Middle TN CWRT July 2006 Meeting

[CWRanger]

The next meeting of the Middle Tennessee Civil War Round Table is scheduled for Tuesday, July 18, 2006 (7:00 P.M.) at Bradley Academy. Anyone interested in open discussion of the Civil War topics with a local flavor are welcome to attend.

This month’s meeting features Dr. Lenette S. Taylor of Kent State University. She will present a program based on her recent book, The Supply For Tomorrow Must Not Fail: The Civil War of Captain Simon Perkins Jr., a Union Quartermaster.

Captain Simon Perkins Jr. and his fellow quartermasters helped make the Union’s victory possible by providing the Federal armies with transportation, animals, forage, clothing, medical supplies, and other critical items. Perkins’ service with Army of the Ohio, the Army of the Cumberland, and the Department of the North led him to hold key posts in Tennessee and Alabama that were crucial to the successful outcome of many of the war’s most decisive campaigns.

Dr. Taylor will also share the experience Perkins had in dealing with civilians and former slaves in the occupied south. Perkins not only had to deal with supplying an army moving ever deeper into enemy territory, but he also grappled with many of the prominent social issues of the Civil War.

The Middle Tennessee Civil War Round Table meets every third Tuesday of the month at Bradley Academy, located on Academy Street in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Membership applications are available at each meeting. Membership costs $10 per year for individuals and $15 for families. All meetings are open to the public regardless of membership status. Each meeting will include time for interested parties to share stories and memorabilia from the Civil War era with the membership.
For more information, contact Jim Lewis at 615-890-1926 (before 8 PM) or by e-mail at lewisjb66@comcast.net.

[ole]

CWRanger:
Of course, I won't be there, but thought I'd commend anyway (surprise! surprise!) Started to read that book, but the detail and numbers and arrangements made my hair hurt. I'd guess your good Dr. Taylor can bring out the fascinating bits and make some sense out of the masses of information. If so, you're in for a treat.
Ole

[mobile_96]

Agree with Ken. You should be in for a real treat.
If it wasn't for sleeping and food, I'd really love to attend the meeting.
I read the book a while back, and although the numbers can make your brain
numb at times, it sure awakens one to what it took to even try to supply
the armies in the field.
One of the best sections of the book I found to be after Shiloh, and the movement to Corinth.
Was amazed at the amount of rain Perkins had to deal with. Everyone talks about how slow Halleck was in moving the army south to Corinth. But Perkins tells about the constant flooding he, and the army had to contend with for the 1st wk or so.
A great read, and IMHO a Must book.
Chuck in IL.