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March 28, 2010
The Old State
House Museum now has an online donation form for donating money for the
conservation of the Civil War Flags:
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HELP SAVE THE
FLAGS!
Beginning in
2011, the Old State House Museum will mark the
American Civil War Sesquicentennial with four years
of exciting exhibits and programs.
Planning
includes the conservation of two newly-acquired
Arkansas Confederate battle flags: the Second
National pattern battle flag carried by the
Consolidated 6th & 7th Arkansas Infantry Regiment
and the First National pattern flag attributed to
"Hart’s Battery."
Both flags
require substantial conservation before they can be
shown. The museum’s goal is to conserve the flags by
2012, in time for our second Sesquicentennial
exhibit.
You can help
the Old State House Museum protect these flags,
ensuring their survival for future generations. To
contribute to the Save the Flags project, see our online
donations form.
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Old State House Museum • 300
W. Markham • Little
Rock, AR 72201
501.324.9685 • info@oldstatehouse.org • http://www.oldstatehouse.org/
The Old State House Museum is a museum of the
Department of Arkansas Heritage.
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Also, out of state:
The
Mary Whitney Phelps Tent No. 22
Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War, 1861-1865
Cordially invite you to attend
The Dedication of the Fort Sand Springs Marker
Saturday, April 24, 2010
1:30 p.m
at
The Conklin Substation
Corner of 38 Hwy & Timber Ridge Road
8 miles northwest of Marshfield on 38 Hwy
Webster County, Missouri
All Organizations who RSVP will be recognized in the program.
Please RSVP by April
5, 2010: Spfdgood@aol.com
In case of rain: Timber
Ridge Baptist Church
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See DUV Web site for more information:
http://duvmissouritent22.org/
March 19, 2010
The new Civil
War Roundtable Newsletter is out and may be viewed at
We look forward
to seeing you there!
March 12, 2010
Richard Stewart
has sent us some news on Quantrill's Guerillas:
Good evening, Ladies and Gentlemen
I wanted to
introduce myself to you all outside of the Border War forward you all
got. My name is Richard Stewart and I am an independent historian in
Independence, Mo. I am championing a cause to establish the "QUANTRILL
SPECIAL COLLECTIONS RESEARCH" at the Gentry Public Library in Gentry,
Arkansas. Some of you know me and some of you dont. I will be at the
CWRT meeting tomorrow night in Independence, Mo. to briefly thumbnail
what I am doing. I am needing as much help as I can get with this
project and then more help behind that. I am looking for many materials
to establish this collection. I am in need of books, papers, documents,
stories, articles, military records, lists, pensions, photos, photos of
historic or rare items, and any financial backing that can be given.
This is a very worthwhile cause aimed at the educational community and
general public of northwest Arkansas. I look forward seeing some of you
tomorrow night and I and the staff at the Gentry Library thank you in
advance for any, some and all help you can give!
You can see the
article on this project at www.quantrillsguerrillas.com under
the IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT heading if you scroll down!
Sincerely,
Richard Stewart
Also from:
Civil War Preservation Trust
For more information, contact:
Jim Campi, 202-367-1861 x7205
Mary Koik, 202-367-1861 x7231
Volunteers Needed to Clean Up Civil War Battlefields and
Historic Sites
CWPT sponsors a hands-on preservation event to spruce up our
hallowed Civil War sites on Saturday April 10
(Washington, D.C.) – The Civil War began as a struggle between
armies of untrained but enthusiastic volunteers. Seven
generations later, another army of volunteers is about to
descend on America’s Civil War battlefields – only this horde of
dedicated men and women will be armed with paint brushes, trash
bags and weed whackers.
On Saturday, April 10, 2010, history buffs and preservationists
of all ages will join forces to clean and restore Civil
War-related battlefields, cemeteries and shrines. The
nationwide effort – dubbed Park Day – is underwritten with a
grant from History™, formerly The History Channel. Park Day is
also recognized by the U.S. Department of the Interior as a
“Take Pride in America” event. Approximately 100 historic sites
in 23 states are expected to participate in Park Day 2010.
“Civil War sites are often the victims of their own popularity,”
noted Civil War Preservation Trust (CWPT) President James
Lighthizer. “Without proper maintenance, battlefields can
suffer from the ravages of both time and tourism. Our goal is
to spruce up these links to America’s past so they can be
enjoyed by all.”
