Finally, a poster that I can agree with! Bill Bryant ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joan Brooks" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Monday, October 10, 2005 4:28 PM Subject: Re: article on Yorktown commemoration > 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 >> >> >> >> >> >> ___________________________________________________________ >> $0 Web Hosting with up to 200MB web space, 1000 MB Transfer >> 10 Personalized POP and Web E-mail Accounts, and much more. >> Signup at www.doteasy.com >> >> To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions >> at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html > > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions > at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html > > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html