Do you record these presentations--Battle of Great Bridge? My wife had an
ancestor that participated in this but on the wrong side. He did start a
long line of Drs in the Richmond area however including Dr. McCaw of
Chimborazo.
Sure hope the answer to the recording question is yes. I would love to here
this presentation.

On Sat, Jan 9, 2016 at 7:40 PM, Bill Welsch <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> THE SOUTH’S BUNKER HILL!
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> Please join the American Revolution Round Table of Richmond for our next
> meeting on Wednesday, January 20, when Norm Fuss will present “The Battle
> of Great Bridge: The South’s Bunker Hill.”  Norm has written and spoken
> widely on various aspects of the revolution including uniforms, finances,
> and engineering.  My grandsons participated in his engineering field
> program and enjoyed it.  Now hear the story of Virginia’s first battle in
> December, 1775.  Meeting details and maps are here.
> http://arrt-richmond.blogspot.com/p/2013-meeting-schedule.html  Dinner
> begins at 5:30 in the Heilman Dining Center, with the meeting following at
> 6:30.
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> January marks the beginning of our tenth year and that also means that we
> all need to reenlist.  Details are here.
> http://arrt-richmond.blogspot.com/p/directors.html  Please bring the
> completed Membership Information form to the meeting and see Woody and
> Mark.  Remember that $5.00 of your dues goes to preservation.  Thanks for
> rejoining, so that you’ll get priority access to...
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> Our Saturday, April 2 tour of “Benedict Arnold Raids Richmond,” led by
> John Maass and Mark Lender.  John has already led two great tours for us,
> and Mark’s Arnold presentation in August was well received by the many in
> attendance.  Here’s a brief description:
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> “After appearing in the Chesapeake in late December, 1780, British General
> Benedict Arnold landed a force of about one thousand men at Westover, on
> the James River. Arnold’s men marched to Richmond on 5 January. Here and at
> Westham, the British destroyed small arms, canvass, rope, hemp,fuses, shot,
> tobacco, cannon, and “a foundry for casting iron cannon,” along with
> private property. They faced little opposition from Patriot forces.
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> “The raiders left Richmond around noon on January 6, marched southeast and
> camped at Four Mile Creek along the New Market Road, north of Deep Bottom.
> Arnold then proceeded to Berkeley Plantation on the James River, freed some
> of the slaves there and, on January 10, boarded his ships to sail
> downstream. Although almost four thousand militiamen gathered to defend the
> Tidewater area against Arnold’s excursion, they were divided between
> Fredericksburg, Williamsburg and Cabin Point, on the south side of the
> James. Virginia’s response was slow and hesitant, for which Gov. Thomas
> Jefferson received much of the blame.
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> “The April bus tour will include key sites associated with the British
> raid, including Westover and Berkeley Plantations, Charles City Court
> House, Four Mile Creek, Church Hill, and the site of the Westham Foundry.”
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> We’ll leave the University of Richmond and spend the entire day in the
> field.  The cost will be $35.  All details will be available shortly.  But
> mark your calendars now.  We will gladly accept registrations at the
> January 20 meeting.  The tour will be opened to others after our members
> have priority access.
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> Having missed December, a list of other interesting stories and bits of
> historical information follow.
>
> America’s History 5th Annual Conference of the American Revolution is
> filling up fast, following last year’s sell out.  Details of the March 18 –
> 20 premier conference on the revolution (my description, not theirs) are
> here.
> http://americashistoryllc.com/2015/5th-annual-conference-of-the-american-revolution/
> You will not be disappointed and will be supporting our sponsor.
>
> Yorktown’s Dave Riggs sent this about archaeological findings at Minute
> Man National Historical Park.
> http://www.npr.org/2015/11/29/457756732/archaeologists-dig-to-complete-revolutionary-war-history?sc=17&f=7&utm_source=iosnewsapp&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=app
> Thanks, Dave.
>
> My Vermont friend Jim Ayrey forwarded this about the battle of
> Bennington.
> http://www.meadvilletribune.com/news/local_news/edinboro-university-forensics-professor-detects-blood-on-revolutionary-war-projectiles/article_53ba8b00-7bf1-5a5e-9618-e64b4a91b28c.html
> Thanks, James.
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> Douglas Powell reminds us that the 235th Anniversary Commemoration of the
> Crossing of the Dan occurs in February, in South Boston. More details are
> here.
> http://www.prizery.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=234&Itemid=199
> And thanks to Douglas.
>
> Check here for nominees for the 2016 ARRT-Richmond Book award.
> http://arrt-richmond.blogspot.com/  Mike Harris, our 2015 winner, will be
> speaking to us about Brandywine in July.  Thanks to Tyler Whitley, Lynn
> Sims, and Mark Lender, our award committee.
>
> Here is a wonderful article from Army History magazine by our South
> Carolina SCAR pal Charles Baxley describing the obscure taking of the
> colonial village of Dorchester, SC by Gen. Nathanael Greene and Lt. Cols.
> John Laurens and Henry “Light Horse Harry” Lee’s aborted raid on Johns
> Island in January 1782; along with Greene’s maneuvers from November 1781 to
> February 1782.  http://www.history.army.mil/armyhistory/AH98(W).pdf.  Be
> sure to check the SCAR calendar at
> http://www.southerncampaign.org/calendar-of-events/ for the most
> comprehensive listing of revolutionary events.
>
> Thanks to John Maass for this enlightening article about Washington and
> flags.
> http://www.army.mil/article/157348/West_Point_Museum_exhibits_trophy_flags_presented_to_Gen__George_Washington_until_2017/
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> At our last meeting, Dr. Murray Ellison of the Lifelong Learning Institute
> of Chesterfield County joined us and spoke about their work and course
> offerings.  There site is here.  http://llichesterfield.org/  If you are
> interested in either taking or offering a course, please contact them.  It
> certainly doesn’t need to be revolutionary history!
>
> Finally, as I got my revolutionary start at Valley Forge, I like to
> occasionally acknowledge the Friends.  They are here.
> http://www.friendsofvalleyforge.org/?utm_source=enews+2015-12-29&utm_campaign=2015-08-04&utm_medium=email
> The Muster Role Project is simply fabulous.
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> See you and a friend on January 20.
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> Bill Welsch
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