Science and Mathematics at the college in Bridgewater VA Tour, Brandy Station battlefield (Beverly Ford and St. James Church). Two-hour tour begins at 10 am at the Graffiti House visitor center north of Culpeper. $10. or VA Lecture, Lincoln, God and Emancipation: A Promise Fulfilled, at the Library of Virginia. 2 pm. Free. or VA Special event, The Capital of the Confederacy Ball, at the Bolling-Haxall House in Richmond. Period music, dancing, refreshments and much more PA Living history camps and programs at Pitzer Woods and Spangler Spring, Gettysburg National Military Park. Free. or extension VA Living history, camps and demonstrations at Fort Huger near Smithfield. The fort is located off Route 10 at Talcott Terrace. The entrance is at the corner of Lawnes Neck Drive and Talcott Terrace in Rushmere. 9 am-5 pm Saturday, 9 am-4 pm Sunday. Free VA Living history and open house at the Miller-Kite Museum (Stonewall Jackson Headquarters), 310 E. Rockingham, Elkton. Demonstrations, tours, music and more. 10 am-4 pm Saturday, noon-4:30 pm Sunday or historyed@msn.com. 4-5 VA Living history and other anniversary activities at the Sailor s Creek Battlefield State Historical Park between Amelia and Farmville. Talks about the battle and the restoration of the Hillsman House are scheduled. 11 am 5 pm. Free. Directions: VA Living history, "Southside Virginia Heritage Days" at Historic Fork Inn in Sutherland (US 460 west of Petersburg). Commemorates the April 2, 1865, Battle of Sutherland Station. Camps and demonstrations, exhibits, house tours and more. 10 am-5 pm Saturday, 10 am-3 pm Sunday. Free or michelle@hallpartners.com. 4-5 VA Living history, "Appomattox History Weekend," at the Clover Hill Village, 5747 River Ridge Road," 1 mile south of the Appomattox National Historical Park. "Lee's Lieutenants," displays and children's activities planned. 10 am 4 pm. Free. lpence@live.com or MD Bell & History Days in Frederick. Free admission to the National Museum of Civil War Medicine Saturday 10 am-4 pm. or Other weekend activities: 5 VA Special programs related to Lincoln s April 1865 visit to Richmond. Richmond Again Taken: A Sampling of Photographs of Richmond in 1865 noon at the American Civil War Center (NPS theater). Lecture, And Now the Nightmare is Gone: Abraham Lincoln & the Fall of the Confederacy, at the American Civil War Center at 1 pm. Walking tour, Lincoln Walk, historians and others stationed along the route of Abraham Lincoln s tour of Richmond in April Begins at 17th and Dock streets. 2 5 pm. Free. 8 VA Gallery Walk, Photography in Virginia, at the Virginia Historical Society in Richmond. Noon. Free with admission. or VA Anniversary activities at the Appomattox National Historical Park. Special ranger programs on and around the surrender date. Details: or DC Walking tour, The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln, a Smithsonian tour. Meets at Lafayette Square. 10 am and 2 pm. Details, registration: click on Activities. 11 DC MD VA Tour, John Wilkes Booth Escape Route, popular 12-hour tour sponsored by the Surratt Society. $70. or VA Guided hike of the First Manassas battlefield. Long walk covering little-known aspects of the battle at the Manassas National Battlefield. Noon. Free with park admission. or VA MD Tour, From Cedar Mountain to Antietam, based in Manassas. $700 plus lodging. or VA Reenactment, Skirmish at Jeffersonville, at Historic Crab Orchard Museum near Tazewell. Friday dusk artillery firing. Tours of camps 10 am 5 pm Saturday, 10 am 3 pm Sunday. Battles 2 pm Saturday and Sunday. $5/adult. or DC MD VA Tour, John Wilkes Booth Escape Route, popular 12-hour tour sponsored by the Surratt Society. $70. or PA Songs and Stories of a Civil War Hospital, at Christ Church, 30 Chambersburg St., Gettysburg. Civil War music and stories by candlelight at this historic church. 8 pm. Free MD Living history, "Civil War: A Local History at Ellicott City Station," at the B&O Railroad Museum in Ellicott City. Military and civilian living history and demonstrations. 11 am-4 pm. or March 2009 = page #3

