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December 17, 2009

CIVIL WAR NEWS AND EVENTS:
TCWPA Hosts first Three-Star Battlefield Tour at Davis Bridge Battlefield!
The Tennessee Civil War Preservation Association (TCWPA) invites you to its first “Three Star Civil War Battlefield Tour “at Davis Bridge Battlefield on Saturday, December 12, 2009, 9:30 am – 12:30 pm. Tour goers will join Shiloh National Military Park historians and Tennessee Wars Commission Program Director Fred Prouty for an in-depth tour of the recently protected Davis Bridge battlefield. The tour is open to the public and there is no charge to take part. The tour will “go” rain or shine so appropriate warm and weather protective clothing and good walking shoes are recommended. Davis Bridge Battlefield is located near Pocahontas, TN.
TCWPA will launch its new Three Stars tour series at a reception the evening before in Corinth, MS at the National Park Service visitor center. You are invited to join fellow tour participants and TCWPA board members at the reception Friday evening, December 11, at 6:30 pm. There is no charge for this engagement.
If you’d like to attend the reception and tour, please RSVP by email to Executive Director Mary Ann Peckham, mapeckham@aol.com. If you would like to do only the tour, please register online at TCWPA’s web site, www.tcwpa.org. (Click on “Events” page). If you have any questions please contact Mary Ann at mapeckham@aol.com.
Note: TCWPA will have a block of hotel rooms held in the Corinth area for tour participants and will order box lunches for the end of the tour on Saturday at the Battlefield. For those interested in lodging or lunch, we’ll let you know the lodging cost and location, and the cost of lunch.

December 16, 2009

On January 9, 2010, the MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History will host a one-day symposium titled, “James H. Burton, Master Armorer of the Confederacy.”  The event will feature lectures on James Henry Burton and his role in promoting small-arms manufacturing in the South as well as Burton’s Confederate uniform.  This project is supported in part by a grant from the Arkansas Humanities Council and the National Endowment for the Humanities.  Admission is free.  In addition to hearing the lectures, participants will have one final opportunity to view “Lee and Grant,” the NEH on the Road traveling exhibit developed by the Mid-America Arts Alliance in Kansas City, Missouri.   The exhibit has been at the museum since November 12 and will close on January 9.   

In 1861, with very few resources, the Confederacy attempted to arm itself.  Several factories and armories were created to help meet these needs.  James Henry Burton played a major role in the South’s venture in small-arms manufacturing.  Born in Virginia in 1823, Burton was apprenticed to a machine shop at the age of sixteen and his abilities and talent were quickly recognized.  Ten years later he became acting master armorer at Harpers Ferry. 

Burton’s mechanical genius flourished at Harpers Ferry. He invented an altered form of Claud Minié’s rifle bullet, which became the primary small-arm projectile during the Civil War.  Burton left America for England, where he became chief engineer of the Royal Small Arms Factory producing the Enfield Rifle.  After his return to America, he became the premier small-arms expert in the Confederacy.  Dr. Matthew Norman, author of Colonel Burton’s Spiller and Burr Revolver: An Untimely Venture in Confederate Small-Arms Manufacturing is a leading expert on Burton and his efforts to promote armaments manufacture in the South.   
 

Burton’s Civil War uniform has been on exhibit at the MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History since opening in 2001.  One of the finest officers’ uniforms in existence, it was professionally conserved by Jessica Hack, noted textile conservator in New Orleans.  Ms. Hack is an associate with the American Institute for Conservation with extensive experience in the preservation of Civil War textiles.   

