September
1, 2011 - Southport,
NC - President Lincoln’s naval blockade order is a
fascinating subject when we begin to understand and
assess how these events impacted the eventual
outcome of the American Civil War. The blockade and
blockade runners are also the subject of the
Brunswick Civil War Round Table’s first meeting of
the 2011 – 2012 year, to be held on Tuesday,
September 6th. Naval blockade actions off the North
Carolina coast and other coastal ports; residents’
concerns in Southport (then known as Smithville);
and, late in the war, blockade runners into
Wilmington that helped keep Lee’s Army of Northern
Virginia alive were all key issues and events
throughout the war years.
To share his
research and assessments, the guest speaker will be
Dr. Stephen R. Wise, award-winning Civil War
historian, writer, editor, popular guest lecturer,
and narrative screen writer. Dr. Wise teaches
history as adjunct professor at the University of
South Carolina, Beaufort campus. He serves as an
advisor to the South Carolina Battleground
Preservation Trust, and is currently serving on the
board of the Beaufort County Historical Society and
the South Carolina Historical Society
Magazine
editorial board. He is currently director of the
Parris Island Marine Corps Museum and the author of
“Lifeline of the Confederacy: Blockade running
during the Civil War.”
Registration for
the Tuesday, September 6th meeting begins at 6:30 at
Trinity United Methodist Church, 209 E. Nash St.,
Southport, across from the Southport Post Office.
Everyone is welcome. There is no admission fee.
Visitors are invited to become members. Annual dues
are $25 for adults and families, and $10 for
students. As a non-profit organization, most of the
dues collected go toward inviting the most renowned
and knowledgeable historians covering a variety of
subject relating to the Civil War period.
For more
information, contact president Wally Rueckel at
(910) 253-7382, or email at
wrueckel@questor.com.