Now in its fourteenth year, Park Day is an annual hands-on
preservation event created by CWPT. Volunteers gather at
designated Civil War sites to help with routine repairs and
maintenance. Activities can range from raking leaves and
hauling trash to painting signs and trail building. In exchange
for their hard work, participants receive T-shirts and can
listen to local historians describe the significance of the
site.
Among the many sites that will be benefiting from Park Day
activities this year are: Mansfield Battlefield in Louisiana,
Antietam Battlefield in Maryland, Wilson’s Creek Battlefield in
Missouri, and the Wilderness Battlefield in Virginia.
“These are the hallowed fields where our ancestors gave their
lives. We cannot allow them to fall into disrepair,” remarked
Lighthizer.
With 55,000 members, CWPT is the largest nonprofit battlefield
preservation organization in the United States. Its mission is
to preserve our nation’s remaining Civil War battlefields and to
promote appreciation of these hallowed grounds through education
and heritage tourism. Since 1987, the organization has helped
save more than 29,000 acres of battlefield land in 20 states.
The CWPT website is located at www.civilwar.org. 
March 5, 2010
Michael Dougan
gave a wonderful presentation the other night but it will take me a
little while to process the video on it.
At a recent UDC
meeting,
Desmond Walls Allen with Arkansas Research
presented a program on the 1911 Confederate Census. The video did
not come out but I was able to get her permission to post her handout.
Some wonderful info here on a seldom used research tool. If your
soldier filled out one of these survey's, it could possibly be a gold
mine of information.
These books are
also available at the Butler Center in Little Rock.
March 2, 2010
Andrew sent us a
link for his index of the
Civil War News Magazine.
The History.com website has been making updates and you will find the
site now provides in-depth visual, audio and text commentary on the key
events and people in history. The new site is a destination for
thousands of original video, photos, interactive learning tools and
robust historical information, all curated by our in-house experts.
They are particularly proud of their section on the Civil War
which includes everything from articles on Lincoln, Grant, and
Lee, to a video "coroner's report" about Stonewall Jackson's
death.
Here is the URL: http://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war
The 2010
Virginia Civil War Conference has announced their plans.
Register Now for the
second of seven annual Signature Conferences sponsored by the Virginia
Sesquicentennial of the American Civil War Commission. Noted historians
will gather at to discuss various aspects of Race,
Slavery, and the Civil War: The Tough Stuff of American History and
Memory.
You won't want to miss this ground-breaking program. Seating is
limited, soregister
now.
February 20,
2010
The new February
2010 Civil War Rountable newsletter is up and may be viewed here at:
Our next meeting
will be February 23, 2010 at 7 p.m.
February 15,
2010
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Portraits
of Conflict: A Photographic History of Missouri in the Civil War (cloth,
$75) is the latest addition to the award-winning University of
Arkansas Press Portraits of Conflict series.
The series began in 1987 with the Arkansas volume and has included
Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Georgia, North Carolina,
Texas and Tennessee. Called a “major contribution and welcome
addition to Civil War History” by the Journal
of Southern History, the volumes are avidly collected
and enthusiastically anticipated, according to Tom Lavoie, marketing
director.
“Each of these books includes hundreds of photographs, many never
before published, of those from a particular state who fought on
both sides of the war,” Lavoie said. “The individual stories are
fascinating, and they are made even more so when intertwined with
each state’s unique involvement with the Civil War.”
The Missouri volume tells the story of a deeply divided border state
and covers the origins of Missouri’s participation in events leading
up to the war, its conventional and guerrilla phases, the war on the
rivers, African American soldiers, medicine, the experiences of
Missourians who served out of state, and the process of reunion in
the post-war years.
Extensive excerpts from the book appeared in the popular magazine Civil
War History and
the Missouri History museum’s Gateway
Magazine.
The editors of Portraits
of Conflict: A Photographic History of Missouri in the Civil War are
William Garrett Piston, professor of history at Missouri State
University and author of Lee’s
Tarnished Lieutenant: James Longstreet and his Place in Southern
History, and Thomas P. Sweeney, a retired physician and
long-time Civil War historian who opened the first museum at
Missouri’s Wilson’s Creek battlefield site. General editors for the
series are Carl Moneyhon, professor of history at University of
Arkansas at Little Rock, and Bobby Roberts, director of Central
Arkansas Library System.
Contacts:
Melissa King, assistant marketing manager
University of Arkansas Press
479-575-7715, mak001@uark.edu
February 10,
2010
Tennessee Civil
War Sesquicentennial web site is up and running
2011 brings the 150th Anniversary
of the start of the American Civil War. As
the states that were involved prepare for re-enactments, seminars and
much more to commemorate this pivotal moment in our history, Tennessee
has named its commission and launched a web site where you can go to
find out about their programs and much more. Please
visit www.tncivilwar150.com and
check back often as more material is uploaded.
