Founded June, 2011 Cobb County, Georgia March 1 st, 2012 Our 8 th. Meeting! Web site: www.cobbcwrt.org. Go to our facebook page from the website. Our Speaker and Topic: Harper Harris, Lead Interpreter, Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History The next meeting of the Civil War Round Table of Cobb County will be held at the Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History located in downtown Kennesaw. The meeting begins at 7:00pm and is always open to the public. Members, please brings a friend or two new recruits are always welcome. Members of the CWRTCC will have free admission to the museum before the presentation. Harper Harris, Lead Interpreter, will give a presentation on The Great Locomotive Chase that took place on April 12, 1862. Harper C. Harris was born in Cobb County, GA. He has worked for the Southern Museum since it was the Kennesaw Civil War Museum. His passion for history is evident in the spirited Civil War programs and tours he gives on soldiers lives and the Great Locomotive Chase. His more than 36 years as a re-enactor give him a unique perspective on history. Please join us for our member Harper Harris presentation on The Great Locomotive Chase. Last Month s Meeting: Dr. Gordon Jones presented a very interesting program on War in Our Backyards: Discovering Atlanta, 1861-1865 that challenged us to consider our personal connections to a war that was literally fought in all of our backyards. Although the battlefields around Atlanta are gone, there are visible connections hiding in plain view: historic artifacts, dug relics, maps, photographs, monuments, and the Cyclorama, which is one of the world s largest Civil War paintings. Using the latest interactive technology, War in Our Backyards shows historic map overlays to show what battles took place where you live.
Future Programs: April 5, 2012: (Please note: this is a change from the scheduled activity planned for April 12 th at the Marietta Museum of History We will be taking donations for the Marietta Museum of History at this meeting). The meeting will be held at the KSU Center. Michael K. Shaffer will give a presentation on his just released book Washington County, Virginia in the Civil War. Mike is the Assistant Director of the Civil War Center at KSU. He is a Civil War historian, author and newspaper columnist, who has written various articles for state and local publications. Join us this evening as he speaks on his new book, available for sale and signing after the program. At this meeting, Nancy Walther, new Superintendent of Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park, will be introduced and she will tell us about her plans for the park. May 3, 2012: To be held at KSU Center. James Stallings Sr. of Macon, author of Georgia s Confederate Soldiers Who Died as Prisoners of War 1861-1865 will give a presentation on Northern Civil War Prisons. He has a few of his books to sell and sign that night. He is not having any more printed. June 7, 2012: To be held on KSU campus. Dr. Richard McMurry will give a presentation on The Common Soldier during the Civil War Dr. McMurry is a Civil War scholar, lecturer, and professor. He is the author of many books on the Civil War, including Atlanta 1864, Last Chance for the Confederacy, and The Road Past Kennesaw. Dr. McMurry has lectured extensively throughout the United States to standing room only audiences. I was at a presentation by Dr. McMurry recently and I assure you that you will be entertained. Current Members 120 Our 1 st. member back in May of last year was Thomas Warren and our 100 th. member in December was Matthew Di Mare. Thanks to all of you the Civil War Round Table of Cobb County continues to grow. If you have friends interested in Civil War history, please bring them along. Our membership dues are $25.00 per person a year. Our year runs from September to June. Our dues help us bring in guest speakers and for historical preservation. For those who wish to join for the remainder of this year, through June, we have reduced the membership fee to $15.00. If you want to join for the remainder of this year and 2012-2013, the fees will be $35.00. Civil War News and Events: Our own Brad Quinlin will be on 11 Alive News starting at 6:00am Monday (2/20) in a segment about The Marietta National Cemetery. One of the Civil War Round Table of Cobb County goals is to keep you informed on events taking place in this area about the Civil War. Following is a list of events / presentations that we know of that are taking place in the next several months. We will try to keep the calendar on our webpage up to date with events for you.
The Atlanta History Center 130 West Paces Ferry Road NW Atlanta, Georgia 30305 404-814-4000 March 2012 AHC Lecture: Martha M. Daniels, Mary Chesnut s Illustrated Diary: Mulberry Edition Boxed Set Saturday, March 3, 2012 2:00 PM Mary Boykin Chesnut began her diary in February 1861, a few months before the attack on Fort Sumter began the Civil War, and ended it on June 26, 1865, just days after the last battle of the war. Between those dates, Chesnut often lived near the site of historic events as they unfolded, including Montgomery, Charleston, Columbia, and Richmond. As a result, she was an eyewitness to history and the pages of her diary capture the changing fortunes of the South and the role of politics, war, society, race, and slavery as her reflections of the Civil War unfold from within the aristocratic circles of Southern society. Chesnut's famous diary is now published with her personal photograph albums, which had been lost in the 1930s and rediscovered in 2007. Conscientiously annotated and edited by Martha M. Daniels, a Chesnut descendant, many of these personal images have never before been seen. The photographs complete Chesnut s Civil War history, providing insight into her culture and the nation s greatest conflict, and creating the record of words and pictures that Mary Chesnut always intended. Carter Presidential Library & Museum Theater Winston Groom "SHILOH 1862 (and Forrest Gump)" Reading / Book Signing Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at 7:00pm Carter Presidential Library & Museum Theater Free and Open to the Public Winston Groom enhances his solid reputation as a writer of general audience military history with this narrative of the Civil War s first major battle in the west. Shiloh was fought by armies unprepared in every way. Men and regiments were untrained; armament was improvised; senior officers were no more than uniformed civilians. Groom skillfully uses personal narratives to reconstruct the horror of slaughter pens like the Hornets Nest, where Union troops drove back eight attacks before surrendering. Disorganized by victory, the Confederates stumbled, and then retreated as Union reinforcements began reaching the field. The battle was a tactical draw, not for lack of courage but from want of skill.
