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Celebration of the 150th Anniversaryof the Battle of GettysburgTis year we have seen numerous reenactments and celebrations o the 150th anniversaryo the Civil War. Most notable was Te Battle o Gettysburg. Te Battle o Gettysburgwas the turning point o the American Civil War and many historians agree that itwas on these hallowed grounds that our nation was saved.

Gettysburg changed the direc-tion o the war and the moraleo the nation. Afer a long stringo victories by the Conederacy,the war moved north as troopssought supplies and looked tosecure key victories withSouthern occupation inUnion territory.

For three hot days in July 1863,

this small Pennsylvania townwas the scene o hard-oughtbattles, esteemed bravery andthe bloodshed o 51,000 men.When the fighting ended,Gettysburg was crippled bythe devastation and the thou-sands o wounded soldiers lefbehind. Te 2,400 residentso Gettysburg were lef with22,000 dead and wounded

soldiers, 5,000 dead horsesand a town ravaged by war.

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LINCOLN-CUSHINGCAMPNO. 2, SONSOFTHEUNIONVETERANSOFTHECIVILWAR

THENEWSWALKERVOLUME 15, NUMBER 3 FALL EDITION2013

Inside This Issue

C A L E N D A R F O R T H E YE A R 2 0 1 3

8-11 August National Encampment Various Milwaukee, WI7 September Lincoln-Cushing Camp Meeting 1130-1430 Dubliner Restaurant23 November Remembrance Day Parade & Ceremony Various Gettysburg, PA9 December Lincoln-Cushing Camp Meeting 1130-1430 Dubliner Restaurant

2 Memorial Day 2013

4 Department Encampment

Held on 4 May

5 Next Camp Meeting at

Dubliner Restaurant

6 Emancipation Day

Legislation

7 Tour of Loudon CountyCavalry Battles Planned

7 Recognition of Civil WarAncestor

8 Visit to Cedar MountainBattlefield

9 Richmond Civil WarPhotography Ramble

Please mark t h ese d at es o n yo ur calen d ar

DATE EVENT TIME LOCATION

Commander Ben Hawley with the Commendation presented toLincoln-Cushing Camp at the Department Encampment in May.

F R O M T H E C O M M A N D E R

CharlesBenHawley


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Memorial Day 2013145th Decoration Day Ceremony and Camp Meeting

Memorial Day was officially proclaimed on 5 May 1868 by General John Logan, national commander o the Grand

Army o the Republic, in his General Order No. 11, and was first observed on 30 May 1868. On 30 May 2013, Lin-coln-Cushing Camp obeyed General Logans order by conducting a Memorial Day event at the Old Amphitheaterand omb o the Civil War Unknowns in Arlington National Cemetery. Tis was the 145th year that annual ceremo-nies were held in that spot.

SUVCW Commander-in-Chie Perley Mellor,Department o the Chesapeake Commander MarkDay, Past Commander-in-Chie Andrew John-son, high-ranking guests rom the Allied Orders,Commander-in-Chie Jeffrey Burden o the Mili-tary Order o the Loyal Legion o the U. S., andother distinguished guests attended the ceremony.

Speakers included PCINC Johnson, DepartmentCommander Day, CINC Mellor, and CINC Bur-den. Department President o the Auxiliary o theSUVCW Anne Blackburn delivered the Ladiesribute, In Memoriam, first presented in 1870.

Te U.S. Marine Corps Band Brass Quintet andField Drummer provided stirring music through-out the ceremony, and the Gettysburg Blues SVRColor Guard posted and retired the colors. All presentagreed the event was a fitting ulfillment o CINC Logans

order to preserve the memory o the Boys in Blue.