9:00—9:30  Registration

9:30—10:30  “James H. Burton, Master Armorer,” Dr. Matthew Norman

10:30—11:00  Break

11:00—12:00  “Conservation of the Burton Uniform,” Jessica Hack, AIC

12:00—1:00  Lunch Light Refreshments Provided

1:00—2:00 Harpers Ferry and Confederate Armament,” Dr. Matthew Norman

2:00—2:30   Break

2:30—3:30 “Burton’s Efforts to Create a Confederate Armory,” Dr. Matthew Norman

December 8, 2009

I wouldn't normally post something on the Mexican War but since Arkansas Civil War expert Mark Christ is involved, here it is:

Wednesday, December 9, 2009 
 Brown Bags & Books 
 Ready, Booted & Spurred: Arkansas in the U.S. - Mexican War 12:00 to 1:00 pm 

Through the various papers that were presented at the museum’s 2005 seminar, and featured within this book, readers will gain an understanding about why the war was fought, how Arkansas was involved, and how the war changed American history. Editors William A. Frazier and Mark K. Christ will discuss the war and sign books.
 
Bring your lunch and enjoy a complimentary beverage. Admission is free. Books are on sale in the Old State House Museum Store. - Old State House Museum, Little Rock, Arkansas.
 

December 7, 2009

For those of you interested in the Wilson's Creek Battlefield in Missouri:

Ceremony planned Dec. 12

Wilson's Creek National Battlefield is having its sixth annual Memorial Illumination Ceremony Dec. 12. Opening ceremonies start at 4:30 p.m. at the Visitor Center located at the entrance of the park, Greene County start and Farm Road 182. Visitors will proceed through the illumination tour which features more than 2,500 luminaries, representing those killed, wounded or missing at the Battle of Wilson's Creek, Aug. 10, 1861. Volunteers will distribute the luminaries along the five-mile tour road through the park the afternoon of Dec. 12.
Stop by the Ray House to visit with living history volunteers, listen to carolers, view the holiday decorations and enjoy refreshments. Admission is free.
For additional information, contact Angela R. Piroutte, 732-2662, Ext 221; www.nps.gov/wicr

Also on the local news, the Reed's Bridge Battlefield had a pretty good news article  yesterday in the Arkansas Gazette.  I don't know if you can still read it but here is a link to the Gazette.  The Sunday Gazette can also be found in many stores for the rest of the week.

December 3, 2009

As we go into the weekend and its gets closer to Christmas, you might want to check out some of the new books and DVD that are being produced and posted on the Civil War in the Book and Publication forum.

If you are a Civil War book author or have produced a CD or DVD, please feel free to publish your information there.

December 2, 2009

The new "corrected" winter Battlefield update is now out.

December 1, 2009

TCWPA Hosts first Three-Star Battlefield Tour at Davis Bridge Battlefield

The Tennessee Civil War Preservation Association (TCWPA) invites you to its first “Three Star Civil War Battlefield Tour “at Davis Bridge Battlefield on Saturday, December 12, 2009, 9:30 am – 12:30 pm.   Join Shiloh National Military Park historians and Tennessee Wars Commission Program Director Fred Prouty for an in-depth tour of the recently protected Davis Bridge battlefield.  The tour is open to the public and there is no charge.    The tour will “go” rain or shine so appropriate warm and weather protective clothing and good walking shoes are recommended.    Davis Bridge Battlefield is located near Pocahontas, TN.

TCWPA will launch its new Three Stars tour series at a reception the evening before in Corinth, MS at the National Park Service visitor center.  You are invited to join fellow tour participants and TCWPA board members at the reception Friday evening, December 11, at 6:30 pm.   There is no charge.  

If you’d like to attend the reception and tour, please RSVP by email to Executive Director Mary Ann Peckham, mapeckham@aol.com.   If you would like to do only the tour, please register online at TCWPA’s web site, www.tcwpa.org. (Click on “Events” page).    Questions? Contact Mary Ann at mapeckham@aol.com.

 Note:  TCWPA will have a block of hotel rooms held in the Corinth area for tour participants and will order box lunches for the end of the tour on Saturday at the Battlefield.  For those interested in lodging or lunch, we’ll let you know the lodging cost and location, and the cost of lunch.  

November 20, 2009

The November Civil War Roundtable newsletter is now posted  and you can read it at:

November 18, 2009

CIVIL WAR NEWS AND EVENTS:

Battle of Nashville Preservation Society Civil War Seminar at Ft.Negley - some seats still available!