Kennesaw Historical Society 2829 Cherokee Street Kennesaw, Georgia 30144 March 10, 2012 - The 10 Worst Generals of the Civil War The first 2012 lecture will be on March 10, 2012 at the Kennesaw Depot at 2:00. The topic is "The 10 Worst Generals of the Civil War", with author Robert Jones. The lecture series is jointly sponsored by the Kennesaw Historical Society and the Southern Museum. It is free to the public.
April 7, 2012 - Rare videos of the General On April 7, 2012, the Kennesaw Historical Society and the Southern Museum are sponsoring a showing of Rare videos of the General, at the Kennesaw Depot. The program will start at 2:00, and will include footage from the L&N Railroad reconditioning of the General, the 1962 run of the General under its own steam, and the 1972 placement of the General in the Big Shanty Museum (now, the Southern Museum). The short silent film Railroad Raiders of '62 will also be shown. The program is free to the public. Kennesaw Historical Society Calendar Coming Events - 2012 Date Location/Time Event March 10, 2012 April 7, 2012 Kennesaw Depot/2:00 Kennesaw Depot/2:00 The 10 Worst Generals of the Civil War, with author Robert Jones Rare videos of the General May 12, 2012 Kennesaw Depot/2:00 Women of the Civil War, with Debra Kasson-Jones June 9, 2012 Kennesaw Depot/2:00 Confederate Commerce Raiders, with author Joe Bozeman July 14, 2012 Southern Museum Theater/2:00 Civil War Music Show August 11, 2012 September 2012 Kennesaw Depot/2:00 TBD Robert Toombs: The Last Rebel: overview of his life, with Martin O'Toole TBD All events are FREE to the public, except where otherwise noted
Booth Museum Cartersville 501 Museum Drive Cartersville, Georgia 30120 770-387-1300 Civil War Comes Alive! Saturday, April 28, 2012, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm Held on Saturday, April 28, from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, Civil War Comes Alive! is a day-long event to celebrate the Sesquicentennial of the Civil War. Activities will be held at Bartow History Museum, Booth Western Art Museum, and on the Booth Museum festival grounds. Visitors will be able to experience what life was like on the home front, listen to authentic music, chat with soldiers from the Union and Confederate armies, view Civil War art and artifacts, watch cannon demonstrations, and so much more! In conjunction with Civil War Comes Alive!, the Booth Artists Guild will host a Plein Air "Quick Draw Event." A maximum of 30 artists may enter this event and paint not only the beauty of the Booth grounds and building, but also soldiers from the Union and Confederacy, camp life, cannon firings and much more. Come watch as the paintings come to life on the grounds, and view the completed works in the Booth Ballroom from 3:00-5:00 pm. Click here for a full schedule of events and more information.
Schedule of Events: Cannon Firing Artillery demonstration on the Booth Museum North Lawn At 10:30 am, 11:30 am, 12:30 pm, 1:30 pm, 2:30 pm, 3:30 pm and 4:30 pm. Gettysburg Address Abraham Lincoln recites the Gettysburg Address on the Booth Museum Festival Grounds at 10:30 am, 12:30 pm, and 2:30 pm. 8th Regiment Band Performs on the Booth Museum Festival Grounds at 11:00 am, 1:30 pm, and 3:30 pm. Other demonstrations on the Booth Museum festival grounds include: Medical, Blacksmith, Signaling, Infantry camps, Cavalry camp, Sutler and more. *Admission: Booth Museum & Bartow History Museum Members FREE Adults - $10 Seniors (65+) - $8 Students - $7 Children (12 and under) - $3 Active Military (w/ ID) FREE *Includes admission to Bartow History Museum and Booth Museum.
Barrington Hall 2012 Lecture Series Schedule Wednesday, March 7, 2012 The Restoration of Barrington Hall Presented by Sarah Winner, current board member and restorer of Barrington Hall. Wednesday, March 14, 2012 First Love, Last Dance Nancy Rossman, a descendant of Roswell King, will speak about her new book First Love, Last Dance, a memoir about love, hope and second chances. Wednesday, March 21, 2012 General Sherman and the Georgia Belles Presented by Cathy Kaemmerlen, author of General Sherman and the Georgia Belles. Wednesday, April 4, 2012 A Brief History of the City of Atlanta Don Rooney, Head Curator at the Atlanta History Center, will present an overview of the history of Atlanta. Thursday, May 31, 2012 The Occupation of Roswell Federal and Confederate A special Thursday night lecture, Roswell s historian, Michael Hitt will talk about the Federal and Confederate Occupations of Roswell in 1864. Wednesday, June 6, 2012 The Inman Family of Atlanta Tammy Harden Galloway, author of The Inmans: an Atlanta Family, will speak about her book and the Inmans, one of Atlanta s founding families. Wednesday, June 13, 2012 General Stonewall Jackson in the Shenandoah Campaign of 1862 Barrington Hall begins its Civil War Generals series with Civil War historian Robert Tanner who will present his lecture on General Thomas Jonathan Stonewall Jackson and Gen. Jackson s role in the Shenandoah Campaign. Wednesday, June 20, 2012 General John Bell Hood Barrington Hall s Civil War Generals lecture series will continue with Steve Davis, Civil War historian. Mr. Davis will speak about the career of General John Bell Hood (CSA).
Barrington Hall 2012 Lecture Series Schedule 535 Barrington Drive Roswell, Georgia 30075 All lectures begin at 7 PM in the meeting room of the carriage house at Barrington Hall. We open the doors at 6:30 PM. There will be complimentary light refreshments. Suggested admission is $5.00 We don t require reservations but we request that you make them. For further information or to reserve a seat or seats at any of our lectures please call 770.640.3855.