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Meeting: December 9, 2008
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Our speaker will be Honorary Lifetime BCWRT Member Craig L. Symonds.
He will be discussing his latest
book “Lincoln and His Admirals”. Abraham Lincoln began his presidency admitting that he knew "little about ships," but he quickly came to preside over the largest national armada to that time, not eclipsed until World War I. “Lincoln and His Admirals” unveils an aspect of Lincoln's presidency unexamined by historians until now, revealing how he managed the men who ran the naval side of the Civil War, and how the activities of the Union Navy ultimately affected the course of history. Absent a Secretary of Defense, Lincoln would eventually become de facto commander of joint operations along the coast and on the rivers. By the end of the war, the man who knew "little about ships" had transformed himself into one of the greatest naval strategists of his age. Craig L. Symonds is Professor Emeritus at the U.S. Naval Academy and the author of ten previous books, including Decision at Sea: Five Naval Battles that Shaped American History, which won the Theodore and Franklin D. Roosevelt Prize in 2006. While at the Academy he was the recipient of both the "Excellence in Teaching" Award and the "Excellence in Research" Award. |
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Meeting: November 11, 2008
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Our speaker will be John Heiser. Born and raised in Raleigh, NC, John graduated from Western Carolina University in 1978 with a BA in American History. In 1976 he began his career with the NPS as a seasonal employee at Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania NMP. In 1980 he moved to Gettysburg NMP, serving in various posts over the years. Currently he is a historian in the Division of Interpretation and Visitor Services where he maintains the park web site, coordinates the park’s library, assists researchers and provides various battlefield programs. Mr. Heiser has provided maps for Morningside Bookshop’s Gettysburg Magazine from 1989-2002 as well as maps for numerous histories on the battle and campaign of Gettysburg and several general histories of the war. John Heiser lives in Gettysburg with his wife Carmen and their Scottish Terrier “Eli”. The topic of John Heiser’s discussion will be “The Great Reunion of 1913 at Gettysburg”. It was the largest combined reunion of Civil War Veterans ever held. Hosted by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, invitations were sent out to every surviving honorably discharged Union and Confederate veteran in the nation. The state planned for 40,000 but received responses from 50,000. |
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Meeting: October 14, 2008
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Our speaker will be
Bob Mullauer.
Bob Mullauer was a high school history teacher for over a decade. He currently teaches nighttime courses at Anne Arundel Community College as well as speaking to a variety of groups. He has led United States Army officers on staff rides over the Chickamauga and Chattanooga battlefields. Besides Civil War battlefields, his travels include tours of World War II battlefields in the Pacific as well as Normandy, the Bulge, Verdun, and various Napoleonic sites in Europe. Bob will have a slide presentation and discussion on the December 31, 1862 -January 2, 1863 Battle of Stone’s River (Murfreesboro) |
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National Cemetery,
Murfreesboro, TN |
Meeting: September 9, 2008
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Our speakers will be Bob Mullauer and Bruce Rice. Bob Mullauer was a high school history teacher for over a decade. He currently teaches nighttime courses at Anne Arundel Community College as well as speaking to a variety of groups. He has led United States Army officers on staff rides over the Chickamauga and Chattanooga battlefields. Besides Civil War battlefields, his travels include tours of World War II battlefields in the Pacific as well as Normandy, the Bulge, Verdun, and various Napoleonic sites in Europe. Bruce Rice has been a member of the roundtable for four years. He is a resident of Carlisle, PA whose career as an administrator at Loyola College brings him to Baltimore weekly. His interest in civil war history dates back to the centennial celebration when he was a young boy. Last April, after years of preparation, Bruce joined the ranks of the Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield guides and has already conducted over 80 tours. Bruce's family includes his wife, Monica, and four grown sons. Bob and Bruce will discuss the Artillery at Gettysburg. This discussion is intended as a lead-in to the BCWRT Fall Tour guided by Bob and Bruce on October 4, 2008. (See flyer) |
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Fall Battlefield Tour - The Artillery at Gettysburg 10/4/2008 |
Meeting: August 12, 2008
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Our speakers will be Bob Mullauer and
Jerry Bayer. Bob Mullauer was a high school history teacher for
over a decade. He currently teaches nighttime courses at Anne Arundel
Community College as well as speaking to a variety of groups. He has led
United States Army officers on staff rides over the Chickamauga and
Chattanooga battlefields. Besides Civil War battlefields, his travels
include tours of World War II battlefields in the Pacific as well as
Normandy, the Bulge, Verdun, and various Napoleonic sites in Europe.