Following the afernoon ceremonies at Arlington Na-tional Cemetery, the camp and guests adjourned to theOfficers Club at Fort Myer, where we had a deliciousdinner and listened to a very interesting talk by ClarkB. Bud Hall, a noted authority on the Federal Cavalryand the Battle o Brandy Station. His talk highlighted theBattle o Brandy Station as the turning point or Unioncavalry, as the newly created Cavalry Corps o the Armyo the Potomac or the first time went into battle. AsMajor Dan Grimsley, 6th Virginia Cavalry noted, Te

moral effect o the battle was o great value to the Federalcavalry. In succeeding battles, it was apparent to theConederates that the Federals had gained in moral, aswell as in numbers and discipline. Te talk also ocusedon the outstanding leadership and organization o theCavalry Corps, Army o the Potomac. All agreed thatBuds talk was one o the best we have had and was also ahighly appropriate tribute to the Boys in Blue.

Marine Corps Band at Arlington National Cemetery, 30 May

Department of Chesapeake Commander Mark Day addresses

Decoration Day crowd, 30 May


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Sold-out Lincoln-Cushing Camp meeting following Decoration Day

ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery, 30 May, 2013

Department of Chesapeake Brothers Participate in the NationalMemorial Day Parade, Washington, DC

Clark Bud Hall addresses the Lincoln-Cushing Camp at the annual

Decoration Day meeting, Ft. Myer OC.


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Department Encampment held on 4 MayBrother Mark Day Elected Department Commander

On Saturday, 4 May, the Department o the Chesapeake, Sons o Union Veterans o the Civil War, held its 126th

Department Encampment at the Hilton Garden Inn near Solomons, Maryland. A large turnout by Lincoln-CushingCamp joined with representatives rom other Department o Chesapeake camps to take care o department business,including electing new officers.

On the Friday afernoon preceding the meetings, Duane Whitlock, Commander o Sgt James H Harris Camp 38,offered a ascinating tour o some o the Civil War remnants at Point Lookout. Tose joining the tour viewed theearthworks remaining rom the Lincoln Fort, some reconstructed buildings within it, and a short rebuilt section othe stockade around the nearby camp that held more than 12,000 Conederate prisoners o war beore the wars end.

Prior to the business meetings on Saturday, the Auxil-iary joined the Brothers o the Department in a service

remembering our Brothers and Sisters who have passedaway during the past year.

Te business o the Department was successully dealtwith during the meeting. At our luncheon, HistorianDavid Roberts imparted to us some o the history oSouthern Maryland during the War.

As the final item o business, Senior Vice DepartmentCommander Mark Day o aylor-Wilson Camp 10 waselected Department Commander, relieving now-PastDepartment Commander Jeffrey French afer a success-

ul year. JVDC Robert Pollock was elected Senior ViceDepartment Commander, Kevin Martin was electedJunior Vice Department Commander, and MichaelPaquette was elected Department Secretary/reasurer.

All in the Lincoln-Cushing Camp wish the newly electedofficers the best or the coming year, and will supporttheir efforts to lead us.

Department of Chesapeake Encampment attendees Brothers Bob Stine, Rob Pollock and Brin Lewis

Newly elected Department Commander Mark Day thanks outgoing

Commander Jeffery French for his service

Newly elected Senior Vice Commander Rob Pollock takes his post


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Next Camp Meeting 7 Septemberat the Dubliner RestaurantGuest Susan Cumbey Discusses Civil War Art

Te next Lincoln Cushing Camp Meeting will take place onSaturday, 7 September, with an 11:30 am social hour withthe meeting to ollow. Te meeting will take place at theDubliner Restaurant located at 4 F Street, NW on Capitol Hillin Washington, DC. Please see the back page o the newsletteror the reservation orm and menu selections. Te price willbe $28.00/pp, with a cash bar.

Our guest speaker will be SusanCumbey who will discuss CivilWar art. Tis illustrated lecturewill provide an introduction tosome o the best known Civil Warartists. Although the great Amer-ican painter Winslow Homer,who started his career as a fieldartist or Harpers Weekly, is themost notable o the personalitiesdiscussed, many other male and

emale artists will be covered,including Adalbert Volck,Edwin Forbes, William LudwellSheppard, Alred Waud,Moses Ezekiel, and Lily MartinSpencer. Iconic works such asEverett B.D. Julios BeoreChancellorsville, Homers

Prisoners rom theFront, Augustus Saint-Gaudens Shaw Memo-rial, and MerciesLee Monument inRichmond will behighlighted.

