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mini grant for the Confederate Memorial Park. On, October 9th and 10th at point Lookout there will be the annual pilgrimage at the Confederate Memorial Park The Captain Vincent Camalier Camp # 1359 will be the host. Also do not miss out on listening to the guest speaker on Saturday October 9th at 11:00 am the guest speaker is the Commander-in-chief of the Sons of Confederate Veterans Mr. R.

Michael Givens.

BenedictionBenedictionBenedictionBenediction by: Jack Brown

Meeting adjourned at 8:45pm

Interesting Civil War Facts for Interesting Civil War Facts for Interesting Civil War Facts for Interesting Civil War Facts for

the month of October. the month of October. the month of October. the month of October.

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Confederate Brigadier General Nathan "Shanks" Evans stopped a badly coordinated attempt by Union forces under Brigadier General Charles P. Stone to cross the Potomac at Harrison's Island and capture Leesburg. A timely Confederate counter attack drove the Federals over the bluff and into the river. More than 700 Federals were captured. Col. Edward D. Baker (a U.S. Senator) was killed. This Union rout had severe political ramifications in Washington and led to the establishment of the Congressional Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War.

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Members in Attendance: 6 Members in Attendance: 6 Members in Attendance: 6 Members in Attendance: 6

Bob Parker

Jim Dunbar

Dennis Spears

Jack Brown

Brian Spears

Jimmy Robey

Guest In Attendance : 1Guest In Attendance : 1Guest In Attendance : 1Guest In Attendance : 1

Ann Robey

Minutes From MeetingMinutes From MeetingMinutes From MeetingMinutes From Meeting

Call to order at Call to order at Call to order at Call to order at 7:35pm

Invocation given by :

Jack Brown

Salute to the United States

Flag - Commander Parker.

Salute to the Confederate Flag

By Commander Parker

Adjutant’s Report : Adjutant’s Report : Adjutant’s Report : Adjutant’s Report : We are

happy to announce that we

have a new member his name

is Steve Hertzog.

Treasurers Report : Treasurers Report : Treasurers Report : Treasurers Report :

Jim Dunbar brought the camp

up to date with all of the

camps financial business in

the absence of Rick Hunt

Historians Report : Historians Report : Historians Report : Historians Report : No report

QuartermastersQuartermastersQuartermastersQuartermasters Report :

No Report

Editors Report :Editors Report :Editors Report :Editors Report :

Dennis Spears reported that the camps’ website has been up-dated to include SCV application and the camps’ newsletter. You can access the Private Bowling Camp 1400 web page by going to SCV Camp 1400 and click the angel fire site. Also, if any member wants to add his ancestor’s information on the site please forward the information to his address(dspears0513@yahoo.com). This is a good way to show that you are a proud descendant. If you have an e-mail address please make sure it is up-dated so you can get your newsletter in a timely fashion. (NEW ) please NEW ) please NEW ) please NEW ) please send your confederate veterans send your confederate veterans send your confederate veterans send your confederate veterans info to the editor so we can info to the editor so we can info to the editor so we can info to the editor so we can spotlight them in our new spotlight them in our new spotlight them in our new spotlight them in our new descendants page in our descendants page in our descendants page in our descendants page in our

newsletter.newsletter.newsletter.newsletter.

Old Business : Old Business : Old Business : Old Business : Jim Dunbar has been in contact with Congressman Steny Hoyer’s office about the long on going issue at Point Lookout. The issue is about the marking of the boundary's of the mass grave and to place a suitable marker

there.

New Business : New Business : New Business : New Business : No Report

Communications :Communications :Communications :Communications :

Jim has received recommendation letters from the Southern Maryland African Heritage Society for a $1000.00

