Give it up, Scott.  You can't win against this woman who is a master of
self-promotion.

JLB   (anv11va)


----- Original Message -----
From: "W. Scott Smith" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, October 10, 2005 2:28 PM
Subject: Re: article on Yorktown commemoration


> It's really too bad that in our list's quest for accuracy, published
> articles by listmembers continue to carry mistakes.
>
> The 225th Anniversary of the Siege of Yorktown is not this October 16th,
> as
> the article states. This is the 224th Anniversary, which would actually
> fall
> on October 19th (known as "Yorktown Day"), although a public event is also
> occurring this weekend.
>
> Furthermore, Colonel William Cabell was a "Colonel" (if that) and not a
> "Colonial." I also see in your article that William Cabell was a General.
> That's quite a promotion.
>
> And finally, the "Event at a Glance" section of the web site
> www.siegeofyorktown.org gives a brief overview of events that are
> scheduled
> over a year into the future. You can be rest assured that many programs
> will
> be developed between now and then...it is premature, to say the least, to
> state that...
>
> "The celebration that is scheduled to kick off at Colonial Yorktown, on
> October 16th, may include America's first all-black unit, the 1st Rhode
> Island Regiment, but it will not include the Natives and Blacks who lived
> in
> Virginia."
>
> Anita, the web site that your article points to is the result of the
> efforts
> of a group of volunteer living historians called the Brigade of the
> American
> Revolution. It is not part of a National Park Service conspiracy.
> Furthermore, the BAR has more than 100 member units...you have no idea
> what
> units will be there.
>
> I highly recommend looking into an event before writing articles maligning
> it, especially after I suggested that you contact them to propose a
> program
> or ceremony on the subject that you care so deeply about.
>
> EVERYONE who has served this country should be honored, regardless of
> race.
> We should also give non-profit organizations, like the Brigade of the
> American Revolution, a little bit of leeway to fully flesh out an event
> that
> is over one year away.
>
> I'm glad to see that a link to your recent book is included in your
> article.
> I hope your media campaign helps you sell many copies of it.
>
>
>
> ____________________________________________
> Capt. W. Scott Smith, Asst. Geographer
> Dept. of the Geographer to the Army, 1777-1783
> www.armygeographer.org
> Brigade of the American Revolution
>
>
>
>
>
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