On Wednesday May 20, 2009 at 7:30 pm the SDCWRT will hold its 273rd meeting at Palisades Presbyterian Church, 6301 Birchwood St. San Diego, CA 92120. SDCWRT member Gene Armistead will present “Equines of the Civil War. Gene will be covering all facets of the horse family and how they served in... »
Pedro Garcia’s presentation “Lee, Stuart, and the Road to Perdition” from April 15, 2009 April’s presentation was about a somewhat controversial topic, J. E. B. “Jeb” Stuart and how his actions affected the Battle of Gettysburg. Stuart has long been a controversial figure. In the spring of 1863 General Lee told the Confederate government that... »
LIBBY AND HOW WE GOT OUT OF IT (Part I) (submitted by SDCWRT member Curtis Dryer – family papers ) BY ALBERT WILLIAM BACHELER Dartmouth 1871, First Lieutenant, Twelfth Regiment New Hampshire Volunteers, in the War which kept the Union whole, a Hero at Gettysburg, and of a daring escape from Libby Prison, Soldier, Scholar, Teacher, Friend – - – in everything modest... »
Subj: Lisa Meyer’s new Civil War CD – Voices Hushed and Still From: lassiefan@comcast.net I am pleased to announce the release of my new CD – Voices Hushed and Still…a collection of Southern Songs and Rare Gems from the Civil War Period. I was born and raised in Harrisonburg in the heart of... »
Egloffstein -( EG-lahf-SHTIEN ) as in Frederick Wilhelm von Eglotstein, Colonel U.S.V. Colonel Egloffstein was a baron and prior to the Civil War was a topographical artist in his native Germany. During the war he became colonel of the 103rd New York, which fought at South Mountain and Antietam, as well as being part... »
Bill Hanchett has a number of issues of Civil War Times Illustrated and other magazines….Please contact Dave Tooley if interested. »
May 3–10 Antietam and Gettysburg: Killing Fields that Changed America with Historian Guide James McPherson. History America May 14-16: Richmond Relieved: Lee Shatters McClellan’s Right. Blue & Gray Tour - Blue & Gray May 18–25 Civil War on the Gulf Coast: Time of Trial on Land and Sea with Historian Guide Edwin C. Bearss. History... »