Jerry Bayer is a former Marylander now living in retirement with his wife, Marianne, in Harper’s Ferry, VA. He is a member of various historical groups, as well as a Life Member of both the SCV and SAR. A 1971 graduate of the University of Baltimore, Jerry has spent a lifetime studying American Military History and World War II. Both He and Marianne are re-enactors and appear in the movie “Gods and Generals”. Bob and Jerry will discuss the Union and Confederate Generals killed during the Atlanta Campaign, May 7 – September 2, 1864. |
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Meeting: July 8, 2008
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Our speaker will be Dr. Lester Brooks. A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Dr. Brooks earned his undergraduate degree from Indiana University, a master's degree from Howard University, and his Ph.D. in History from the University of Michigan. In 1982 he began teaching U.S. History, Civil War Era, and African American History at Anne Arundel Community College. Dr. Brooks is Program Coordinator of the Chesapeake Civil War Roundtable and also teaches continuing education classes on the Civil War that combine lectures with battlefield visits. Dr. Brooks is the author of several brief articles and a past recipient of the AACC Student Association Teacher of the Year award. The topic of the lecture is "Slave Culture;" It will be an informative look at how slave families survived the ordeal of slavery. |
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Meeting: June 10, 2008
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Our speaker will be Tom Clemens.
Tom Clemens received his Bachelor’s
and Master’s Degrees in History from Salisbury University. He was awarded a
Doctorate of Arts from George Mason University. Tom taught History at
Salisbury University and, since 1986, he has been a fulltime faculty member
at Hagerstown Community College. He currently teaches U.S. and World
History, as well as courses on the American Civil War plus History and
Hollywood. A number of Tom’s articles on the American Civil War have been published. The Maryland Historical Magazine included his Master’s thesis in one of its issues. Tom has been giving tours of Antietam for over 15 years and has volunteered as a costumed interpreter for nearly 30 years at Antietam, Harpers Ferry, Gettysburg and many other historic sites. Dr. Clemens is an ardent Civil War preservationist. He is a founding member of the Save Historic Antietam Foundation, a non-profit battlefield preservation organization. Tom has been the President of this organization since 1989. He and his two daughters live in Keedysville, in close proximity to the Antietam Battlefield. Tom will discuss the Battles of South Mountain, which preceded the Battle of Antietam. |
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Meeting: May 13, 2008
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Our speaker will be Will Priest.
Military and maritime historian Will Priest has been part of the USS
Constellation’s Living History Program since 1982. From 1989 to 1991, he
was the Education Coordinator aboard the Constellation. During this time,
he developed a living history program that he took into the school system of
Maryland. Since 1989, he has regularly participated in living history
programs for Defenders’ Day and the Maryland Historical Society. At this
time, he has implemented over 20 living history programs covering the daily
lives of soldiers, sailors and marines from the 1750’s through the Korean
War. Will has been a teacher for ten years and is presently a special
education teacher for Care Resources. He holds an M.E. from McDaniel
University. Will has been a member of the Round Table for several years and
a guest speaker before and during that time.
Will Priest will discuss and demonstrate items showing what daily life was like for an American sailor during the Civil War. |
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Meeting: April 8, 2008
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Our speaker will be Bill Curtis. Bill has been a park ranger for 25
years, at Gettysburg NMP, Eisenhower NHS, Fort Stanwix NM, Fort McHenry NM &
HS, and Hampton NHS.