M i n u t e s f r o m S e p t e m b e r M e e t i n g Editor: Dennis Spears

2010 Officers2010 Officers2010 Officers2010 Officers

Bob Parker—Commander

Jim Dunbar– 1st Lieutenant

Commander

Brian Gough– Adjutant

Jack Brown-Chaplin & Judge

Advocate

Rick Hunt - Treasurer

Quartermaster - Jim Robey

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of the cause for which

we fought; to your

strength will be given

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federate soldier's good

name, the guardianship

of his history, the emu-

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perpetuation of those

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your duty to see that

the true history of the

South is presented to

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1861186118611861 Results: Confederate victory Location: Loudoun County Campaign: McClellan's Operations in Northern Virginia (October-December 1861) next battle in campaign Dates: October 21, 1861 Principal Commanders: Brigadier General Charles P. Stone and Col. Edward Baker [US]; Brigadier General Nathan G. Evans [CS] Forces Engaged: 3,600 total (US 2,000; CS 1,600) Estimated Casualties: 1,070 total (US 921; CS 149)

1862186218621862 After the Battle of Iuka, Major General Sterling Price's Confederate Army of the West marched from Baldwyn to Ripley where it joined Major General Earl Van Dorn's Army of West Tennessee. Van Dorn was senior officer and took command of the combined force numbering about 22,000 men. The Rebels marched to Pocahontas on October 1, and then moved southeast toward Corinth. They hoped to seize Corinth and then sweep into Middle Tennessee. Since the Siege of Corinth, in the spring, Union forces had erected various fortifications, an inner and intermediate line, to protect Corinth, an important transportation center. With the Confederate approach, the Federals, numbering about 23,000, occupied the outer line of fortifications and placed men in front of them. Van Dorn arrived within three miles of Corinth at 10:00 am on October 3, and moved into some fieldworks that the Confederates had erected for the siege of Corinth. The fighting began, and the Confederates steadily pushed the Yankees rearward. A gap occurred between two Union brigades which the Confederates exploited around 1:00 pm. The Union troops moved back in a futile effort to close the gap. Price then attacked and drove the Federals back further to their inner line. By evening, Van Dorn was sure that he could finish the Federals off during the next day. This confidence--combined with the heat, fatigue, and water shortages--persuaded him to cancel any further operations that day. Rosecrans regrouped his men in the fortifications to be ready for the attack to come the next morning. Van Dorn had planned to attack at daybreak, but Brig. General Louis Hébert's sickness postponed it till 9:00 am. As the Confederates moved forward, Union artillery swept the field causing heavy casualties, but the Rebels continued on. They stormed Battery Powell and closed on Battery Robinett, where desperate hand-to-hand fighting ensued. A few Rebels fought their way into Corinth, but the Federals quickly drove them out. The Federals continued on, recapturing Battery Powell, and forcing Van Dorn into a general retreat. Rosecrans postponed any pursuit until the next day. As a result, Van Dorn was defeated, but not destroyed or captured, at Hatchie Bridge, Tennessee, on October 5. Results: Union victory Location: Alcorn County Campaign: Iuka and Corinth Operations (1862) Dates: October 3-4, 1862 Principal Commanders: Major General William S. Rosecrans [US]; Major General Earl Van Dorn [CS] Forces Engaged: Army of the Mississippi [US]; Army of the West Tennessee [CS]

Estimated Casualties: 7,197 total (US 2,359; CS 4,838)

1863186318631863 After conducting many raids in Kansas, including the massacre at Lawrence, Quantrill decided to winter in Texas. Along with other partisans, he headed south on the Texas Road and captured and killed two Union teamsters who had come from a post called Baxter Springs. Quantrill decided to attack the post and divided his force into two columns, one under him and the other commanded by a subordinate, David Poole. Poole and his men proceeded down the Texas Road, where they encountered Union soldiers, most of whom were African Americans. They chased and attacked the Union troops, killing some of them before they reached the earth and log fort. After the Union survivors reached the fort, the Rebels attacked, but the garrison, with the help of a howitzer, fought them off. Quantrill's column moved on the post from another direction and chanced on a Union detachment escorting Major General James G. Blunt and wagons transporting his personal items from his former headquarters of the Department of the Frontier at Fort Scott to his new one at Fort Smith. Most of this detachment, including the band and Major Henry Z. Curtis (son of Major General Samuel R. Curtis), was murdered, but Blunt and a few mounted men returned to Fort Scott. Blunt was removed from command for failing to protect his column, but he was soon restored. Touted as a massacre by some, Baxter Springs was another of the events that characterized the vicious Kansas-Missouri border warfare. Results: Confederate victory Location: Cherokee County Campaign: Occupation of Indian Territory North of the Arkansas River (1863) Dates: October 6, 1863 Principal Commanders: Lieutenant James B. Pond and Major General James G. Blunt [US]; Lieutenant Colonel William C. Quantrill [CS] Forces Engaged: Detachments from three regiments and an escort [US]; Quantrill's Raiders (approx. 400) [CS] Estimated Casualties: 106 total (US 103; CS 3) Continued on page 3

