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Friday, April 10 2015

This post contains a list of Civil War/History articles published this past week around the Internet. Click on the title to go to the full article.

The Civil War Isn't Over

150 years after Robert E. Lee surrendered at Appomattox, Americans are still fighting over the great issues at the heart of the conflict. An article by David W. Blight, professor of American History and Director of the Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance and Abolition at Yale University.

When a General Kills a General

Column by Ron Soodalter appearing in the New York Times Opinionator Disunion Blog. An excerpt …

“The death toll among general officers during the Civil War was staggering … there were general officers whose violent departures had little if anything to do with the field of battle, [but] came about as a result of passion and offended honor.”

Lincoln's Triumphant Visit to Richmond

Another post appearing in the New York Times Opinionator Disunion Blog, this time by Kevin Morrow. An excerpt …

“Shortly before noon on April 3, 1865, a telegraph operator on duty at the War Department in Washington, D.C., received an electrifying message over the wires. ‘Here is the first message for you in four years from Richmond,’ it read.

"Leaping up from his seat, the operator ran to an open window and cried out, ‘Richmond has fallen!’ The news spread swiftly, and, as one observer later remembered, ‘Almost by magic, the streets were  crowded with hosts of people, talking, laughing,  hurrahing, and shouting in the fullness of their joy.’”

How Appomattox Created the South

The de facto end of the Civil War—150 years ago, on April 9, 1865—was the beginning of the region's identity. An article by James C. Cobb appearing in on Time.com website.

The Civil War and Prosthetic Limbs

A post from Jocelyn Green’s blog on amputation and the use of prosthetic limbs during the Civil War. She starts the post with a quotation by Oliver Wendell Holmes.

“It is not two years since the sight of a person who had lost one of his lower limbs was an infrequent occurrence. Now, alas! There are few of us who have not a cripple among our friends, if not in our own families. A mechanical art which provided for an occasional and exceptional want has become a great and active branch of industry. War unmakes legs, and human skill must supply their places as it best may.”

Oliver Wendell Holmes, M.D., “The Human Wheel, Its Spokes and Felloes,” 1863

5 Pioneering Women Doctors and Nurses of the Civil War

Another post from Jocelyn Green’s blog.

  • Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell
  • Georgeanna Woolsey
  • Dr. Mary Edwards Walker
  • Captain Sally Tompkins
  • Clara Barton

Appomattox 150th: U.S. Colored Troops regiments at Appomattox had close to 5,000 men

An article by Katrina Koerting appearing in the Lynchburg News & Advance newspaper. Park ranger Chris Bingham’s research reveals these groups of soldiers were diverse. An excerpt …

 ‘The National Park Service always has known there were seven U.S. Colored Troop regiments at Appomattox on April 9, 1865, but not much was known about the men within these Union groups, including who they were or even how many were there.’

Missouri 150 Years Ago

Every week, Len Eagleburger (co-edited by Beverly Shaw) edits a newsletter called “Ozarks Civil War Sesquicentennial Weekly.” One of its sections is entitled “Missouri 150 Years Ago.” These are the links to articles which appeared in the Columbia Daily Tribune newspaper published in Columbia, Missouri.

Report on killing, burning by soldiers draws sharp reaction by commanders

Chariton County woman accused of riding with bushwhackers

Bushwhackers murder two black men for leaving former owners

General writes there are ‘100 families...who ought to emigrate or die’

Cooper County exile writes sorrowful letter to daughter in Texas

Union attacks break rebel lines, Confederate government flees Richmond

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Wednesday, April 08 2015

Civil War Round Table of Kansas City Website Survey Results

Here are the survey results for the Civil War Round Table of Kansas City website. The survey forms were filled out by members attending the March 24, 2015 dinner meeting.