Susan G. Cumbey hasbeen director o Fort WardMuseum & Historic Site since

2002, and prior to that served asFort Wards Assistant Director/Curator. She is on the adjunctaculty in art history at theAnnandale campus o NorthernVirginia Community College, andhas also taught at GeorgetownUniversity. Over the years, she

has lectured widely on the topico Civil War art, and has devel-

oped several exhibits that havehighlighted artwork o theperiod. She received her M.A. inart history and museum studies atGeorge Washington University.

We look orward to seeing youon 7 September!

T D Ris a new location for L-C camp meetings. It is located at 4 FStreet, NW right off of North Capital Street and is connected to the Phoenix Park Hotel which sits on

the corner of North Capitol and F Street. Te Dubliner is located about one block from Union Station

and the Union Station Metro stop. On a Saturday morning there should be plenty of on-street park-

ing (meter). Tere is also a Senate parking lot across the street that is usually open on weekends where

parking is free. Although you should not need it, there is also a paid parking garage at Union Station.

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Commander Ben Hawley Instrumental in PassingEmancipation Day Legislation in Maryland

For a number o years Ben Hawley, as a re-enactor with the 54thMassachusetts Regiment, would read the proclamation that reed the slavesin Maryland as part o a ceremony at Oakley Cabin, a restored slave cabin inBrookfield, Maryland. Brother Hawley elt that Maryland should celebratethis event throughout the state, so he contacted Senator Karen Montgomeryand began lobbying or legislation to recognize Maryland emancipation.

His efforts paid off when earlier Maryland Senator Karen Montgomery (D-14)and Delegate Jolene Ivey (D-47), sponsored the bills that mark the first or-mal state recognition o the 1864 date when Maryland slaves were declaredree under a new state constitution.

Its wonderul to see the strong, bi-partisan support to make November1st o each year recognized as Eman-cipation Day in Maryland. With the150th anniversary coming next year,Im glad that the Senate has agreedthat its time to give special attentionto this date in Marylands history. Aswe mark and celebrate so many othe meaningul developments o ourstates history in the coming years, itis important that we remember that

great day o liberation and jubilee,when nearly 90,000 Marylandersfinally became ree, Delegate Iveysaid.

Delegate Ivey and Senator Montgom-ery hope the bill will raise awarenesso how each state took its own pathto reedom. Tough Lincolns Procla-mation reed slaves in the rebel statesbeginning Jan. 1, 1863, many cel-ebrate the June 19, 1865 date whenUnion troops arrived to ree thelast slaves in Galveston, exas, nowknown as Juneteenth.

Congratulations to Brother Hawleyor this significant accomplishmentand contribution to keeping ourCivil War history alive.

Pictured above at the signing by Governor Martin OMalley L-R are Tony Cohen, Underground Railroad; Susan

Soderberg, Historian; Senator Karen Montgomery, Lincoln-Cushing Commander Ben Hawley; and aides.

AFROTC Cadet Receives SUVCW Commendation

AFROC Cadet Agustin Argueta was awarded a SUVCW commendation for his

exemplary patriotism and for demonstrating a high degree of academic performance

and leadership. Te award was presented by Commander Charles Ben Hawley on

11 April, 2013. Upon presentation of the award, Brother Hawley commented: We

believe it is right to award those who have stepped forward to accept the challenge

of leadership in defending our nations flag, principles and freedoms. By honoring

deserving cadets, we help promote the maintenance of unqualified American citizen-

ship because it will be these young people who will eventually serve in our nations

military, under the flag our forefathers fought to preserve.