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At dawn, October 19, 1864, the Confederate Army of the Valley under Lieutenant General Jubal A. Early surprised the Federal army at Cedar Creek and routed the VIII and XIX Army Corps. US Commander Major General Philip Sheridan arrived from Winchester to rally his troops, and, in the afternoon, launched a crushing counterattack, which recovered the battlefield. Sheridan's victory at Cedar Creek broke the back of the Confederate army in the Shenandoah Valley. Lincoln rode the momentum of Sheridan's victories in the Valley and General Sherman's successes in Georgia to re-election. Results: Union victory Location: Frederick County, Shenandoah County and Warren County Campaign: Sheridan's Shenandoah Valley Campaign (August-December 1864) previous battle in campaign Dates: October 19, 1864 Principal Commanders: Major General Horatio Wright and Major General Philip Sheridan [US]; Lieutenant General Jubal Early [CS] Forces Engaged: 52,945 total (US 31,945; CS 21,000)

Estimated Casualties: 8,575 total (US 5,665; CS 2,910)

Recipe of the MonthRecipe of the MonthRecipe of the MonthRecipe of the Month

Camp Potato Soup

1 quart potatoes, peeled and cubed 1½ quarts chicken broth

1 carrot, pared 1 cup stale bread crumbs

2 stalks celery

Place the potatoes, carrot, and celery in a soup pot with one quart of the bouillon. Cook, covered, for 10 minutes or until the

potatoes are soft. Add the bread and cook 10 minutes longer. Put through a food mill or blender. Return the puree to the soup

pot; add the remaining bouillon and heat 3 minutes longer. Correct the seasonings (to suit your taste).

Upcoming EventsUpcoming EventsUpcoming EventsUpcoming Events OctoberOctoberOctoberOctober Sunday 10/03/2010 Clemmens Island Blessing of the Fleet Parade St. Clement's Island, Coltons Point,Maryland,10:45am Museum Grounds 38370 Point Breeze Road Coltons Point MD 20620. This will be our first time in this historic parade. Let's show them the colors and march for Maryland's history. Formation at 10:45 A.M. Saturday 10/09/2010 Point Lookout Ceremony Point Lookout Confederate Memorial Park,10:30am/11:00am Annual Ceremony sponsored by the Camalier Camp at Point Lookout the final resting place of thousands of Confederates. All were incarcerated by the Federal Government. Let's make this the first of many special Point Lookout Ceremonies in the new Confederate Memorial Park. Formation at 10:30 A.M. for the 11:00 A.M. Ceremony. NovemberNovemberNovemberNovember Thursday 11/11/2010 Annual Leonardtown Veterans Day Parade Saturday 11/20/2010 Remembrance Day Parade Gettysburg, PA,12:00pm Annual parade in Gettysburg sponsored by the Sons of Union Veterans. The Color Guard will meet at 12:00 for formation on Lefever Street (by the school off Baltimore Street). This is an historic Parade of Period Dressed participants and surely one not to miss.

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My Ancestor Daniel Haun SheetzMy Ancestor Daniel Haun SheetzMy Ancestor Daniel Haun SheetzMy Ancestor Daniel Haun Sheetz

By Life Member Allen RiffieBy Life Member Allen RiffieBy Life Member Allen RiffieBy Life Member Allen Riffie

Daniel Haun Sheetz was born, raised, and buried in the Shenandoah Valley. He would spend most of his days on his farm near

Woodstock, Va, which lies in the middle of Shenandoah County along U.S. Route 11 and the old Valley Pike, the main travel route through the

Valley. The Civil War would be the only time Daniel would leave his home, traveling up and down the Pike many times and encountering 13

battles along the way.