Survey Date: March 2015 Round Table Meeting

Summary of Results

  • Just under 50% of the meeting attendees filled out the survey.
    • Number of survey forms handed out = 50
    • Number of survey forms filled out = 24
    • Number of meeting attendees =  52
  • Half of the respondents never visit the website. Just under half responding are not at all familiar with the website.
  • Seven respondents said they visit once a week. These folks primarily visit the Home Page, Next Meeting, Current Newsletter, Dinner Menu, Dinner Reservation, and Scheduled Meetings pages. 
  • Just over half of the respondents said they have Facebook accounts.
  • Three respondents entered changes they would like to see
    • More pictures of sites
    • Time - Place - Program
    • Complete any missing information
  • One person did write in that they like the new format.

Results Detail

How familiar are you with the Round Table’s website (cwrtkc.org)? (check only one)

Not at all familiar

11

Somewhat familiar

9

Very familiar

3

How often do you visit the website? (check only one)

Never

12

Quarterly

0

Once a month

7

Once a week

1

Daily

0

Which pages do you visit at the website? (check all that apply)

Home Page

10

About Us - Executive Officers

3

About Us - Current Newsletter

6

About Us - History

4

About Us - Past Presidents

2

About Us - Monnett Battle of Westport Fund

2

Membership - Membership Info

2

Membership - Membership Payment

1

Meetings - Next Meeting

9

Meetings - Dinner Menu

7

Meetings - Dinner Reservation

6

Meetings - Prior Meetings

2

Meetings - Scheduled Meetings

6

Sgt. Major’s Roar

4

Articles

5

Events - Events Around Town

2

Events - 2015 Bus Tour

3

Archives - Border Bugle

5

Archives - Meeting Archive

1

Which of the following Social Media websites do you belong to? Check all that apply.

Facebook

13

Twitter

1

Instagram

0

Pinterest

1

None of the above

6

Other

0

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Friday, April 03 2015

This post contains a list of Civil War/History articles published this past week around the Internet.

Commemorating Richmond's Fall and Liberation

Kevin Levin is an interesting Civil War blogger who teaches history in the Boston, Massachusetts area. In this post from his blog, Civil War Memory, Kevin discusses the upcoming sesquicentennial events in Richmond, Virginia.

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Nation's Library Gains 'Phenomenal' Civil War Stereograph Collection

Robin Stanford of Houston, Texas has donated 500-plus images from the Civil War to the Library of Congress. Check out this link to see the stereographs that have been digitized so far.

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Lincoln's March through Richmond

An article by Bob Deans appearing in the Richmond Times-Dispatch. An excerpt …

“A hundred and fifty years ago this week, Abraham Lincoln journeyed to the still-smoldering capital of the Confederacy, the day after Richmond fell to U.S. forces in the final week of the Civil War.”

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150 Years after the Lincoln Assassination Nightmare

Article by Edward Cuddihy in the Buffalo News discussing a number of books written about Lincoln’s assassination.

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How Slavery and Coerced Labor Shaped Global Migration in 1858

An article by Dara Lind appearing on vox.com. An excerpt …

“Where were people moving to 150 years ago? And what countries were they leaving? This French map displays the flow of hundreds of thousands of people who migrated in 1858.”

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Missouri 150 Years Ago

Every week, Len Eagleburger (co-edited by Beverly Shaw) edits a newsletter called “Ozarks Civil War Sesquicentennial Weekly.” One of its sections is entitled “Missouri 150 Years Ago.” These are the links to articles which appeared in the Columbia Daily Tribune newspaper published in Columbia, Missouri.

Failure to stop Jackson a bad omen for future peace, writes Fisk  

Delegate satirizes State Convention actions, personalities  

General sets date for hanging of Boone County rebel  

Rope breaks during hanging of Boone County rebel  

Slavery’s expiring agonies’ cause upheaval, hardship in Central Missouri 

Large guerrilla band reported moving east toward Central Missouri  

State Convention blocks efforts to secure voting rights for blacks

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Saturday, March 28 2015

This post contains a list of Civil War/History articles published this past week around the Internet. Click on "Read More ..." or the title to go to the full article.

Report from the Field: Interpreting Civil War Battlefields

Kevin Levin is an interesting Civil War blogger who teaches history in the Boston, Massachusetts area. In this post from his blog, Civil War Memory, Kevin discusses the extended battlefield field trip he recently took 13 of his students on.