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Lincoln-Cushing Camp Tour of Loudon CountyCavalry Battles Planned for 19 October

Following the battles o Chancellorsville and BrandyStation rom May 1st to June 9th 1863, Lees Army oNorthern Virginia was once again on the move tobring the war to Union territory. Although theArmy o the Potomac had suffered a humiliatingdeeat at Chancellorsville, the Fed-eral Cavalry had acquitted itsel wellat Brandy Station. On 16-17 June,Federal cavalry commander AlredPleasonton got orders to advance intothe Shenandoah Valley and discover whatexactly the Army o Northern Virginia

was doing, hidden away behind the BlueRidge. o do this, Pleasontons blue-cladhorsemen would have to punch throughthe Gray cavalry under JEB Stuart, thesame men, under the same leader, that theyhad come within a whisker o deeating at BrandyStation. Tough Pleasontons troopers won all threemajor fights in our days o bruising actions, proving

that the good showing o the Federal cavalry at Brandyhad not been a fluke, they ell short o accomplishingtheir mission.

On October 19th o this year, the Lincoln-Cushing Camp will organize a tour othese critical Loudon County cavalrybattles, so hotly contested 150 years agothis year, and the way the land andleadership shaped those battles. We will

visit the battlefields at Aldie (June 17),Middleburg (June 17-19), and

Upperville (June 21).

We plan to rent a 14-passenger van withdriver, and will meet to commence thetour at a time and location to be deter-

mined in Loudon County. Te tour willlast about six hours, and will include a lunch

stop. Stand by or sign up details, including cost.

Memorial Day Leads to Proper Recognition

of Civil War Ancestorby Megan Moloney, wife of Brother Keith Rossmiller

On January 25, 1862, a 17-year old armernamed Benjamin Acklam enlisted as a privatein Company E o the 50th Regiment o the Il-linois Inantry. Alongside his brother, George,Benjamin would take part in some o thebloodiest battles o the U.S. Civil War, includ-ing the Battle o Shiloh and the March to the

Sea, General Shermans Savannah Campaign.At the end o the war, Benjamin and his el-low soldiers o the 50th Illinois marched in theGrand Review on May 24, 1865, in Washington,D.C., and continued on to Louisville, Kentucky,where they mustered out later that summer.

Benjamin returned to Illinois, to the land he armed beore enlisting. He married, had two daughters and a son,and was elected to the board o the 50ths annual reunion association. He died in 1914. (Continued on Page 11)


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A Visit to Cedar Mountain Battlefieldby Brother Lee Stone, PDC

In our efforts to understand the impact o the largest and most important battles o the Civil War, we sometimes

skip over smaller battles, or battles ought on the way to a more important battle. Tis has been the ate oCedar Mountain.

In June and July o 1862 Robert E. Lees Army o Northern Virginia had successully backed George B. McClel-lans Army o the Potomac away rom its threatening position close to Richmond. Relying upon McClellan toremain inactive, Lee used the initiative he had gained to attack John Popes recently ormed Army o Virginia, ad-vancing southward rom northern Virginia. Tomas J. Stonewall Jacksons corps led Lees daring march north-ward, seeking to outflank Pope and smash his army beore McClellans larger army could complete its waterbornetranser back to northern Virginia.

On the blazing hot

afernoon o 9 August1862, Jacksons corpsmet Nathaniel P.Banks corps o Popesarmy south o Cul-peper, Virginia, westo a prominent hilllocally called CedarMountain. Banks,though heavily out-numbered, without

a reserve, and milesrom other elementso Popes army, at-tacked the Rebels u-riously. wo o Jacksonsdivisions were unravelingwhen the Conederate linewas stabilized by Jacksonsold Stonewall Brigadeand the arrival o A. P.Hills division. For goodmeasure, Isaac R. rim-

bles brigade o Richard S.Ewells division attackedthe Federal lef flank,orcing Banks exhaustedand overmatched corps toretreat.

