The Camp Griffin Gazette News and Information from the Green Mountain Civil War Round Table

Vol. XXIII, No. 7 Sept. 2016

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Sept. 2016 Camp Griffin Gazette Page 1

“LINCOLN COMES HOME TO CORNISH”

HENRY DUFFY

TUESDAY, SEPT. 13, 2016

BUGBEE SENIOR CENTER

WHITE RIVER JCT., VT

6-6:15 Social Hour

6:15 Buffet Dinner 6:45 Business Meeting

7:00 Program, followed by discussion and book raffle Adjournment

Guaranteed dinner reservations must be made by 12 Noon, Sept. 9. Cost per person for the meal is $12.00. For reservations please contact Gail Blake at auntis@comcast.net or 802-296-2919. Cost for the meeting only for members is $2.00, and for non-members $5.00

MENU FRESH LOCAL BREADS & ROLLS

WITH WHIPPED BUTTER CESEAR SALAD

COUNTRY CHICKEN KIEV PASTA ALFREDO

DESSERT

HENRY DUFFY The iconic image of the 16th President crested by Augustus Saint-Gaudens (1848-1907) was the first important monument created in Cornish NH after the artist arrived in 1885. The Fiftieth Anniversary of the park and the Centennial of the National Park Service are the moment to bring this masterpiece back to the place it was made. Cast from an original plaster sculpture, this new bronze monument greets visitors to the Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site. The story of the monument's creation bring the artist's eyewitness account of the President through history to the statue's importance in the Twentieth century as icon for the Civil Rights movement and the creation of the national park in New Hampshire. 1998-Present: Museum Curator, Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site, Cornish, New Hampshire National Park Service, U.S. Dept. of the Interior: Curator of the home, studio and gardens of American sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens (1848-1907). Collection includes the contents of the artist’s studio, with over 10,000 sculptures and studies. The collection also includes examples of the artist’s monumental work (The Shaw Memorial, Admiral David Farragut, The Puritan, Lincoln, The Adams Memorial). 1996-1998: Director, Glebe House Museum and Gertrude Jekyll Garden, Woodbury, Connecticut: The eighteenth-century house of Reverend John

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Marshall, who organized the election of the first Episcopal Bishop of the United States in 1789, effectively proving the separation of Church and State in the fledgling Republic. The garden, designed in the twentieth century is the only extant example of the work of the English designer Gertrude Jekyll in America. 1975-1995: Lyndhurst, National Trust for Historic Preservation (Curator 1990-95), Tarrytown, New York: Worked in various museum capacities from 1975-1990, from 1990-1995 as Curator and one of four administrators of the Gothic-Revival castle. Education: 2001: Ph.D. in Art History, Rutgers University. Dissertation: “New York Collections 1865-1895.” 1977: M.A. in Art History, Williams College/Clark Art Institute. 1975: B.A. with Honors in Art, Drew University. Other Activities: • Frequent lecturer about topics relating to Historic

Preservation, Nineteenth century social culture and art, and related topics.

• Author of essays and articles about Nineteenth-century art and architecture.

• Paul St. Gaudens (1900-1954): Ceramic Artist (2001).

• Augustus Saint-Gaudens: American Sculptor of the Gilded Age (2003)

• In Homage to Worthy Ancestors: The Puritan, The Pilgrim (2011) Winner of the William C. Everhart Award for the Best Scholarly Book about the National Parks, 2011

• Appearance as a commentator on A&E “America’s Castles”, ESPN, HGTV, and other cable networks.

• Fifteen years as a college professor in Art History at Marymount College, and Rutgers University.

• President, Historic Windsor/Preservation Education Institute, Windsor, VT

• Listed in “Who’s Who in America” (1996-1997).

(Editor’s note: A number of our RT members were present at the unveiling. Very nice program. Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site is open through October.)

Other Round Table Meetings and Happenings

Sept. 12 – Sugar River Civil War Round Table – 7 P.M. Please note the change of day is for this meeting ONLY. The program will be a speaker presentation by Nancy Miville: The Star Spangled Banner - A Flag and an Anthem. EARL M. BOURDON CENTER, 67 Maple Ave, Claremont, NH. Take IMMEDIATE right at green historic marker. Keeping building on your left, drive out back. Park in lot near propane tanks. Meeting room entrance nearby. MEETING AGENDA: Gathering & refreshments, updates on preservation projects. - Anyone with similar interests is welcome. Contact Eric at a1yankeebarber@yahoo.com Sept. 14 - NEKCWRT - 6 P.M. at the Eastside Ken Lawson – “The Civil War in Alaska.” For more information contact Joan Huguenin at 802-754-642 or PoohBahToo@hotmail.com Sept. 14 – 7 P.M. - Arming the Union: Vermont Gunmakers and the Technology That Shaped America - Greater Hartford United Church of Christ - During the Civil War, the Union army fielded more than two million men, most of them armed with newly made, highly accurate rifles. In this illustrated lecture, historian and museum curator Carrie Brown explores the critical role that Windsor, Vermont, played in producing technology that won the war and changed American life and popular culture even after the war ended. Contact: Mary Nadeau – (802-295-2123