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The End of the Slave Trade

This article written by Joshua D. Rothman appeared in the New York Times Opinionator/Disunion column on March 27, 2015. An excerpt …

“TOn March 21, 1865, black Charlestonians reveled in their freedom in a parade that began before more than 10,000 people on the Citadel green and stretched for nearly two and a half miles.”

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No Pensions for Ex-Slaves: How Federal Agencies Suppressed Movement to Aid Freedpeople

An article from the National Archives Prologue Magazine, Summer 2010, Vol. 42, No. 2. An excerpt … 

“The Union victory in the Civil War helped pave the way for the 13th amendment to formally abolish the practice of slavery in the United States. But following their emancipation, most former slaves had no financial resources, property, residence, or education—the keys to their economic independence.

“Efforts to help them achieve some semblance of economic freedom, such as with ‘40 acres and a mule,’ were stymied. Without federal land compensation—or any compensation—many ex-slaves were forced into sharecropping, tenancy farming, convict-leasing, or some form of menial labor arrangements aimed at keeping them economically subservient and tied to land owned by former slaveholders.”

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50 years after slavery ended, former slaves held a convention in Washington

Short article by Phil Edwards on vox.com about an annual convention organized by former slaves.

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Missouri 150 Years Ago

Every week, Len Eagleburger (co-edited by Beverly Shaw) edits a newsletter called “Ozarks Civil War Sesquicentennial Weekly.” One of its sections is entitled “Missouri 150 Years Ago.” These are the links to articles which appeared in the Columbia Daily Tribune newspaper published in Columbia, Missouri.

Soldiers Burn Howard County Home, Order Owner to Leave State

Militia Officer Recommends against Releasing 'Dangerous Women'  

Moniteau County Woman Seeks Protection from Lawsuit Filed by 'Big Old Rebel'  

Union Commander Continues to Move to Civilian Rule in Missouri  

Petitioners Supported Man Accused of Kidnapping Blacks for Army

Boone County Woman Investigated for Ties to Guerrillas

General Fears Warm Weather Means Return of Guerrillas

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Wednesday, March 25 2015

This post contains a list of Civil War/History articles published this past week around the Internet. Click on the title to go to the full article.

Why Do We Preserve so Much Civil War Battlefield Land?

Kevin Levin is an interesting Civil War blogger who teaches history in the Boston, Massachusetts area. This post from his blog, Civil War Memory, is very interesting. Be sure to scroll down to read the comments posted by his many followers.

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Did My Great-Grandfather Beat Robert E. Lee?

This article written by Paul Donnelly appeared in the New York Times Opinionator/Disunion column on March 25, 2015. An excerpt …

“The Battle of Fort Stedman, the site of Gen. Robert E. Lee’s last chance to stave off defeat, which was fought on March 25, 1865. It is a site of particular importance to me, because Fort Stedman is where my great-grandfather became a hero, or a deserter. Maybe both.”

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March 1865

This latest post by Jason Roe comes to us on the Kansas City Public Library’s Civil War on the Western Border blog. Jason addresses the issues of “Ending Slavery in Missouri,” “Southern Sympathizers Look to Mexico,” and “Shelby's Undefeated ‘Iron Brigade.’”

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Missouri 150 Years Ago

Every week, Len Eagleburger publishes a newsletter called “Ozarks Civil War Sesquicentennial Weekly.” One of its sections is entitled “Missouri 150 Years Ago.” These are the links to articles which appeared in the Columbia Daily Tribune newspaper published in Columbia, Missouri.