The Battle of Nashville Preservation Society’s Civil War conference is slated for Nashville's historic Ft. Negley Park.  This educational event will be held on Saturday, November 21st, 2009 and it runs from 8:30 AM through 4:30 PM.  Included in the conference is a tour and lunch and the fee is only $40 (before November 1st) and $45 thereafter.  Seating is limited and it is first come, first in.  The speakers include: 

Sarah Boyd - noted Williamson County, TN history teacher - The Roots of the Civil War:  How Our Forefathers Passed the Buck 

Carole S. Boyd - history professor at Volunteer State Community College - Storm Clouds On The Horizon: Nashville In The Decade Before the Civil War 

Myers Brown – History and Extension Services Curator, Tennessee State Museum - Spies, Scouts and Guerrillas: Irregular Warfare in Middle Tennessee 

Krista Castillo - Museum Coordinator, Ft. Negley Park/Nashville CWRT - Finding Peace: Reconstructing Middle Tennessee 

Thomas Flagel - history professor, Columbia State Community College - Appomattox: The Place of Lee's Surrender and a National Resurrection 

John Allyn - Battle of Nashville Preservation Society/Nashville City Cemetery Association - The Nashville City Cemetery (and tour guide for the tour there) 

The symposium is sponsored by the Battle of Nashville Preservation Society and Nashville Metro Parks. 

Make your check payable to BONPS and send to BONPS, c/o Ft. Negley Visitors Center, 1100 Ft. Negley Blvd., Nashville, TN 37203.   Remember seating is limited and the fee includes lunch and the tour.  If you want a vegetarian lunch please make that known.

Fort Negley and Tennessee Historical Society Civil War Lecture Series

Ft. Negley Park and the Tennessee Historical Society are having a series of lectures in honor of the 145th Anniversary of Hood's Tennessee Campaign of 1864.  All events will be held at Ft. Negley's Visitor's Center as part of the THS Fall Membership series.  The events are free and open to the public.

The lectures, dates and presenters are as follows - programs run from 5:30 to 7 PM:

November 17, 2009

CWRTO member George Sims is currently conducting research into the organization, movements, battles and history of the Seventeenth Louisiana Infantry Regiment, with the possible goal of a book on the subject. This group was organized in September 1861, and saw action at Shiloh, Chickasaw Bayou, Port Gibson and Vicksburg. Following the surrender at Vicksburg, the regiment was paroled, and at least some of the men were reassembled in northern Louisiana, seeing limited service in that state until 1865.

Any information concerning this regiment, particularly diaries, correspondence or memoirs of any of its members, information on the organization and background of its ten companies, and any leads on the location of any existing regimental or company flags would be greatly appreciated.

George can be contacted at: georgesims@hotmail.com, or Route 2, Box 237-3, Mansfield, Missouri 65704-9564. His phone number is (417) 924-2312.

November 16, 2009

MUSEUM EXPLORES THE FEDERAL CONTROL OF ARKANSAS

 

FOR IMMEDIATE CENTRAL ARKANSAS RELEASE  –  November 13, 2009

 

LITTLE ROCK, AR – The Old State House Museum will help visitors travel back to the fall and winter of 1863-64 with a Civil War living history event on Saturday, November 21, 2009, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

 

Visitors will have an opportunity to explore the ongoing Federal military occupation of Little Rock and the creation of a Unionist state government.  The backdrop for the event will be the camp of the federal garrison, the creation of Arkansas’s 1864 Constitution, and the election of officials to serve in state government.  Visitors can participate in a constitutional convention in the morning and an election in the afternoon.  Firing demonstrations, programs on military justice, period games for young visitors, and examples of everyday life in Little Rock during the Civil War will be available throughout the event. Those who attend will receive a period-style newspaper to bring them up to speed on the news of the day.