However, Jackson, per-haps surprised by suchaggressive action rom

Banks, whom he haddeeated handily in theShenandoah Valley,temporarily pulled backrom the battlefield also,seeking support rom therest o Lees army.

Ultimately the small butvicious Battle o CedarMountain had little effecton the course o the war.Despite Banks action theConederates eventuallycontinued northward,beuddling Pope andthrashing himconvincingly at Sec-

ond Bull Run at the endo August. Te battlewas important only orthose whose lives weremauled or destroyed byitConederate divisioncommander Charles S.Winder being the best-

known atality. Te onlyull-length book on thisbattle remains Robert K.Kricks Stonewall Jacksonat Cedar Mountain, pub-lished in 1990.

oday the battlefieldremains much as it was inAugust 1862, as can be

seen in the photo.

Unlike the bigbattlefields, withtheir stone monu-ments and throngso visitors, CedarMountain is stillmostly armlandand a scattering ohouses. Tanksto the Civil Warrust and the

local Friends oCedar MountainBattlefield, 154acres o the battle-

fieldwith more now innegotiationhave beenpreserved in recent years.A scattering o airlyrecently erected Civil Warrails signs and a coupleo older Virginia histori-cal signs help the visitor

interpret the action. Findyour way to Culpeper,and ollow US Route15 southward about 5.5miles; the road bisectsthe battlefield more or lessas it did in 1862. ake apicnic: salt pork, hard-tack, and coffee boiled inyour tin cup.


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A One-Day RichmondCivil War Photography Rambleby Brother Richard Griffin, CSVC

Recently, I accompanied my wie on a business trip to the Capital o the Conederacy (a.k.a. Richmond, Virginia).Whilst Claire was busy with her conerence, I had a day ree to visit a ew o my avorite Civil War locations. It iscertainly true that there are many Civil War sites in the Richmond area worth visiting, but when you only haveone day, you have to be somewhat selective. Fortunately, it was a beautiul day in late March, so, with my newdigital SLR in hand; I could indulge my twin passions o the Civil War and photography. I chose to visit Hol-lywood Cemetery, the National Park Service (NPS) site at redegar Iron Works, Drewrys Bluff, City Point, andBermuda Hundred.

I first stopped at Hollywood Cemetery. Hollywoodis well known as a beautiul, 19th Century cemeterylocated in prime real estate on the bluffs overlookingthe all line o the James River. It is better known asthe last resting place o two U. S. presidents (JamesMonroe and John yler), one Conederate president(Jefferson Davis), twenty-two Conederate generalofficers, and thousands o Conederate enlistedmen. I suspect a good raction o Civil War-mindedvisitors are mainly interested in Davis gravesite orthe last resting place o one or more o the Coned-erate generals. In act, the air o respect and rever-ence towards the Conederacy and its more amousleaders is impossible to overlook. I drove around

the grounds, visiting and photographing the Davisgravesite and the view o the James.

My second stop was the NPS site at redegarIron Works, the site o the Conederacys majorindustrial acility. redegar produced armorplate, cannons in the thousands, small arms, andmuch o the sinews o war that kept Coneder-ate armies in the field. redegar is also the site othe airly new American Civil War Center, but

being as old-school as I am, I preer the NPS site,where admission is ree (although you must payto park, unless you have an annual or permanentpass rom the park service). I always enjoy theexhibits there, especially the ascinating volleygun, the model o CSS Fredericksburg, and thevarious personal artiacts on display.(Continued on Page 10)

Model of CSS Fredericksburg, NPS Visitors Center at redegar Iron Works, Richmond

Gravesite and statue of President Jefferson Davis, Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond.