Sept. 16 – CWRT of NH – 7:15 P.M. – Epping Town Hall, Epping, NH - Don Streeter will give an overview slide presentation of the New Hampshire Civil War Monuments with PHOTOS and why we chose to erect MONUMENTS in most of the 234 towns in New Hampshire to the soldiers and sailors who fought to preserve the Union. Come and hear the story of the monuments from the very simple to the very elaborate that decorate the towns and honor our Veterans. Don has been a member of the CWRTNH since 1997 as well as a member of our RT. Sept. 24 – 7 P.M. - The Vermont Civil War Songbook West Fairlee Congregational Church - Singer and researcher Linda Radtke, dressed in period costume and joined by pianist Arthur Zorn, shares songs popular in Vermont during the Civil War as well as letters from Vermonters from the era. From sentimental songs about the girl back home to satirical ballads, Ms. Radtke traces the evolution of tone in Vermont popular song, from patriotic to elegiac as the war continued. The sheet music collection from the Vermont Historical Society is brought to life in this presentation. Radtke will read letters from local soldiers, dedicating songs to those from the area who served. Bonnie Cray (802) 333-9655

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Sept. 27 – Gilmanton, NH, Historical Society, 7:30 p.m., Gilmanton Old Town Hall, 1800 NH Rte. 140 A Tribute to Sarah Josepha Hale A native of Newport, New Hampshire, America’s first female editor, Sarah Josepha Hale, made Godey’s Lady’s Book the most influential women’s magazine of its time. She is also known as the author of the poem “Mary’s Lamb” and for her efforts over three decades to have Thanksgiving decreed a national holiday. In this living history set in 1866, Sharon Wood portrays Ann Wyman Blake, a resident of West Cambridge, Massachusetts, speaking of her admiration for Hale. As Blake, Wood shares stories of Hale’s many accomplishments while living in Boston, including an editorial career that spanned five decades. Contact: John Dickey, 267-6098

WORLD WAR I GROUP

This group meets monthly on the 4th Monday of the month at 1 p.m. in the Café next to the Hotel Coolidge. If you want to come or want more information, contact Peter Sinclair [802-584-3280] or David Curtin [802-633-2536].

Treasurers Report

Gail Blake Starting Balance: $2904.20 Expenses: Boy Scout Cedar Creek Project: $150 June Speaker expenses: $474 (Travel, hotel, meal, maple syrup) White River Council on Aging: $400 (donation) Cantore’s Pizza: $344.15 (meal) Deposit: $549 (meals, dues, raffle, donations) Petty Cash: $43 Balance: $2128.05

Executive Committee Meeting July 14, 2016

Jack Anderson, Gail Blake, Ginny and Lew Gage, John Mudge, and Peter Sinclair met at the Bugbee Center. Unfortunately, due to the crazy weather, Alan Cheever had to turn around and head back home, so he wasn’t able to attend. Gail gave us a treasurer’s report. At the moment we have $2,128.05 in the treasury. The complete report will be in the September newsletter. We decided to keep the membership dues and the cost of meals the same. Both members and non-members will be charged the same price for meals. Gail has agreed to continue to organize catering of both lunch and dinner meals. What we did decide, however, is to ask for assistance from our RT members to both help set up the food and to clean up after the meals. Each month we will ask for people to sign up to provide dessert . We also decided that our members need to be more hospitable to visitors and to introduce themselves to them. We seem to sit at the same places, with the same people,

month after month, and it seems to leave visitors sitting by themselves. We need them to feel welcome so they will want to come back. It was suggested that we eliminate availability of some of the tables and chairs by putting signs on them to NOT use them, so hopefully there will only be enough spaces for the total number of attendees, leaving a few open for late attendees. The Bugbee Center seems to be working out very well. Len is happy having us there. We need to ask members to sign up for dessert, and to help set up and clean up. We will try to remember to bring this up in each newsletter and by the chair at each meeting. We also need to remind everyone that coffee and drinks are made available by the Bugbee Center for people, but we need to cover their costs by making a donation. We all need to clean up our tables after the meeting, before we leave. Regarding speakers, Ginny commented that since almost half of our membership lives in NH, that some of the speakers should cover NH-related subjects. We also discussed speakers for the coming year. Please see the current list on this page.