4 18 VA Bus tour, Civil War Richmond, sponsored by the Valentine History Center in Richmond. 1 5 pm. $23/adult. Reservations: extension 301. Details: 18 VA Tour, Brandy Station battlefield (Kelly s Ford and Stevensburg). Two-hour tour begins at 10 am at the Graffiti House visitor center north of Culpeper. $10. or VA Living history, Prince William Prepares for War, at the Brentsville Courthouse Historic Centre, Bristow Road, Bristow (near Manassas). Camps, demonstrations and tours. 11 am 8 pm. Free VA Van tour, "The Capital of the Confederacy," focus on Confederate Richmond. Begins at Lee Hall Mansion in Newport News. 9 am-5 pm. $50, reservations required, space limited or PA Living history camps and programs at the Pennsylvania Memorial and Little Round Top, Gettysburg National Military Park. Free. or extension PA Reenactment Early s 1864 Valley Campaign, at Neshaminy State Park, Bensalem. Battles, demonstrations, camps and more. 9 am-4 pm. or PA Civil War Weekend in Scranton. Saturday Grand Ball at 8 pm with live music and dancing (lessons taught) at the Century Club, 612 Jefferson Ave. Period dress suggested but not required. $35/person, $60/couple. Sunday at 1 pm "Dance and Dress in High Society" with dance lessons and tea at the Scranton Cultural Center, 420 N Washington Ave. $30-35/person. Details, register: DC Symposium, President Lincoln s Health, lectures cover his life and death. At the National Museum of Health and Medicine. Details: or VA Living history, infantry demonstrations at the Unfinished Railroad, the Manassas National Battlefield Park. Free with park admission or VA Walking tour Petersburg and Secession, begins at the Petersburg city visitor center, 425 Cockade Alley downtown. 11 am, 1:30 and 3:30 pm. Free. or VA Living history, Civil War at the Junction, camps and demonstrations at the Manassas Museum. 10 am- 4 pm. Free. or VA Living history, tours and more during History and Heritage Weekend in Suffolk. Presented by Riddick s Folly and the Suffolk-Nansemond Historical Society. Free (fee for bus tours of historical sites). or Bearss. Meets 4th and Independence Ave. SW at 8 am. Details, registration: click on Activities. 19 VA Living history, artillery demonstrations at the Manassas National Battlefield. Free with park admission. or VA Lunch talk, The Spy in Crinoline: Antonia Ford s Civil War, at the Manassas Museum. 12:15 pm. $4. or VA First Ladies of the Civil War, a look at both women at the Museum of the Confederacy in Richmond. Includes special tour of the White House of the Confederacy. 2 pm. $15. reservations extension AL Reenactment, Skirmish at Tannehill Ironworks, camps, demonstrations and battle at the state park near McCalla or VA Civil War Show, thousands of books, artifacts, art and more for show and sale at the Fredericksburg Expo Center, 2371 Carl D. Silver Parkway, Fredericksburg. 3-8 pm Friday, 9 am-4 pm Saturday. $8/adult or VA Culpeper Remembrance Days. Living history, tours and much more celebrating Culpeper s 250th birthday. or VA Civil War Weekend in Buchanan. Downtown street battles Friday and Saturday with demonstrations, music, encampments and much more or 25 DC Seminar, Abraham Lincoln, Esquire, a Smithsonian event at the S. Dillon Ripley Center. Details, registration: click on Activities. 25 VA Guided hike of the Second Manassas battlefield. Long walk covering little-known aspects of the battle at the Manassas National Battlefield. Noon. Free with park admission. or VA Living history, tours and other programs at the American Civil War Center at Historic Tredegar in Richmond. Military and civilian demonstrations, games and more. 10 am 5 pm. Free. or 26 DC Walking tour, The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln, a Smithsonian tour. Meets at Lafayette Square. 10 am and 2 pm. Details, registration: click on Activities. 26 PA Preservation walk, battlefield preservation walk sponsored by the Gettysburg Foundation in Gettysburg VA Tour, Confederate Cemetery Walk, in Old Town Manassas. 2 pm. $10. or DC Bus and walking tour, Mr. Lincoln s Civil and Political Washington, a Smithsonian tour led by Ed March 2009 = page #4

28 VA Tours, daylong (9 am 5 pm) bus tour of the 1862 Richmond-area battlefields (Seven Days). Begins at Tredegar Iron Works in Richmond.

29 VA Conference, America on the Eve of the Civil War, at the University of Richmond in Richmond.

29-May 3 DC Tour, Lincoln in Washington, with Ed Bearss. Includes visits to Washington and area sites including the Lincoln Cottage, Ford s Theater and Booth escape route. www.smithsonianjourneys.

5 28 VA Tours, daylong (9 am 5 pm) bus tour of the 1862 Richmond-area battlefields (Seven Days). Begins at Tredegar Iron Works in Richmond. Also walking tours of the Cold Harbor (11 am) and Gaines s Mill (2:30 pm) battlefields. Registration and fee required for the bus tour, walking tours are free. or VA Conference, America on the Eve of the Civil War, at the University of Richmond in Richmond. The first of a series of signature conferences sponsored by the Virginia Sesquicentennial of the American Civil War Commission May 3 DC Tour, Lincoln in Washington, with Ed Bearss. Includes visits to Washington and area sites including the Lincoln Cottage, Ford s Theater and Booth escape route VA Tours, daylong (9 am 5 pm) bus tour of the 1864 Richmond-area battlefields (includes Cold Harbor). Begins at Tredegar Iron Works in Richmond. Also walking tours of the Cold Harbor (11 am) and Gaines s Mill (2:30 pm) battlefields. Registration and fee required for the bus tour, walking tours are free. or VA Lecture, J.E.B. Stuart s 1862 Christmas Raid, at the Old Manassas Courthouse, 9248 Lee Ave, Manassas. 7 pm. Free PA Living history, Civil War Reunion, at Pennypacker Mills, 5 Haldeman Road, Schwenksville. Camps and demonstrations with battles both days. Saturday 10 am-5 pm (lantern tours 7:30 pm) and Sunday 10 am- 4 pm. Free. or March 2009 = page #5

6 To be continued next month Cape May County Civil War Round Table c/o Pat Munson-Siter 42 Franklin Ave. Villas, NJ March 2009 = page #6

U.S. HISTORY CHAPTER 16 SECTION 2 EARLY YEARS OF THE WAR

U.S. HISTORY CHAPTER 16 SECTION 2 EARLY YEARS OF THE WAR BOARD QUESTIONS 1) WHAT IS A BLOCKADE? 2) WHAT WAS THE AVERAGE AGE OF A SOLDIER IN THE CIVIL WAR? 3) WHO WON THE BATTLE OF BULL RUN AND HOW? 4)