Te flag is the so-called Tird National Flag


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Richmond Civil War Photography Ramble (Continued from Page 9)

Te next stop on my expeditionwas Fort Darling on DrewrysBluff, where on May 15th, 1862,

the Conederates turned back aU. S. Navy orce centered on theUSS Monitor and USS Galena.Visitors can immediately under-stand the outcome o the battle.Te ort is situated on a bluff,some 80 to 100 eet above abend o the James River, andobviously commands theapproaches. In addition to theort, the Conederates emplaced

a line o obstructions in the river,making it almost impossibleor ships to pass.

My penultimate stop wasCity Point, the site o thevast logistics base at theconfluence o the Jamesand Appomattox rivers,where General Grant had

his headquarters duringthe siege o Petersburg,1864-1865. Grants recon-structed quarters are there,adjacent to AppomattoxManor. It is well worth avisit, just to appreciate therelatively spartan quarterso the General-in-Chieand the magnificent viewo the roadstead that thesite affords.

Finally, I decided to investigate the Bermuda Hundred site, where General Benjamin Butlers Army o the Jameslanded on May 5th, 1864, one day afer Grant began the Overland Campaign by crossing the Rapidan River.Grants idea was to attack the Richmond-Petersburg complex rom two different directions, but he did not ullyappreciate Butlers strengths and weaknesses as an army commander. Butlers hesitant movements resulted in hisarmy being bottled up at Bermuda Hundred by an inerior Conederate orce under General P. G. . Beauregard.Unortunately, there is nothing in the way o interpretation at the site o Bermuda Hundred other than a sign ortwo in ront o a ence that blocks access to a brushy area on the riverbank. Nothing there seemed to be worth pho-tographing, so I headed back to Richmond and the hotel bar where a restorative glass o amber liquid awaited me.

General Grants hut at City Point, at the confluence of the James and Appomattox rivers

Large seacoast cannon at Fort Darling on Drewrys Bluff, Confederate James River defenses.


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A year ago, Benjamin was just a name on a amily tree I had put together. But a Memorial Day weekend tripto Illinois and an exhibit at the Historical Society o Quincy and Adams County helped to not only unravelBenjamins story, but led us to the small rural cemetery in which he and his amily were buried. Te amily plot

held three generations, including Benjamins ather, his wie and their son. Te amily marker was broken anddamaged, and Benjamins grave was unmarked, with no military marker to honor his service. My husband andI spent much o the summer learning about the 50th Illinois and Benjamins role in the reunion association. Wewanted him to be remembered in his final resting place as a Veteran.

Earlier this year, I contacted theQuincy Veterans Home, the largestand oldest o the Illinois VeteranHomes. Working with the staffthere and at Harrison Monuments,I completed VA Form 40-1330to apply or a Veteran marker.Trough the National Cemetery

Administration, VA urnishes uponrequest, at no charge to the ap-plicant, a government headstoneor marker or the unmarked graveo any deceased eligible Veteran inany cemetery around the world,regardless o their date o death.o supplement the application, Iwas asked to supply the appropriatedocumentation o Benjamins

military service, his obituary, andrecords rom the cemetery showinghe was buried there. Te applica-tion was quickly approved and themarker was ordered soonthereafer.

One year afer we first ound the

orgotten gravesite, two generationso Benjamins descendants returnedto watch as his military marker wasplaced. Over this past MemorialDay weekend, much o the am-ilyBenjamins 3rd, 4th and 5thgreat grandchildrenvisited thegravesite and placed an Americanflag in honor o him and hiswartime service. Tere are

dozens o Veterans markers scat-tered throughout this rural cem-etery, including one belonging toBenjamins brother, George, whoalso received a flag rom his amilymembers. Next year, we plan tobring enough flags or all o theVeterans buried there, so that on

Memorial Day, no one is orgotten.

Megan Moloney joined VAs Office of Public

and Intergovernmental Affairs in May

2013. A proud military spouse, Megan is the

daughter and granddaughter of Army and

Navy Veterans who served in World War II,

Korea, and Vietnam, and is the fourth gener-

ation descendant of both a soldier and sailor

who fought during the U.S. Civil War.