The Shenandoah Valley has been called by many, the most beautiful place on earth and is still cherished by the people who live there. The

Valley, slopping southwest to northeast from Southern Virginia to the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia, was strategically advantageous to

the Confederacy, moving toward Washington D.C. and other northern cities.

Shenandoah County lies in the central part of this prominent Valley and is traversed by the North Fork of the Shenandoah River. Flowing from

south to north, the river meanders back and forth across the Valley floor. The famous "Seven Bends of the Shenandoah" are located

immediately east of Woodstock. "The fact that the river flows north causes the native Shenandoah County residents to speak of 'going up to

Harrisonburg' and going down to Front Royal', although Harrisonburg is south of the County and Front Royal is just outside the northeastern

corner." 1

Daniel H. Sheetz's German ancestry in the County originates during the 1730's when ". . . pioneers, mostly of German descent, had migrated

south from Pennsylvania to settle in Shenandoah County."2 This area was very suitable for farming and related trades, which were the

primary occupations of these settlers. With the completion of the macadamized Valley Turnpike and the coming of the railroad during the

1840's and 50's, agriculture and industry achieved particularly significant growth. "The official census of 1860 listed the population of the

County as 13,829 of which approximately 1000 were blacks. Of the 1,000 blacks listed, 700 were slaves." 3 For the most part, the Germans

did not own slaves and usually had large families which provided the hands necessary for the cultivation of the farms and labor for the

homes and shops. "The holding of slaves would most often have placed the owner afoul of his religious convictions." 4

Daniel Sheetz was one of the many German farm boys of the County. He was born in 1842 on a farm along Narrow Passage Creek near

Woodstock and had 12 brothers and sisters. Three of Daniel's brothers would also see action in the Civil War: Ananias (Co. C, 7th Va.

Cavalry), Isaac (Co. C., 7th Va. Cav.), and Henry (1stRegiment, 7th Brigade, Va. Militia).

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Throughout the war Daniel would write letters to his brothers and parents, Daniel and Susan (Haun) Sheetz. He would also write to his

sweetheart and future wife, Lydia Phillips, a belle from the Valley who would be the recipient of most of his letters. The letters were written

during encampments, between skirmishes and marches, and after victories and retreats. They represent the point of view of a common

Rebel soldier who misses home and wants the war to end soon. He knew little of slavery and had stayed in the army because of the Yankee

invasion in Virginia and because he didn't want to see his beloved Shenandoah Valley, his home and birthplace, taken over.

In one letter Daniel describes the battle of Chancellorsville to his brother Isaac of Company C., 7th Va. Cavalry, Laurel Brigade, but the

majority of letters are written to Lydia. They do not discuss the horrors of war but instead reflect more on weather conditions, gossip, the

health of Lydia’s brothers (William and Simon, who were in the same brigade as Daniel), and expected furloughs which never came.

Daniel would miss the first year of the war and be mustered into military service in April of 1862 into Company K of the 2nd Virginia Infantry

Regiment. He was listed on the muster rolls as 19 years old with fair complexion, dark eyes and hair and was given the rank of 5th

sergeant .5 He would make first Sergeant (highest ranking non-comissioned officer in a company) by December, 1863 and his duties

included keeping track of his company's clothing expenses. 6

To read this story about Daniel Sheetz in its entirety please go to the following website: Http.//www.valleysergeant.com/index.html Use this password to access the story: Haun1842

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Daniels Wife

Lydia Phillips

6/14/1841-3/12/1897

Daniel and his three brothers

• Annanias

• Isaac

• Henry

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2010 Charles County Fair2010 Charles County Fair2010 Charles County Fair2010 Charles County Fair

Jim Dunbar and Bob Parker at the Pvt.

Wallace Bowling Camp Exhibit

Point Lookout Display

Jim Dunbar and Dennis Spears working the

exhibit on Sunday

To show our support for the 4-H the camp

purchased the pig pictured above

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Pvt. Wallace Bowling Camp # 1400

P.O. Box 2355

La Plata, MD 20646

REMINDER The next meeting is October 19th, 2010

At the Port Tobacco Court House, Port Tobacco, MD

Time 7:30pm