February 4, 2010
This is the
first part and there are several parts, so make sure you click on Civil
War Roundtable to go to all of the videos.
Also, Arkansas
Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission has started
a page on Facebook. Please drop in and stop them some
support.
February 1, 2010
We have added a
new page over on Facebook and some new videos. Come on over and
check out
Jo Ellen Maack's presentation on the Civil War
Flags at the Old State House.
January 29, 2010
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The Flags
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Can Help Us Preserve History! |
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The
Old State House Museum recently added two flags to
its Arkansas Civil War Flag Collection.
The
flags are currently mounted on linen and encased in dark
netting to keep the aged, fragile fabric intact. These
antiquated methods of conservation prevent the
ventilation of the fabric and expose the flags to
further deterioration.
Both
flags must be cleaned and preserved using modern
conservation techniques.
Our
goal is to conserve these two flags in time for
exhibition in 2012, during Arkansas’s commemoration of
the Sesquicentennial of America’s Civil War.
The
Old State House Museum appreciates your
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Consolidated 6th &
7th Arkansas
Infantry Regiment FlagConservation
Cost: $11,154
"Hart’s Battery," (or"Dallas Artillery") Flag
Conservation Cost: $14,727
Total Conservation Costs: $25,881
Contributions may be mailed to:
Save the Flags, c/o Old
State House Museum,
300 West
Markham Street,
Little Rock, Arkansas, 72201
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January 26, 2010
Dear Arkansas,
The Confederate Cemetery in Fayetteville,
Arkansas, contains the remains of over 600 Confederate soldiers.
The cemetery is owned and maintained exclusively by the Southern
Memorial Association since 1873.
I am especially writing to you to let you know
about our first annual fundraiser. Since we do not receive any
grants, endowments or tax dollars we must rely, like the founding
ladies, on the kind donations of individuals. Donations are,
however, tax deductible.
We will have a drawing on Saturday June 5, 2010
at the Confederate Cemetery during our annual Southern Memorial Day
ceremony. Heidi Smith, a member of the SMA as well as of the UDC,
crosstitched a beautiful flag of the Confederacy motif, framed it
and donated it to the SMA for this fundraiser. Please see the
website for a picture and information about how to send a donation.
So far we have sold 209 tickets, that is $209. Our goal is $1000
(or more!) by June 5, 2010.
If you think it worthy enough to tell
your other interested people, please do so. All donations go to the
maintenance of this historic cemetery. We officers of the Southern
Memorial Association are all volunteers. We only pay a caretaker to
mow the grass. We have some ideas for beautification with the
planting of some magnolia trees and roses in memory of the founding
ladies which we will begin this spring.
Thank you for any help.
Confederately,
Donna Schwieder
President, Southern Memorial Association 2010
President, UDC Prairie Grove Chapter 1006
Prairie Grove, Arkansas
January 25, 2010
“The Road to
Secession”
A Civil War
Sesquicentennial Event
December 1 - 5,
2010
Updated As of
January 25, 2010
POC: Mark K. Vogl,
903-725-3175/johnyreb43@yahoo.com
THE ROAD TO SECESSION is
one of the first national events of the American Civil War
Sesquicentennial. It will be held in early December at Camp Gilmont, in
northeast Upshur County, Texas. The event will feature both an academic
symposium and a Living History event and will address the question: “Why
did the good and Christian people of the South chose Secession as their
political answer to the challenges of the day?”
THE ROAD TO SECESSION is
being organized by the Texas Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans and
the Army of the Trans Mississippi, Sons of Confederate Veterans. It is
our intention to invite school children from the Ark-La-Tex to attend
the event on December 2 and 3, and open to the general public on
December 4 and 5.
THE ROAD TO SECESSION
COMMITTEE is working hard to attract qualified and proven re-enactors to
perform the roles of as many of the key personalities in ante-bellum
period as possible. We hope to have John Brown, Abraham Lincoln, Col.
Robert E. Lee, Stephen Douglas, Dred Scott, Harriet Beecher Stowe,
Horace Greeley Rafael Semmes and as many more of the personalities as
possible. Our belief is that if people can see and hear the arguments
and news of the day, they will be more informed as to why Secession was
chosen by the people of the South. Our goal is to provide an open forum
for all sides so that attendees can gain an appreciation for the views
of all.
