- Well if you haven’t logged on in the past month or so or missed the April meeting, you might not be aware that the May meeting of the Raleigh Civil War Round Table is taking place this coming Saturday, May 1st at 12:00pm, instead of our usual 2nd Monday of the month. And what a meeting it will be, featured this month is noted Tidewater historian Dr. John V. Quarstein and our subject matter will be on the Battle of Big Bethel. Tickets, $10 each, will be available at the door. Hope to see you there. Check out the Knapsack for additional information.
Archive for April, 2010
Glorious May
Tuesday, April 27th, 2010A Reminder: Saturday, May 1st
Thursday, April 15th, 2010
Federal Fortifications at the Big Bethel Battlefield
Just a friendly reminder from the RCWRT about our upcoming May Meeting concerning the Battle of Big Bethel and the ongoing preservation efforts associated with the site.
Tickets are still available and at $10, quite a bargain I must say to sit and listen to noted historian, John V. Quarstein. All profits from this event will be donated to the Hampton History Museum in their effort to help preserve and interpret remaining portions of the original battlefield.
In Lieu of this Month’s Knapsack
Monday, April 5th, 2010Unfortunately Charles Hawks, our newsletter editor, has run into technical difficulties on his personal computer, meaning we’ll be without a Knapsack for the month.
Ever the dedicated member, Charles has put together a list of local events to quell your Civil War needs for the month of April though:
Greetings, Fellow RCWRT Members:
Because my computer recently died and the newly purchased one has the same sickness, I am unable to prepare a newsletter this month. I apologize and will try to have an April / May newsletter with all of the usual information. In the meantime, here are some important dates and events:
April 10, Raleigh Occupied ~ A Living History. NC State Capitol; tours @ 10, 11, 1:30, 2:30, 3:30. Limited spaces available. Call 919 733-4994 for reservations & information.
April 12, GENERALS SHERMAN AND JOHNSTON MEET WITH THE RCWRT BEFORE GOING TO BENNETT PLACE. Regularly scheduled meeting at History Museum @ 7 o’clock.
April 24-25 Battle of Plymouth, Plymouth NC
May 1, RCWRT FUNDRAISER FOR BIG BETHEL BATTLEFIELD PRESERVATION. A special RCWRT meeting on SATURDAY, MAY 1, @ 1:00. The speaker is John V. Quarstein. THERE WILL BE NO MONDAY NIGHT MEETING IN MAY. More details soon. Call 919 847-8822 for more information.
May 1, Confederate Memorial Service, Oakwood Cemetery. 2 o’clock.
May 15, NC Military Historical Society Meeting, History Museum, 9 o’clock. Free, but $5.00 for lunch; call 919 807-7952 for reservations & information. Program: Viet Nam Recalled. One of the speakers is RCWRT member Col. Richard Ripley, US Army, Retired.