 

Event Schedule:

10 a.m.: Firing Demonstration

11 a.m.: 1864 Constitutional Convention

2 p.m.:  1864 Election

3 p.m.: Firing Demonstration

 

These events are free to the public and will take place on the lawn of the Old State House Museum. Call the Old State House Museum at (501) 324-9685 for more information.

 

About the Old State House Museum

The Old State House Museum is a museum of the Department of Arkansas Heritage and shares the goal of all seven Department of Arkansas Heritage agencies, that of preserving and enhancing the heritage of the state of Arkansas. The agencies are Arkansas Arts Council, Arkansas Historic Preservation Program, Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission, Delta Cultural Center in Helena, Historic Arkansas Museum, Mosaic Templars Cultural Center, and the Old State House Museum.

October 30, 2009

Added the Charleston, Franklin County War Memorial:

Added the following people to the Civil War Soldiers & Civilians database. 

  • McNally, Patrick
  • McNally, Thomas
  • McNatt, J.L.
  • McNeal, Henry
  • McNeil, Buck
  • McNeil, John
  • McNelty, George
  • McNight, Jacob
  • McPherson, E.R.
  • McVay, D.L.
  • McVey, Henry
  • McWhirten, S.W.

October 29, 2009

Added the following people to the Civil War Soldiers & Civilians database. 

  • McGee, George M.D.
  • McGee, Stephen
  • McGee, Thomas
  • McGuire, Hugh B.
  • McHenry, Joseph
  • McIntyre, J.H.
  • McKinney, Edmund
  • McLane, Peter
  • McLaughlin, Hugh
  • McLean, Alexander
  • McLehaney, Robert
  • McLemore, Frank K.
  • McMahan, Patrick
  • McMahern, Samuel
  • McMahon, William

October 23, 2009

The new Civil War Roundtable of Arkansas newsletter for October is out and we look forward to seeing you at the Tuesday night meeting.

Added the following in Sharp County:

October 18, 2009

Added the following people to the Civil War Soldiers & Civilians database. 

  • Barnes, John
  • Bartram, David
  • Chappeill, William C.
  • Colbert, John
  • Davidson, L.H.
  • Donovan, William
  • Dyer, Sidney
  • Ear, John A.
  • Gordon, Lester
  • Hartzel, W.
  • Inman, Nathaniel
  • Richardson, Doyle
  • Smith, Henry A.
  • Smith, James W.
  • Smith, William J.
  • Thomas, Dave

October 17, 2009

Added the Heartsill Confederate Memorial located in Greenwood, Arkansas

October 9, 2009

Added the following people to the Civil War Soldiers & Civilians database. 

Please note that we are now adding the Fort Smith National Cemetery, in addition to the Little Rock National Cemetery.

  • Booksland, A.
  • Boyd, William P.
  • Ford, John D.
  • Hall, E.B.
  • Howard, Frederick
  • Lee, Charles J.
  • Lennon, James
  • Marks, John
  • Maxwell, John S.
  • Moore, Thomas
  • Morrow, Preston
  • Rhoton, Josiah
  • Riddle, Jackson
  • Robinson, Rollan
  • Smith, Henry V.
  • Smith, Wilson
  • Spencer, John T.
  • Stouffer, Peter
  • Thomas, William F.
  • Todd, Henry
  • Weaver, Henry E.
  • Wilson, Alfred

October 8, 2009

Added the following people to the Civil War Soldiers & Civilians database:

  • Affolder, John
  • Bowns, W.P.
  • Brinks, Henry
  • Brown, C.A.
  • Burke, Stephen
  • Davis, Andrew
  • Davis, Frederick
  • Davis, O.C.
  • Felcorn, Nelson
  • Johnson, Leven
  • Jones, Henry I.
  • Mentembyer, Charles
  • Miller, Howard
  • Munger, Hiram V.
  • Ryan, G.
  • Stelle, Nelson
  • Stroble, Frank
  • Tripp, Horace B.
  • Walker, Roswell
  • Walker, Samuel

October 7, 2009

Added the following people to the Civil War Soldiers & Civilians database:

