The Civil War Round Table of DC Monthly Newsletter October 2013, Volume 63 Number 2 this issue Dinner Information P.2 Oct Speaker Information P.2 Upcoming Events P.3 Membership Application P.4 Dinner Reservations Form P.5 2013-2014 Board and Officers Welcome to the 2013-2014 program year for the Civil War Roundtable of the District of Columbia Introduction to Civil War Intelligence This presentation, detailing the role that intelligence played in the War Between the States, has two objectives. First, to provide a brief history of how the two sides used intelligence at the tactical, operational, and strategic levels and the strengths and weaknesses of their methods. And second, to examine how the convergence of new technologies, concepts of organization and increased literacy led to the transformation of intelligence into a game changer in military operations. The telegraph, balloons, expansion and freedom of the press, cryptology, organized detainee interrogation techniques, and the world's first all source military intelligence organization made the Civil War a critical period in military intelligence history. There is a strong case to be made that Union intelligence made as much of a contribution to the outcome of the battle of Gettysburg as any other factor. In a larger sense, the Civil War transformed intelligence into a vital part of all modern warfare. Andy Evatt, President Kent Schweikert, Vice President Nancy Mendonca, Secretary John Restall, Treasurer Kurt DeSoto, Past President Jeff Mendonca, Newsletter & Membership Peter Greaney, Board Stan Schneider, Board Susan Claffey, Board OUR NEXT MEETING: TUESDAY OCTOBER 8TH FT MCNAIR OFFICER S CLUB Deadline for reservations is no later than 10 AM on Friday Oct 4th.
Abraham Lincoln Certified Plate Proofs Nov 15, 2008 Oct 31, 2013 Postal Museum Eleven certified plate proofs for postage stamps honoring Abraham Lincoln are on view in the Philatelic Gallery pullout frames. Certified plate proofs are the last printed proof of the plate before printing the stamps. These plate proofs are each unique, with the approval signatures and date. Issued from 1894 to 1959, the stamps feature a variety of Lincoln portraits. Washington During the Civil War October s Speaker Mr. Gregory Elder is a career intelligence officer at the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA). He has completed graduate studies in military history at multiple institutions and holds three masters degrees from the Naval War College, Northeastern University, Norwich University, the National Intelligence University, and the University of Maryland. Mr. Elder was the winner of the US Army War College Strategic Landpower Award, and was recognized twice by the Director of National Intelligence for analysis in military operations. While at DIA, Mr. Elder was asked to develop a series of lectures on Civil War intelligence as a learning tool and assist in preserving its vital history for the Intelligence Community; this series has been taught across the Department of Defense and is used for instruction by several agencies. He has published articles in the Central Intelligence Agency's "Studies in Intelligence" and DIA's Communique Magazine. Additionally, Mr. Elder has provided more than fifty staff rides to Bull Run, South Mountain, Antietam, Gettysburg, and Monocacy Battlefield for elements of DIA, US European Command, and the National Security Mar 1, 2013 Jan 26, 2014 National Portrait Gallery This exhibition will include approximately forty photographic reproductions showing Civil War activities around the Patent Office Building, now home to the National Portrait Gallery, as well as other recognizable locations in and around the District of Columbia. A display of the forts which surrounded and protected the District, as well as large scale views and maps of the city will also be shown. Dinner Reservations For Tuesday, October 8, 2013. The deadline for reservations is Friday, Oct 4, 2013, 10AM. The cost is $30.00 per person. Please make your check payable to CWRT of DC. Agenda: 6:00 p.m. Social Hour: Cash Bar 6.45 p.m. Dinner: Stuffed Chicken Breast (Vegetarian meals are available upon request in advance.) Chef s Vegetable Selection Carrot Cake 8:00 p.m. Speaker: Mr. Gregory Elder Topic: Introduction to Civil War Intelligence A dinner reservation form is available on the last page of this newsletter
