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Logistics and The Railroads To Be
Discussed At December Brunswick Civil War Round Table Meeting
November
19, 2012
- Southport, NC – One of the lesser known and most
interesting subjects about the Civil War focuses on how
both sides used logistics and the railroads throughout
the Civil War. The Confederacy, on paper the 4th largest
country in the world, lost its natural advantages and
failed to support its armies because of mismanagement
and the lack of central control and long term planning.
The Union, on the other hand, skillfully mastered the
art of logistics thereby increasing its war
capabilities. Importantly, both sides were heavily
dependent on their use of the railroads to support
armies tactically as well as logistically. Both sides
experienced successes and failures relating to
expansion, gauge differences, connectivity and strategic
route issues and enemy derailments.
Presenting at the Tuesday, December 4th meeting of the
Brunswick Civil War
Round Table will be special guest speaker Ron
Beavers. The title of his presentation is "Civil War
Logistics." He is a seventh generation Virginian, and
popular Civil War historian, re-enactor, speaker, and
docent and twelve year Board Director at the Fairfax
Station Railroad Museum. He is active in preservation
efforts, and is a member of the Civil War Preservation
Trust, the Friends of Fort Ward, the Friends of
Gettysburg National Park, the John S. Mosby Foundation,
the Montpelier Foundation, and Friend of the Mt. Vernon
Ladies Association.
The Tuesday, December 4th meeting will be held at
Trinity United Methodist Church, 209 E. Nash St.,
Southport, across from the Post Office. Registration
begins at 6:30. Everyone is welcome. The guest admission
fee is $5 which can be applied toward the $25 annual
membership dues. The Round Table is a non-profit
organization which encourages attendees to join since
most of the revenue collected goes toward inviting the
most renowned and knowledgeable speakers covering a
variety of Civil War-related subjects in addition to
battles, armament and personnel. This meeting is a good
example.
For more information about the meeting, or the Round
Table’s activities and member benefits, contact
president Wally Rueckel at (910) 253-7382, or email
wrueckel@questor.com.
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