2016-2017 Program Schedule October 11: Carleton Young who will speak about two soldiers in the 1st Vermont Brigade November 15 : John Mudge will be doing a Civil War trivia game – PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS ONE WEEK LATER THEN WE USUALLY MEET DUE TO ELECTION DAY January 14: Rolf Diamant – His new research February 11: Patrick Schroeder-TOPIC TO BE DETERMINED March 11: April: May or June: Christine Smith - Womens’ Relief Corps. September 12: Chris Gwynn October 10: Hunter Lesser

8th Vermont Monument Fencing

Our RT made a donation to Ryan Klopp, from Middletown, Virginia, who was raising money to build a worm fence around the 8th Vermont monument at Cedar Creek. We received a very nice Thank You note from him for that donation.

HONORING OUR ANCESTORS

As we have in the past, we will be honoring our Civil War ancestors in the November issue of the Camp Griffin Gazette. If the editor already has your information from previous years, there is no need to contact me. If I don’t have the information, and you’re a member of the GMCWRT, please send me your ancestor(s) name, Regiment, Company, rank,

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and how he/they are related to you as soon as possible.

I would be more than happy to include more information if you have it available.

Caledonian, St. Johnsbury, VT Friday, September 9, 1864

JEFF. DAVIS’ TERMS.—The N.Y. Evening Post says: “We chance to know, from the best authority, that Mr. Jefferson Davis but a few weeks ago absolutely and finally refused to listen to any proposal of peace except on the ground of Southern Independence; ‘and when I say Southern Independence,’ he remarked, ‘I mean to include in our Confederacy, Maryland, all of Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky, Arkansas, and Missouri—nothing less.’”

GENERAL HENRY HETH DIES CONFEDERATE HISTORIAN PASSES AWAY

AT WASHINGTON.

Washington, September 27 – General Henry Heth, the Confederate chieftain and historian, died at his home in this city at 1:30 o’clock this morning of Bright’s disease. The end had been expected hourly for several weeks. General Heth’s funeral will be held in Richmond, Va., Thursday. The remains will be taken there tomorrow and the Confederate Veterans’ Union of this city will have charge of the arrangements. (The Atlanta Constitution, Atlanta, Georgia, September 27, 1899) Edwin C. Bearss Lietime Achievement Award

CONGRATULATIONS to Kay Jorgensen for

receiving this award. This award was certainly very well deserved

PRIVATE JEWETT WILLIAMS

As most of us know, the ashes of Private Jewett Williams of the 20th Maine Infantry, are back home in Maine. His remains had been stored haphazardly at the Oregon State Hospital for nearly 100 years, along with over 3,000 other men who had died there between 1914 and 1971. He was admitted to the State Hospital in 1922 and died there 3 months later at the age of 78. After a three week long journey across the United States through the Patriot Guard Riders, he returned back to Maine. Williams will be buried in the Togas National Cemetery in Maine on Sept. 17 with full military honors.

I THINK at least one of our RT members will be at this ceremony.

The Camp Griffin Gazette is the monthly newsletter of the Green Mountain Civil War Round Table. Editor: Ginny Gage. We encourage and welcome all contributions and suggestions. Send news and information to:

Ginny Gage 365 East Road

Cornish, NH 03745 or

E-mail: lewandginny1863@comcast.net

Green Mountain Civil War Round Table March 2016 - March 2017 Membership Rates

Name:____________________________ Address: __________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ Home Phone _______________________ Work Phone________________________ E-mail address:______________________ __ Single $20.00 (includes newsletter) __ Student $10.00 (includes newsletter) __ Two Person $35.00 (includes newsletter) __ Family $50.00 (includes newsletter) __ Newsletter subscription alone – ten issues $10.00 Is this a new membership ___ renewal ___ PLEASE MAIL CHECKS DIRECTLY TO GAIL BLAKE, 55 ORRIZONTO ROAD, WHITE RIVER JCT., VT 05001. On August 27, 1861, the Connecticut state government at Bridgeport made it illegal for anyone to display the Confederate flag. Violators faced fines of $100 or jail sentences of up to 30 days!

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