Prior to that, while attending Gettysburg College, he was a Licensed
Battlefield Guide at Gettysburg
National Military Park. For most of
his career he was an interpretive ranger, but Bill is now a law enforcement
ranger. He is happily married and the father of two.
Bill will provide a Power-Point presentation entitled: The Baltimore County Horse Guards: Fort McHenry, Hampton, and the Ridgely Family during the Civil War. |
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Meeting: March 18, 2008
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Our March meeting is our Annual Banquet. The
Guest speaker is Ed Bearss. Mr. Bearss is an independent scholar and
historian whose public career began at the National Park Service in 1955 in
Vicksburg, Mississippi. While there, he conducted research leading to the
recovery of the long-lost Union gunboat Cairo. He also located two
forgotten forts at Grand Gulf, Mississippi, and was instrumental in having
Grand Gulf named a State Military monument.
In 1966, he transferred to Washington, D.C., and in 1981 he became the National Park Service chief historian for military sites. Mr. Bearss, winner of the Harry S. Truman Award and the Nevins Freeman Award for Civil War scholarship, continues to serve as a Civil War consultant and conducts detailed battlefield site tours and seminars for the Smithsonian Study Tours program. In 1990, he was a featured commentator for Ken Burns' PBS series, The Civil War, the most popular program broadcast by that network to date. Recently, he has appeared on the Arts and Entertainment Channel's Civil War Journal. Mr. Bearss is a combat veteran of the Pacific Theater during the Second World War. |
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Meeting: February 12, 2008 <<< Cancelled due to weather!!
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Our speakers will be Bob Mullauer and Jerry Bayer.
Bob Mullauer was a high school history teacher for over a decade. He
currently teaches nighttime courses at Anne Arundel Community College as
well as speaking to a variety of groups on topics such as the American Civil
War in the Western Theater, World War II in the Pacific, and the Napoleonic
Wars. He has led United States Army officers on staff rides over the
Chickamauga and Chattanooga battlefields. Besides Civil War battlefields,
his travels include tours of World War II battlefields in the Pacific as
well as Normandy, the Bulge, Verdun, and various Napoleonic sites in Europe.
Jerry Bayer is a former Marylander now living in retirement with his wife, Marianne, in Harper’s Ferry, VA. He is a member of various historical groups, as well as a Life Member of both the SCV and SAR. A 1971 graduate of the University of Baltimore, Jerry has spent a lifetime studying American Military History and World War II. Bob and Jerry will discuss the Union and Confederate Generals killed During Sherman’s Atlanta Campaign of 1864. |
Top Row: Leonida Polk – CSA, Clement H. “Rock” Stevens - CSA,
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Meeting: January 8, 2008
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Our speaker will be Wayne Schaumberg.
Wayne has been giving illustrated lectures on Baltimore History for
over 20 years, covering a variety of topics from architecture to the Civil
War. For the last twenty years, he has led tours through Baltimore’s
landmark Greenmount Cemetery. Born and raised in the Waverly section of Baltimore, Wayne Schaumberg graduated from Baltimore City College in 1964. He attended Towson University, majoring in both history and geography. Wayne also holds a Masters Degree in history from Morgan State University and a Masters of Liberal Arts Degree from Johns Hopkins University. He has taught social studies in the Baltimore City School system for nearly forty years. Wayne teaches part-time for Baltimore County Community Education, Roland Park Country School, Harford Community College, Auburn Society at Towson University and the Evergreen Society at Johns Hopkins University. Wayne will discuss incidents of Baltimore during the Civil War years. Wayne is an entertaining and knowledgeable speaker whose presentations are always a highlight of the year. |
 Union Troops man a battery on Federal Hill overlooking Baltimore’s Inner Harbor – Photo courtesy MD Historical Society |
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