Meeting Dates
The organization meets on the fourth Tuesday of each month September through May. Meetings are held in the Williamsburg Regional Library Theatre located at 515 Scotland St in Williamsburg, VA, unless otherwise posted. The meetings begin at 7 PM. Membership is open to the general public.
This Month's Speaker
MONTHLY MEETING NOTICE
Tuesday, March 16, 2021 at 7 PM
Michael E. Block
"A
Rusty Sword, Five Friends, and
‘as perfect a beauty ever born on
the soil of the Old Dominion."
The meeting will be via Zoom. Zoom links will be sent to all email recipients no later than March 14th.
On Tuesday, March 16, 2021, Michael Block will present
““A
Rusty Sword, Five Friends, and ‘as perfect a beauty ever born on the
soil of the Old Dominion.”. Incidents and anecdotes from the
Battle of Cedar Mountain, August 9, 1862.
The Battle of Cedar Mountain is considered by some as the opening fight
in the Second Manassas Campaign, others a one off fight. Tonight Mike
will give an overview of the Cedar Mountain Campaign and the battle
itself. But his focus tonight will be on the experiences soldiers who
participated in the battle. Their stories are typically lost in the
recounting of the fight, so tonight’s presentation features their tales.
Michael Block is a
recently retired government consultant, having served 20 years in the U.
S. Air Force and 19 with the firm Booz Allen Hamilton. He was recently
the Vice-President of the Friends of Cedar Mountain Battlefield, but
still volunteers for the organizations.
He has been published in Blue and Gray Magazine, Hallowed Ground
and will have his first book published, “The Carnage Was Fearful: The
Battle of Cedar Mountain”, in 2021. His specialty is the Civil War in
the Virginia Piedmont, with an emphasis on Cedar Mountain and the
Winmpment of 1863-64. He resides in Williamsburg, Virginia with his wife
of 39 years, Caryn. They have two married sons and three granddaughters.
NAU Center Spring Events details
Previous Zoom Meeting Presentations
September 21, 2020 - Kevin Pawlak presented "Robert E. Lee Defends the Confederate High Water
Mark at Sharpsburg" (view presentation -
73 minutes)
Kevin can be reached at
https://antietamguides.com/antietam-guides/antietam-battlefield-guides/kevin-pawlak/
November 24, 2020 - Scott Mingus presented "Flames
Beyond Gettysburg - The Confederate Expedition to the Susquehanna
River - June 1863
(View
presentation - 85 minutes)
December 8, 2020 - Ken Rutherford presented "America's
Buried History - Landmines in The Civil War".
View
presentation - 66 minutes
January 26, 2021 - Steve Phan presented "The Capital
Can't Be Taken! The Civil War Defense of Washington"
View presentation
February 16, 2021 - Dr. Thomas G. Clemens presented
“Special Orders 191 - Myths, Misconceptions and Facts Related to Lee's
Lost Orders”.
A map of the Antietam campaign and special orders 191 are on our website
at http://www.wcwrt.org/so191.jpg
and
www.wcwrt.org/Antietam-Campaign-3-to-17-1862-June.jpg. Please
download both. Video link is
wcwrt.org/zoom/feb21-clemens.mp4
-For best viewing of entire presentation, fast forward video to 5:24
minutes
Visit the American Battlefield Trust site to view animated Peninsula Campaign map
Visit the Williamsburg Battlefield Association (view
newsletter)
(http://www.williamsburgbattlefieldassociation.org/)
(https://www.facebook.com/WilliamsburgBattlefieldAssociation)