CIVIL WAR ROUND TABLE OF NEBRASKA

January 2011 Newsletter

 

THIS MONTH’S MEETING:
Confederates at West Point
  Presented by Members Wally Bender
and Craig Schnieder

7:15 p.m., January 26, 2011

Legacy Estates Theater, 7200 Van Dorn
(use the lower parking on the west side)
(Board meeting at 6:30 - all are invited to attend and contribute ideas)

UPCOMING MEETINGS

February 23, 2011
Abraham Lincoln's Shining Star, The Inspiring Story
of Abraham Lincoln and Nebraska
Presented by Susan Dittman

March 23, 2011
Topic to be announced

April 27, 2011
Civil War Washington
Presented by Dr. Elizabeth Lorang

Saturday, May 21, 2011(?)
Cannon shoot???

Note that meeting dates and places could change as special events may be scheduled.

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DUES

2010-2011 Dues are now due! Dues are now due! Please bring your check for $15.00 ($25.00 for a family membership) to the meeting, or you may mail it to Civil War Round Table, 1227 Lincoln Mall, Lincoln, NE, 68508.  Please support the Civil War Round Table of Nebraska!    So far, 37 members have paid their 2010-2011 dues, 6 being family memberships, and 2 being new members, for a total of $615.00 collected.  The treasurer reports the following as having paid at this point:

David Anderson (New member!)
Wally Bender
Jay Callahan (New member!)
Reed Clark
Hal Dellert
Jim Faimon
Gary Greene
Robert Guenzel, Family
Steve Guenzel, Family
Jim Harris
Butch Haws, Family
John Higgins
Ken Hunter
William Jantzen
Dallas Jones, Family
Gayla Koerting
Linda Kosch
Gary Krumland
Lester Lawson
Neal Nelson, Family
Mark Nichols
Larry Obrist
Bob Oliver
Howard Ottoson
James Owens
Jim Potter
Tom Rinkevich
Ron Rockenbach
Wayne Roelle
Craig Schnieder, Family
Dean Stewart
Darrell Stock
Clayton Streich
Ron Svoboda
John Woolf
Charlie Wright
Jim Zalewski

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Here are some links to websites that discuss West Point and the Civil War:

HistoryNet.com: America's Civil War Comes to West Point

Cleveland Civil War Roundtable: West Point in the Civil War

Link to list of Civil War Generals from West Point

And if you would like a little more reading, here are a couple longer entries:

West Point Classmates - Civil War Enemies

Predicting Leadership: West Point's Civil War Legacy

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Hope to see you all on the 26th!