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PROGRAM FOR DECEMBER
Monday, Dec. 9, 2024

Meeting:  6 p.m.     Program:  6:30 p.m.
Capers Hall Auditorium, The Citadel
Sponsored by The Citadel's Department of History
(Citadel students may attend free of charge)
Maj. Robert Anderson

Program:  "The Life of Major Robert Anderson." Although his is one of the war's most recognized names, little else is known about Maj. Robert Anderson, the "Hero of Fort Sumter." A career Army officer, he served more than 48 years in uniform. This included time on ordnance and garrison duty, as a line and staff officer, West Point instructor, and combat veteran of the Black Hawk, 2nd Seminole and Mexican wars, and Civil War. Maj. Anderson suffered the effects of malaria and a bullet in his right shoulder from the Mexican War and the mental wounds experienced during the "crisis in Charleston Harbor," which plaqued him the rest of his life.

Presenter:  Rick Hatcher. After 40 years with the National Park Service, Hatcher retired in 2015 as the historian at Fort Sumter, Fort Moultrie National Historical Park. Previous assigments included:  Wilson's Creek NB, Kings Mountain NMP, Colonial NHP, Gulf Islands NS (Florida Unit), and Richmond NBP. He served as President of the Civil War Round Table (CWRT) of the Ozarks. He is a board member, and a founding member as well as an officer of the Charleston CWRT.

Hatcher is the author of numerous publications and articles, including:  Thunder in the Harbor, Fort Sumter and the Civil War, entries in the South Carolina Encyclopedia, and articles in Hallowed Ground and The Artilleryman Magazine. He co-authored The First Shot and Wilson's Creek, The Second Major Battle of the Civil War and the Men Who Fought It.

PREVIOUS PROGRAM
The Journal of Lothrop Baker, Acting Master of the
USS Powhatan during and after the Civil War
Held on Monday, Nov. 11, 2024, at Capers Hall, The Citadel

USS Powhatan

Program:  "The Journal of Lothrop Baker, Acting Master of the USS Powhatan during and after the Civil War"

The program will concentrate on the journal and letters of Acting Master Lothrop Baker of the USS Powhatan. The warship, which served in the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron, participated in the April 7, 1863 ironclad attack, capture of a blockade runner, and 1863 operations against Morris Island, S.C.


Brad Quinlan, Guest Speaker
Capers Hall Auditorium, The Citadel,  Nov. 11, 2024
Jim Morgan, President of the
Fort Sumter CWRT

 

Presenter:  Brad Quinlan, who has a lilfelong and varied interest in American History, primarily the Civil War. With more than 10,000 hours, he is a master National Park Service VIP. At Kennesaw Mountain NBP, Quinlan has researched wayside exhibits. He was also the lead researcher and advisor for the park's film, "One Last Mountain" (recipient of three awards). He conducted research for exhibits at the new Cyclorama building, and the Atlanta History Center's "Civil War Turning Point" exhibit.

As a Civil War reenactor, Quinlan worked on 32 movies and TV shows. He was a background artist in the films, "Glory," "Gettysburg," "Andersonville," and an actor in the TV show, "Perfect Tribute." He was a researcher on the TV documentary, "The Untold Story of the Civil War," and an advisor for National Geographic's show, "Diggers." He also worked four episodes of "Who do you think you are?" In one episode, Quinlan took actor Matthew Broderick through the last three days of the life of his great-great-grandfather, Robert Martindale. A member of the 20th Connectucut Infantry, Martindale was killed on  July 23, 1864, near Atlanta, Ga. He is buried in the Marietta National Cemetery.


Cliff Roberts, Fort Sumter CWRT Board Member, explains the
Round Table's Spring Field Trip. (See below)
 Photos of Previous Presentations
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Fort Sumter Civil War Round Table to
Take Spring Field Trip Feb. 28 to March 1

Bentonville Battle Field
Col. Wade Sokolosky
Gen. Joseph Johnston, CSA
Bentonville Battle
CSS Neuse Museum

Col. Wade Sokolosky, USA (Ret.), one of North Carolina's leading experts on the 1865 Carolinas Campaign, will lead the Fort Sumter Civil War Round Table's spring field trip to Kinston, N.C., from Feb. 28 to March 1, 2025. The field trip will be hosted by the Lenoir County Tourism Office. 

We will gather Friday evening, Feb. 28, for a reception at the Kinston-Lenoir County Visitor Center in Kinston. On Saturday, March 1, we will take a bus to tour battlefields at Averasboro, Bentonville and Wyse Fork. We will attend a pig roast at the CSS Neuse for lunch, and a banquet dinner in the evening at a restaurant in Kinston.

Col. Sokolosky presented our program on March 11. His presented was titled, "Palmetto Boys in the Old North State during the 1865 Carolinas Campaign."  (See Spring Field Trip for more)

     To participate in the spring field trip, you must do two things:

  1. Register at Eventbrite to receive tickets for Fort Sumter Civil War Round Table Kinston, North Carolina Field Trip, Friday, Feb. 28, 2025, 7 P.M. Cost: $150.00 per person, which includes two days of guided tours, a Friday evening reception, a pig roast at the CSS Neuse Museum, and a Saturday evening banquet dinner.
  2. Call the Mother Earth Motor Lodge in Kinston, N.C., at (252) 520-2000 to reserve a room. Note:  Fort Sumter Civil War Round Table Members receive a special rate.

Support Friends of the National Parks
   

As some of you may know, several of the Fort Sumter Civil War Round Table members also are associated with what, until recently, was called Fort Sumter-Fort Moultrie Historical Trust. Not long ago, the Trust "rebranded,", i.e., changed its name to better represent what it does. The Trust is now Friends of Charleston National Parks. Its mission is to help the National Park Service protect and preserve Fort Sumter, Fort Moultrie, the Charles Pinckney National Historic Site (Snee Farm Plantation), and the U.S. Coast Guard Historic District on Sullivan's Island (the lighthouse and the old life-saving station that are next to each other). With that in mind, Round Table board members are passing along this information knowing that those who are interested in one aspect of history often are interested in others. We encourage anyone who wishes to do so to support Friends of Charleston National Parks.

For more information, visit:   https://friendofscnp.org

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