  • Ballard, Albert
  • Belger, Patrick
  • Benoter, Christopher
  • Bowen, Thomas C.
  • Curtis, R.V.
  • Downey, Simon
  • Free, Henry
  • Freeman, Victor
  • Furman, Erley P.
  • Gandell, Marcus
  • Gotherman, Jacob
  • Hodge, Amos
  • Horn, James W.
  • Houff, Jacob C.
  • Hulett, Asa
  • Johnson, P.B.
  • Kroon, Peter
  • Kunarl, William
  • Lambert, Jno.
  • McCreery, James
  • McIntosh, Nathaniel
  • Sommer, John
  • Stingle, John
  • Thomas, Gideon
  • White, Thomas
  • Youngblood, A.

October 5, 2009

Added the following people to the Civil War Soldiers & Civilians database:

  • Anderson, Loren
  • Chance, William H.
  • Christianson, M.
  • Engle, Hiram J.
  • Ervin, James D.
  • Evans, William
  • Garrett, F.E.
  • Hall, James W.
  • Henthorn, Noah
  • Lindell, Nels
  • Morrell, Robert
  • Ogletree, J.T.
  • Prior, E.O.
  • Ross, John
  • Seiver, Oliver
  • Stow, Robinson
  • Virden, William H.
  • Wilson, J.W.

October 4, 2009

Added the following people to the Civil War Soldiers & Civilians database:

  • Beltz, Joseph
  • Boswell, John W.
  • Bray, Isham
  • Burman, James
  • Conway, John
  • Corndon, James
  • Gray, James
  • Haley, John
  • Lloyd, Thomas
  • Marbary, Charles
  • Murphy, John
  • Paisley, John
  • Patterson, William
  • Pugh, J.N.B.
  • Roe, Odd A.
  • Shelling, Lewis
  • Sheridan, Jasper
  • Steele, George B.
  • Sweet, John
  • York, William A.

September 26, 2009

Added the Illinois Memorial located at the Memphis National Cemetery.

September 25, 2009

Added the Minnesota Memorial located at the Memphis National Cemetery.

and the following people to the Civil War Soldiers & Civilians database:

  • Beecher, Ephraim
  • Blum, Gabirel
  • Brison, James
  • Capes, Isaac
  • Chappel, C.S.
  • Cole, William
  • Fainegan, James
  • Glenn, Samuel T.
  • Hans, Carl
  • Hobbedier, Peter
  • Jones, Frank
  • Jones, Isaiah
  • Kelly, Charles D.
  • Kennedy, James
  • Kottle, Hubbard
  • Lee, James
  • Seymour, C.A.
  • Vincent, Lewis G.

September 23, 2009

Added the following people to the Civil War Soldiers & Civilians database:

  • Arrick, J.C.
  • Crosser, Edwrd
  • Dischler, Edward
  • Ennis, James J.
  • Farrand, Richard
  • Gallant, James
  • Gillman, Albert
  • Graf, Frederick
  • Hilant, James
  • Jackson, A.J.
  • Jackson, G.W.
  • Johnson, Andrew J.
  • Keim, Mathias
  • McGhee, Robert
  • O' Conner, Patrick
  • Pruden, A.S.
  • Rode, Ernst
  • Rogers, David P.
  • Schmeh, Mathias
  • Smith, John
  • Stuart, James R.
  • Teubner, August
  • Wilson, Moses

September 22, 2009

Added the following people to the Civil War Soldiers & Civilians database:

  • Bateman, Abraham

  • Bates, Samuel N.

  • Brown, Franklin S.

  • Chitwood, Richard

  • Cook, Robert F.

  • Cooper, Henry

  • Flannery, Michael

  • Follerson, R.D.

  • Jirango, Mecario

  • Leadford, John

  • Locard, Samuel H.

  • Murphy, James S.

  • Pottawattamie

  • Root, Nathaniel

  • Schad, John

  • Sheldon, James

  • West, Jesse

  • Yeager, George

September 21, 2009

Added the Huntsville Massacre in Madison County.