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Call for Articles and Photos for Te News Walker

All Camp members are encouraged to submit articles and/or photos to be included in TeNews Walker.Submissions can be made at any time by sending them to Brin Lewis using the ollowing email address:

[email protected]

2013 News Walker Editorial Deadlines: Winter Editorial Deadline: 29 October

2013 Officers and Appointments | Lincoln-Cushing Camp, Camp No. 2

Commander: Charles Ben Hawley

[email protected]

Senior Vice Commander: Richard [email protected]

Junior Vice Commander: Brin [email protected]

Secretary and reasurer: Lee Stone, PDC

[email protected] of the Camp Council:

Fr. Charles Nalls, PCC;

Robert Pollock, PCC;

Calvin Zon, PCC
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Commander Hawley - 150th Anniversary of Gettysberg (Continued from Page 1)

Te American Civil War raged on or nearly two more years, but the Conederacy never recovered rom the loss.

Five months later, President Abraham Lincoln was invited to say a ew appropriate remarks at the dedication o

the cemetery created to bury Union dead. Te monumental speech o a mere 272 words presented a chance orhope and healing.

Afer nearly 150 years, what happened in Gettysburg is not orgotten. Under any other circumstance, this would bea different country today had it not been or the heroic efforts on this land.We are ortunate to live so close to an area so rich in history. ake a walk in the ootsteps o history. Stand on LittleRound op and reflect on the sacrifices made in the valley below or walk among the unmarked gravesites in theSoldiers National Cemetery. Gettysburg is a place that brings that history alive and reminds us to remember thosethat have gone beore us.

Attire: Business or SVR Uniform

Cost for the meal is $28 per person.Checks should be made out to Lincoln-Cushing, Camp 2 and sent to Secretary/reasurer Lee Stone, PDC at the ollowing address:

Lee Stone, PDC536 Wordsworth CirclePurcellville, VA 20132

Please mail your check in time to arrive by 30 August so that an accurate count can be given to the establishment.I you cant get your check in by 30 August, please call Brother Lee at 540-338-5831 or 571-217-0160 and let him know thatyou plan to attend and bring your check with you. Please see the back page or the reservation orm.

Our guest speaker will be Susan Cumbey, Ms. Cumbey has been director ofthe Fort Ward Museum and Historic site since 2002. Prior to holding this

position she served as Fort Wards Assistant Director/Curator.

Her topic will be Civil War art providing an introduction to

some of the best known Civil War artists.

NEXTCAMPMEETINGO F T H E L I N C O L N C U S H I N G C A M P N O . 2

Our next Lincoln-Cushing Camp meeting will be held 7 September at 11:30 am,the Dubliner Restaurant, 4 F Street NW, Capitol Hill, Washington, DC.

All members of the Camp, Auxiliary, and their guests are encouraged to attend.

We hope to see you there!


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R E S E R V AT I O N F O R M

Yes, I, __________________________will be attending the meetingand am bringing __________________________ as my guest, and

__________________________ as a potential candidate or membership.

Enclosed is my check or $________ ($28.00/ per person).

My entree choice: Bee Fish Chicken

My guests choice: Bee Fish Chicken

No, I, __________________________ regret that I will not be able

to attend, however, enclosed is a donation to our Camps charitable

works or $_______.

Please detach and mail to:

Mr. Lee D. Stone, PDC536 Wordsworth CirclePurcellville, VA 20132

You do not need to buy a dinner to participate in the meeting.

7 September Camp Meeting

of theLincoln-Cushing Camp No. 2

Lunch ollowing meeting at theDubliner Restaurant on Capitol Hill

Date: 7 September, 2013

ime: 11:30 am (Social Hour)

Lunch: 12:30 pm

Location: Te Dubliner Restaurant

4 F Street, NWWashington, DC

Lunch Selections:

- London Broil - Filet o Salmon Dingle Bay - Chicken Hibernian

Attire: Business or SVR Uniorm

Cost: $28 per person (Cash Bar)

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