Squad of soldiers scouts Blackfoot Hills ‘to hunt down’ Jackson

Military leader writes to Lincoln about end of martial law in Missouri

Soldiers burn home of man who gave socks, eggs in aid if guerrillas

Troops hang man at Dripping Spring as example to rebel sympathizers

Farmer testifies on rude behavior thefts by soldiers

Tax for guerrilla murder victim collects more than $3,000 in Boone County

Soldiers continues attacks on civilians in Blackfoot Hills area

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Tuesday, March 17 2015

Contributed by Howard Mann

Wild Bill Hickok

Wild Bill Hickok (Wikimedia Commons)

Howard MannAs an expatriate member and past president of the Civil War Round Table of Kansas City, I want to contribute this article from the Nashville, Tennessee CWRT. I received a notice on the passing of Joseph G. Rosa on January 15 in Ruislip, England. Joseph G. Rosa was an expert on James Butler “Wild Bill” Hickok and a friend of mine. Joe wrote several books on Wild Bill and the equally Wild West over the years, and befriended the Hickok family in Troy Grove, Illinois. Joe and I talked a good bit about Wild Bill’s Civil War career. Over the years, I collected a good bit of the existing material on the life and times of Wild Bill Hickok.

Joseph was a quiet spoken, erudite gentleman who had been writing about Wild Bill since the late 1960’s.

The following quotations are taken from the story, “Wild Bill Hickok biographer dies,” which appeared in the The Mendota Reporter on March 3, 2015.

“Joseph G. Rosa, historian and expert on the life of James “Wild Bill” Hickok, died on Jan. 17, 2015 in England. Mendota area residents became acquainted with Rosa due to his lifetime interest and tireless research on the life of Hickok. In 2008, when the Mendota Museum and Historical Society was making plans to unveil the bronze statue of “Wild Bill” Hickok on the museum grounds, they invited Rosa to be the keynote speaker, an invitation he gladly accepted …

“Rosa was born Nov. 20, 1932 in West London, England and grew up not far away in Woodville Gardens, Ruislip, Middlesex. From the time he was a child, Rosa enjoyed drawing and painting and became a very proficient artist. He also loved movies, especially westerns. This was a passion he shared with his father from an early age …

“The inspiration to begin his massive research project on the life of Hickok came after seeing Cecil B. DeMille’s film, “The Plainsman” in which Hickok is a central character. This was a daunting challenge for Rosa in the pre-computer 1950s and required literally writing thousands of letters and requesting copies of documents from many American historical societies. To great acclaim, Rosa’s work, “They Called Him Wild Bill” was published in 1964. This book was considered the first real biography of Wild Bill and was accepted by historians as the definitive work on the subject.”

Link to Joseph G. Rosa's Author Page on Amazon

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Friday, March 06 2015

Eric J. Wittenberg

Eric J. Wittenberg will be a featured speaker at the November 2015 meeting of the Civil War Round Table of Kansas City when he will speak about the Battle of Brandy Station.

Recently, Mr Wittenberg was interviewed about preserving the Brandy Station Battlefield by the Emerging Civil War blog. Link to blog post interview. An excerpt ... 

“This has been a nearly thirty-year fight, and it’s been a fight almost every step of the way,” said cavalry historian Eric Wittenberg, who has been deeply involved in the preservation efforts. “Very little of this is done easily and very little of this is done without having a lot of stress and a lot of conflict.”

Mr. Wittenberg discusses the difficulties surrounding the acquistion of 28 acres of the battlefield on the north slope of Fleetwood Hill, the most critical part of the battlefield.

Eric J. Wittenberg's Author Page on Amazon.com

"Eric J. Wittenberg is an award-winning Civil War historian. A native of southeastern Pennsylvania, Wittenberg focuses on Civil War cavalry operations. He is the author of more than 15 published books. Wittenberg is a member of the Governor of Ohio's Advisory Commission on the Sesquicentennial of the Civil War, and also serves as the vice president of the Buffington Island Battlefield Preservation Foundation. He, his wife Susan, and their two silly golden retrievers live in Columbus, Ohio."

For more information about the Battle of Brandy Station, please visit the Civil War Trust's web page about the battle.

Mr. Wittenberg's most recent book is about Brigadier General John Buford. It's called "The Devil's to Pay": John Buford at Gettysburg. A History and Walking Tour. Here is a link to Amazon with other books by Eric J. Wittenberg.

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