Retreat from Gettysburg and Wagon Train of the Wounded With Eric Wittenberg October 12 & 13, 2013 Join award winning Civil War historian and author Eric J. Wittenberg on this two day exploration of the Retreat From Gettysburg and Wagon Train of the Wounded." Tour fee includes one full and ½ day of enroute historical interpretation by Eric Wittenberg, aboard a fully equipped motor coach with an all-inclusive lunch Saturday. Retreat from Gettysburg, Sat., Oct. 12, 8:30am-5:30pm Wagon Train of the Wounded, Sun., Oct. 13, 8:30am-11:45am Fee: $126 Registration Fee: $8. http://www.hagerstowncc.edu/ coned/webadvisor or 240-500-2236 Upcoming Events DATE SPEAKER TENTATIVE TOPIC Oct. 8, 2013 Gregory Elder Intelligence in the Civil War Nov. 12, 2013 Carroll Gibbs Black, Copper & Bright: DC's Black Regiment Dec. 10, 2013 Ed Bearss The Battle of Chattanooga Jan. 14, 2014 Anne Sarah Rubin Sherman's March Feb. 11, 2014 Jack Hearst Grant and Forrest Mar. 11, 2014 Stuart Towns Enduring Legacy: The Lost Cause Myth Apr. 8, 2014 Ken Heineman The Ewing Family of Ohio May 13, 2014 Robert Lee Hodge Confederates in the Attic June 10, 2014 Gail Stephens The Battle of Monocacy Civil War Round Table of the District of Columbia www.cwrtdc.org or cwrtdc.com Facebook page: http://tinyurl.com/6e9m7dw
Membership and Annual Dues For the 2013-2014 Program Year Annual Dues are $30.00 ($15.00 after January 31, 2014). Dues must be received by December 31, 2013, for you to continue receiving the newsletter. Please make your check payable to The CWRT of DC. New Member Renewal Address Change Date Submitted: Name: Address: Address: City: State: Zip (plus 4): - Email: Home Phone: ( ) - Office Phone: ( ) - You will receive the newsletter by email (default distribution method). This choice saves $10 per member that can be used to help pay for speakers and for Civil War preservation projects. Check here to receive the newsletter by USPS mail. An additional contribution will help to defray the cost of this option. The above information is for the membership files and will be published in the membership roster. Please mail this form and your dues to: CWRT of DC Membership Committee Jeff Mendonca 32346 Gadsden Lane Locust Grove, VA 22508-2945 If you have any speaker or topic preferences for future meetings, please list on them below. Get Serious about Preservation! Beginning in June of 2005, the DC Round Table has awarded its annual Edwin C. Bearss Award for Civil War Preservation. Past awards have been gifted to the Gettysburg Battlefield Preservation Association, Friends of Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, the Civil War Trust for White Oak Road, Bentonville, and Shiloh, Monocacy National Battlefield, and the Richmond Battlefield Association. This is something that our Round Table has committed to doing every year to honor Ed and to repay him, in some small way, for speaking to us and leading our annual field trip without compensation. Ed donates his time to us and to many groups in order to spark interest in the Civil War and to build momentum to preserve the Civil War landscape. That land is rapidly disappearing every year so there is no better time than now to save it. Our award of $1000 each year, is given to the group identified by Ed Bearss to be the recipient. Your dinner reservation form has a spot to make a contribution. In addition, the Bearss Bear is on the table at every meeting to collect money for the same purpose. Think what one or five or ten dollars from each member every month would add up to at the end of the year. Added to the monies that we manage to set aside from book raffles, etc., we hope to expand our effort and contribute more than $1000 each year to battlefield preservation.
Dinner Reservations Form The deadline for reservations is Friday, Oct 4, 2013, 10AM. October Meeting Date: Tuesday, October 8, 2013 Place: Officers Club, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, DC Price: Dinner $30.00 per person Lecture only $5.00 Agenda: 6:00 p.m. Social Hour: Cash Bar 6.45 p.m. Dinner: Stuffed Chicken Breast (Vegetarian meals are available upon request in advance.) Chef s Vegetable Selection Carrot Cake 8:00 p.m. Speaker: Mr. Gregory Elder Topic: Introduction to Civil War Intelligence The cost is $30.00 per person. Please make your check payable to CWRT of DC. Please send them to: Mr. John Restall 3324 Glenmore Dr. Falls Church, VA 22041-3317 Email: restall@joimail.com Phone: 703-578-1942 If reserving a dinner by email, make sure you receive a confirmation email. An Evening with Ed Bearss: In Conversation with James M. McPherson Evening Seminar Tuesday, December 3, 2013 6:45 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. Military historian Ed Bearss is often referred to as a living national treasure. Anyone who has followed him across a battlefield and thousands have would agree. With his encyclopedic knowledge, commanding narratives, and trademark silver-tipped swagger stick, he brings the triumphs and defeats of legendary generals and ordinary soldiers to vivid life. Bearss, chief historian emeritus of the National Park Service, turned 90 this year, and that milestone provides the perfect opportunity to celebrate his achievements as a longtime tour leader for The Smithsonian Associates. Smithsonian magazine noted that In Civil War circles, Bearss is nothing short of a rock star. Spend an evening with him and interviewer James M. McPherson and explore how he achieved that status, as well as how his passion for sharing America s history has inspired and informed that passion in countless others. Cake and a champagne toast follow the program