>Resent-Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2002 09:01:39 -0700 >X-Original-Sender: [email protected] Sun Jan 20 09:01:38 2002 >From: "Jane Phillips" <[email protected]> >Old-To: "NCLENOIR" <[email protected]> >Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2002 10:59:25 -0500 >X-MSMail-Priority: Normal >X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 >X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 >Subject: [NCLENOIR] Civil War Symposium >To: [email protected] >Resent-From: [email protected] >X-Mailing-List: <[email protected]> archive/latest/1209 >X-Loop: [email protected] >Resent-Sender: [email protected] >Resent-Bcc: > > Civil War Symposium in >Kinston, North Carolina >All people interested in Lenoir County and Civil War history will >have an opportunity to learn details about the Battle of Kinston, the >Battle of Wyse Fork and how people in Kinston and Lenoir County >survived the war. The event will begin with a dinner at the Community >Council for the Arts Friday evening March 1 and continue with >speakers in the Lenoir Community College main building auditorium on >Saturday March 2 and closing with a self-conducted driving tour on >Sunday March 3 > A distinguished group of speakers will provide new insight into >the times and events of 1861-1865. Dr. Charles Bryan, Executive >Director of the Virginia Historical Society will discuss the >publication of "The Eye of the Storm" based on the daily notes and >sketches of a northern soldier which were lost for nearly a hundred >years. Some of the sketches will be exhibited. > Saturday's program will consist of: > Mr. Donnie Taylor, site manager of the Bentonville >Battlefield Site, will give a description of the two battles. Wyse >Fork was the second largest Civil War battle fought in North Carolina. > Dr. David Long of East Carolina university will describe the >role of slaves and freemen and women before and after the Emancipation >Proclamation. James City near New Bern was established at this time. > Dr. Clifford Tyndall of Wilmington will present a host of >information gathered for his master's thesis, "Civil war in Lenoir >County". He will include comments on business, house life and >military hangings which took place in Lenoir County. > A map and commentary will be available for self-guided tours >of the battlefields and other related sights. > Registration may be available by calling Harmony Hall between >10am and 1pm on Monday, Wednesday or Friday or by mailing to Lenoir >County Historical Association, P. O. Box 1132, Kinston, N.C. 28503. >The cost is $35 for the 3 day event but dinner only reservation can be >made for $20 per person for Friday night. > The Symposium is sponsored by the Lenoir County Historical >Association and co-sponsored by the Historical Preservation Group, The >Community Council for the Arts, Lenoir Community College, Black >Heritage Museum Project, the Neuse Regional Library, Sons of >Confederate Veterans, Daughters of the Confederacy and members of the >Caswell-CSS Neuse Historic Site. > > > > > >