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! > > 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. > > 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... > > 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: > > “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. > > “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. > > “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.” > > > 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. > > > 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. > > 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/ > > 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. > > See you and a friend on January 20. > > Bill Welsch > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________ > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at > http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html > -- Douglas Burnett Satellite Beach FL As a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists (APG), the National Genealogical Society (NGS), the Florida State Genealogical Society(FSGS) and the Virginia Genealogical Society(VGS), I support and adhere to the APG's Code of Ethics. ______________________________________ To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html