Added the following people to the Civil War Soldiers & Civilians database:

  • Atkins, Adna

  • Barnes, John

  • Barry, Patrick

  • Binbarry, John

  • Cade, Elbert B.

  • Clark, Edward R.

  • Covington, W.M.

  • Dobbins, James F.

  • Dutrombley, F.

  • Garrett, James

  • Gifford, W.H.H.

  • Grayson, James M.

  • Hall, Newton

  • Harmon, Henry T.

  • Herminghaus, William

  • Houston, Robert N.

  • Hubbard, Edmond

  • Hunt, Francis

  • Ibsch, Carl

  • Jackson, Perry

  • Jacobs, Wesley M.

  • Jones, Edward

  • Jones, John W.

  • Kipp, Walter B.

  • Manning, John

  • Masefen, D.L.

  • Mayers, Henry

  • McDonald, Martin

  • McDonald, Samuel

  • McKleroy, G.K.D.

  • Mills, Eli

  • Ritner, Isaac N.

  • Russell, John

  • Ryse, F.

  • Salterbach, G.

  • Schmidt, Conrad

  • Sullivan, John

  • Swartz, Joseph

  • Tesar, Albert

  • Thayer, Francis A.

  • Thompson, G.W.

  • Tucker, I.H.

  • Whaley, Pat

  • Williams, J.M.

  • Winchell, Luman

September 20, 2009

Just to clarify, the Civil War Roundtable Meeting is September 22, 2009 at 7:00 p.m.

Added the following in Memphis, Tennessee:

Added the following people to the Civil War Soldiers & Civilians database:

  • Mathes, Captain J. Harvey
  • Meriwether, Elizabeth Avery
  • Moon, Virginia "Ginnie" Bethel
  • Lee, Arthur J.
  • Allen, Samuel R.
  • Kashaw, John
  • Hoult, Eber H.
  • Davis, Jefferson

 

September 18, 2009

The new Civil War Roundtable of Arkansas Newsletter is out and may be found at: September 2009

September 18, 2009

Added the following men to the Soldier's database:

  • Atkins, George P.
  • Evans, Jonathan L.
  • Flynn, Frank
  • Hastings, Enoch
  • Lefler, Meigs
  • Martin, Frederick J.
  • McCoskey, Nicholas
  • McCuen, James
  • McDaniel, Arthur E.
  • Palmer, Jon E.
  • Reames, Herbert D.

September 16, 2009

Added the following in El Dorado, Arkansas

And the following men to the Soldier's database:

  • Forehand, Jas.
  • Hilton, Frank
  • Janes, Jessie
  • Lacy, Charles
  • Parker, Francis
  • Piquinat, Victor V.
  • Sanford, George H.
  • Slade, Jonathan R.

September 15, 2009

Added

If you are unable visit Prairie Grove, this should constitute a pretty decent substitute as I tried to photograph every marker and stop located at at the Battlefield.

September 14, 2009

And the following men to the Soldier's database:

  • Beaupre, A.L.
  • Boone, William H.
  • Bowman, L.W.
  • Boyd, E.W.
  • Combs, Henry B.
  • Davis, James F.
  • Denham, W.S.
  • Dippel, Charles G.
  • Doolittle, E.R.
  • Dougherty, Patrick
  • Doyle, Jas F.
  • Freet, Samuel
  • Haines, Walter S.
  • Harper, Nelson W.
  • King, P.J.
  • Kuster, Frank
  • McFadden, Jos
  • McFarland, Charles
  • McFarland, Jas.
  • Merrill, Charles
  • Morse, J.A.
  • Regelmann, A.F.
  • Roedelein, E.
  • Scott, David J.
  • Smith, George L.
  • Sowle, Bronson C.
  • Torrence, John B.
  • Trowbridge, H.B.
  • Whitehill, J.M.
  • Wisner, C.K.