THE ROAD TO SECESSION
Academic Symposium will provide a venue for college professors, authors,
historians and students to once again consider the history of our nation
during this most crucial period.
THE ROAD TO SECESSION
COMMITTEE believes that the more broad the range of attendees the
better. Crisis and conflict, violence and social forces combined to
lead our nation down a road which eventually led to secession.
President Lincoln choose war as the northern response. To truly
understand the period and the decisions of the people, one must explore
the many sides which lived and participated in these times.
THE ROAD TO SECESSION
COMMITTEE seeks contributors. We need to raise funds, to attract
qualified academicians, and qualified and practiced re-enactors. We need
to promote and advertise the event across the nation. If you feel you
can be of any help, in any way, please don’t hesitate to contact me.
January 22, 2010
The new January
2010 Civil War Roundtable of Arkansas Newsletter is out and may be
viewed at:
We look forward
to seeing you there!
January 20, 2010
ARKANSAS CIVIL
WAR SESQUICENTENNIAL COMMISSION ANNOUNCES HISTORICAL MARKER PROGRAM
LITTLE ROCK—The
Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission invites groups and
organizations around the state to sponsor a historical marker telling
how the Civil War affected their area, ACWSC Chairman Tom Dupree said
today as he announced the new Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial
Historical Marker Program.
“The Commission is
urging local groups around the state to tell the stories of how the
Civil War impacted their communities,” Dupree said. “The Arkansas Civil
War Sesquicentennial Historical Marker Program will provide a lasting
record of the legacy of the war in Arkansas.”
Through the program,
which received initial funding from the federal Preserve America
program, the ACWSC will contribute up to $1,000 toward the creation of
historical markers. Commission historians will work with the local
sponsors to ensure that all of the information on the markers is
accurate.
Application forms
are available by writing Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial Historical
Marker Program, 1500 Tower Building, 323 Center Street, Little Rock, AR
72201 or sending an e-mail message to
acwsc@arkansasheritage.org.
They also can be downloaded at http://www.arkansascivilwar150.com/historical-markers/.
For more
information on sesquicentennial plans, visit www.arkansascivilwar150.com or
e-mailacwsc@arkansasheritage.org.
The Arkansas Civil
War Sesquicentennial Commission is housed within the Arkansas Historic
Preservation Program. The AHPP is the Department of Arkansas Heritage
agency responsible for identifying, evaluating, registering and
preserving the state’s cultural resources. Other agencies are the
Arkansas Arts Council, the Delta Cultural Center in Helena, the Old
State House Museum, the Mosaic Templars Cultural Center, the Arkansas
Natural Heritage Commission and the Historic Arkansas Museum.
January 18, 2010
For those of you
interested in the Battle of Franklin, Thomas Cartwright has a new CD
out:
New Battle
Of Franklin Driving Tour CD Available
Speaking of
Thomas Cartwright, he has a new CD out entitled The
Battle Of Franklin: A Driving Tour. The
basis of the CD is an audio tour of the Battle of Franklin that you play
in your car while driving to the 26 stops outlined therein. Cartwright
offers a narraration of the battle and then directs you while on the
tour to each site and explains the events there. It’s
almost like having him on tour with you! And
we all know how well Thomas knows this battle!
This tour CD is
available by contacting the Lotz House Museum in Franklin, Tennessee. The
cost is $24.95 with a bit extra for shipping. Discounts
are available for quantity purchases. You
can pick it up the next time you are in Franklin (the Lotz House is
right across the street from the Carter House) or contact them about
getting it by mail. Visit
their website at www.thelotzhouse.com or
send them an email at: info@lotzhouse.com.
January 10, 2010
Yesterday was a
very busy day in the Civil War world. Dr. Matthew Norman gave a
presentation on James H. Burton at the Military Museum. There was
also the annual David O. Dodd Anniversary program.
I have added
some short movies to share some of the day with you.
I particularly
enjoyed Harold Hunt's description of his uniform and the Dixie
renedition.
January 2, 2010
Lonnie Spike has
sent us the following articles:
Thanks Lonnie!
Upcoming events:
The Annual David O. Dodd observance will be Saturday, January 9th.
Dedication and kickoff at the MacArthur Military Museum at 10:00.
The service at Mount Holly Cemetery will begin at 11:00 A.M. Mark
Kalkbrenner will be the speaker this year.
Also at the MacArthur Museum, same day:
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
Hope to see you there!
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