WHEN: NOVEMBER 11th
WHERE: THERE WILL BE NO INPERSON COMPONENT OF THE MEETING THIS MONTH. THE MEETING WILL BE ENTIRELY CONDUCTED VIA ZOOM.
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Time: 7pm
Speaker: Craig Swain
Topic: The Siege and Reduction of Fort Sumter
The Civil War’s Fort Sumter is known for its famous battle marking the start of the Civil War. But the campaign to control it, and thus Charleston, South Carolina, played out from the opening weeks of the war right through the final days of the conflict. This grueling, sustained effort is often forgotten in our studies today, yet was at the fore of newspaper accounts of the war. Over the course of forty-six months, Federals sought to regain control of the fort… or failing that to reduce it. Meanwhile the Confederates worked just as hard to maintain their tenuous hold on the fort at the mouth of Charleston harbor. The battle featured three major bombardments, eight minor bombardments, and countless “skirmishes” involving the heaviest artillery used during the war. The effort against Fort Sumter was an important part in the greater war effort, both North and South. Yet, we might say this battle was robbed of its proper place in history due to a turn of events in April 1865.
Craig Swain is a graduate of Westminster College, Fulton, Missouri, with a BA in history. Commissioned in the Army after college, he served in Korea, Kuwait, various overseas postings, and Fort Stewart, Georgia. After leaving the Army, he continued his studies at Missouri State University. He is author of numerous articles appearing in Civil War Times, America’s Civil War, Artilleryman, and other magazines. His blog, “To the Sound of the Guns,” covers various aspects of the war, but with focus on artillery and the Charleston theater of war. Craig is presently an information technology manager for the Internal Revenue Service.
November Presidents Message
My Fellow Members: I hope everyone is healthy and doing well. First, I want to explain what happened to our October 14 meeting. Our speaker was on vacation until a few days before the meeting, so we decided to have a practice session with him the day before the meeting. At that time, the speaker found out that his laptop (which included his presentation) had been corrupted, and he was not able to get it fixed before our meeting. Mike Peters tried to get a pinch-hitter to speak, but we simply did not have enough time to make it happen.
Our next meeting will be on Veteran’s Day, November 11, 2020 at La Navona at 154 North Hamilton Road in Gahanna at 7 pm, with all the required social distancing requirements. Our presenter will be Craig Swain, a graduate of Westminster College, Fulton, Missouri, with a BA in history. Mr. Swain was commissioned in the Army after college, he served in Korea, Kuwait, various overseas postings, and Fort Stewart, Georgia. After leaving the Army, Craig continued his studies at Missouri State University.
Mr. Swain’s presentation is entitled the Siege and Reduction of Fort Sumter – The Civil War’s Longest Battle. Fort Sumter is known for its famous battle marking the start of the Civil War. But the campaign to control it, and thus Charleston, South Carolina, played out from the opening weeks of the war right through the final days of the conflict. This grueling, sustained effort is often forgotten in our studies today, yet was at the fore of newspaper accounts of the war. Over the course of forty-six months, Federals sought to regain control of the fort… or failing that, to reduce it. Meanwhile the Confederates worked just as hard to maintain their tenuous hold on the fort at the mouth of Charleston harbor. The battle featured three major bombardments, eight minor bombardments, and countless “skirmishes” involving the heaviest artillery used during the war. The effort against Fort Sumter was an important part in the greater war effort, both North and South. Yet, we might say, this battle was robbed of its proper place in history due to a turn of events in April 1865.
Our speaker will not be making the trip to Columbus for the meeting, but rather will present remotely. We will have an in-person meeting at La Navona for those of you who chose to attend, but we will be viewing Phil’s presentation on the big screen there. I am having knee replacement surgery on October 30, so I do not know if I will be ambulatory enough to attend in person, but (if not) I will participate via Zoom.
For more information on Mr. Swain and his presentation’s presentation, please go to our website at Centralohiocwrt.wordpress.com.
If you come to La Navona, you are going to have to follow the safety protocols:
**You will be required to wear a mask in the building. I know that no one likes this rule, but I have to insist upon strict compliance with the rule in order to make all our members feel safe. If you do not bring a mask, you will be asked to leave.
**We will not shake hands or otherwise make physical contact with each other.
**We will sit at least six feet apart from other members (unless you are family).
If you do not feel you can comply with these rules, I ask you to please stay home and (hopefully) log onto the meeting from your home computer. I am not trying to make any political statements; I am simply respecting our host venue, who could be shut down if we do not follow these rules. La Navona allows us to use their facility without charging the Roundtable a dime; I cannot let anyone from our Roundtable endanger La Navona’s ability to continue doing business.
You can also attend the meeting virtually by the Zoom link set forth below. Ed Chadwick and Tim Maurice have continued to work hard on this project, and we will have a “dry run” of the meeting with Mr. Swain before the meeting to try to iron out the wrinkles. We will continue to try to improve the experience each and every month until we get it down pat. Again, I ask for your patience and support. There are a lot of moving pieces to the project!!
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One last word on Zoom meeting protocols. Please put yourself on Mute until we go to the Q&A session at the end. Please pay attention to any Chat messages sent; we are usually trying to inform one or more of the Zoom participants that they have not muted themselves. Finally, if you are not dressed appropriately for a meeting, please disable the video on the Zoom screen so you are not showing the rest of the meeting participants that you are not dressed appropriately. If you have any questions about these protocols, PLEASE contact me. And if you don’t want to use your computer to join the meeting, you can always call in using the number and meeting ID set forth above.
Our Treasurer’s Report from Dave Delisio:
Treasurer’s Report for October 2020
Beginning checking account balance 10/1/2020 = $2165.10
October receipts = $25.00 from dues
October expenses = $0
Ending checking account balance 10/31/2020 = $2190.10
Thank you to all our members who have contributed to acquiring the equipment to run a virtual meeting. We had great success last month, and we intend to continue to improve.
Jamie Ryan
President