September 12, 2009

Added the following in White County:

Also I want to let you know about a fund raiser for Oakland Cemetery in Little Rock which is the final resting place for many Civil War Soldiers:

Oakland-Fraternal Cemetery 

Carriage Tour & Fundraiser

Join us for a wonderful afternoon in history as we tour the historic Oakland-Fraternal Cemeteries!

This nearly 150 year old cemetery was purchased by the city of Little Rock in 1862 to accommodate the civil war dead.

Sunday October 4, 2009

Tour Times are 1:00pm, 1:45pm, 2:30pm, 3:15pm

$20 admission per person. Tours are 45 minutes and include a 30 minute horse and carriage ride.

Proceeds will purchase Victorian street signs for Oakland-Fraternal.

Oakland-Fraternal Cemetery is located 2101 Barber Avenue , next to the National Cemetery and Booker Arts Magnet School.

To purchase tickets please contact Lakresha Diaz: lxdiaz@ualr.edu or 255-0839.

All tickets will be sold in advance.  Please make checks out to Oakland-Fraternal Cemetery.

LaKresha Diaz has been working very hard to work up a history on the Little Rock National Cemetery and Oakland Cemetery and their origins.  I think this will be an event not to be missed!

September 11, 2009

Added the following:

And the following men to the Soldier's database:

  • Smartout, Addison
  • Reed, Samuel
  • Moore, James M.
  • Knulson, Andrew
  • Dehner, Paul

September 10, 2009

Added the following men to the Soldier's database:

  • Cornelius, E.f.
  • Dayton, John
  • Elston, Thomas
  • Flaherty, William
  • Glover, George
  • McConaughey, A.C.
  • Page, Posey
  • Squires, Thomas B.
  • Taylor, William M.
  • Wiley, Hiram S.

September 9, 2009

Added pictures of the John F. Shoppach House in Benton, Saline County.

September 8, 2009

Your opportunity to help the Battle of Franklin preservationists:

From Miranda Christy:

I am working with a group in Franklin, Tennessee that has had remarkable success in acquiring portions of the 1864 Battle of Franklin battlefield property. This property has been developed with golf courses, strip centers, and structures. The Franklin's Charge (http://www.franklinscharge.com/) group is leading efforts to buy up those properties, remove the improvements, and work to cause the land to be restored to its 1864 appearance. Thus far, in cooperation with the City of Franklin, CWPT, ABPP, and other preservation groups, over $5,000,000 was raised to purchase a golf course, and it is currently being restored as a battlefield park. Also, a Pizza Hut site was purchased and has been restored to park property. Currently, the group is working on acquiring additional property in Franklin.

The reason that I am contacting you and others throughout the country who are supporters of battlefield preservation, is that a local company, Christie Cookies, is offering $10,000 to the not-for-profit that receives the most email votes. We are putting out a call to all civil war preservationists to help us vote and get the word out. I hope you will help us.

To vote, go to http://www.ilovechristiecookies.com/contest/form.asp and select "Franklin's Charge". The contest permits one vote per email address. The only subsequent emails you will receive will be to update you on the results.

We would be very appreciative if you would forward this to your associates.

Thanks very much for your time and consideration.

Best regards,
Miranda


Miranda R. Christy
miranda.christy@stites.com

September 7, 2009

Rick Meadows and Tom Dillard at the 2009 FGS Conference

Added the following to the Civil War Database:

  • Baker, Wester
  • Boettner, O.F.
  • Box, Daniel Jesse
  • Brashears, Mathew
  • Dabb, George
  • Deppert, John A.
  • Dozler, George
  • Hackenburg, Hiram
  • Hubbell, Ruben
  • Jerrald, Thomas A.
  • Kelly, John
  • Lewis, W.W.
  • Murphy, Lawrence
  • Nemescher, Mathias
  • Nowes, Thomas J.
  • Powell, Samuel H.
  • Roberts, Elisha
  • Seeker, Conrad
  • Till, George W.
  • Walters, F.W
  • Whitmarsh, William F.