April 21, 2010
Battle of Lewisburg: Soldiers and Poets
Special to Huntingtonnews.net
Lewisburg, WV (HNN) -- Soldiers and Poets will be featured in the Saturday lineup of musical and literary presentations at the Battle of Lewisburg Reenactment weekend, May 21-23, 2010 in downtown Lewisburg.
Soldiers in Gray, A Musical Journey is an award winning one man play, performed since 1998 and written by Stan Clardy, pictured. It is a story of a soldier's life before, during and after the War Between The States. This soldier's journey through life and feelings during the war will encourage you to preserve and honor the heritage for which these soldiers fought. This play is a truthful portrayal of a southern soldier at war written from letters, diaries and journals. Stan will perform Soldiers in Gray on Saturday evening, May 22 at 7:00 pm in the auditorium of the New River Community and Technical College, adjacent to the reenactment grounds.
Stan will have CD’s and tapes of the music you will hear in the play, plus his other music “Southern Stars”, “God Save the South”, "TimeLight Music", "Wayfaring Stranger" and his book "TimeLight", about the Confederate Submarine H. L. Hunley, after the performance. More on Stan Clardy and the play can be found at www.stanclardy.com/Soldiers_in_Gray.html
James L. Seay, who will present on Poets of the Union and Confederacy, is the grandson of James Thomas Seay who was a private soldier in the 85th Illinois Volunteer Infantry with the Army of the Cumberland.
When one thinks of "the poets of the American Civil War," one usually thinks of Walt Whitman. Whitman's prominence has often obscured his fellow poets on both sides of the conflict. The discussion will look at these lesser known poets of the American Civil War. One the Confederate side, Mr. Seay will take a look at such poets as Father Abram Ryan, a Catholic priest, CSA army chaplain, and staunch supporter of the Confederacy whose Biloxi, MS home was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. Mr. Seay will also examine the works of Henry Timrod, considered to be the Poet Laureate of the Confederacy and other lesser known poets.
On the Union side, Herman Melville, more famous for his novel Moby Dick, and Bret Hart, more famous for his short stories of the California gold rush, will be examined as poets of the Civil war, along with Henry W. Longfellow, whose poem, set to music and sung every Christmas as "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day" is, in fact, a poem about the American Civil War. Mr. Seay's presentation will take place on Saturday at 2:30 pm, also in the College auditorium.
James L. Seay is currently the publisher and drama critic for the on-line Arts & Entertainment publication, Pamphlet. He is a member of the Sons and Grandsons of the Union Veterans and authored a history of the Illinois 85th Volunteer Infantry for The Peters burg Observer on the occasion of the Civil War Centennial. He lives in Springfield, Illinois.
For further information on the reenactment weekend visit the website at battleoflewisburg.org or call Ross Weisiger, (304) 646-8555.
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Battle of Lewisburg: Soldiers and Poets
Special to Huntingtonnews.net
Lewisburg, WV (HNN) -- Soldiers and Poets will be featured in the Saturday lineup of musical and literary presentations at the Battle of Lewisburg Reenactment weekend, May 21-23, 2010 in downtown Lewisburg.
Soldiers in Gray, A Musical Journey is an award winning one man play, performed since 1998 and written by Stan Clardy, pictured. It is a story of a soldier's life before, during and after the War Between The States. This soldier's journey through life and feelings during the war will encourage you to preserve and honor the heritage for which these soldiers fought. This play is a truthful portrayal of a southern soldier at war written from letters, diaries and journals. Stan will perform Soldiers in Gray on Saturday evening, May 22 at 7:00 pm in the auditorium of the New River Community and Technical College, adjacent to the reenactment grounds.
Stan will have CD’s and tapes of the music you will hear in the play, plus his other music “Southern Stars”, “God Save the South”, "TimeLight Music", "Wayfaring Stranger" and his book "TimeLight", about the Confederate Submarine H. L. Hunley, after the performance. More on Stan Clardy and the play can be found at www.stanclardy.com/Soldiers_in_Gray.html
James L. Seay, who will present on Poets of the Union and Confederacy, is the grandson of James Thomas Seay who was a private soldier in the 85th Illinois Volunteer Infantry with the Army of the Cumberland.
When one thinks of "the poets of the American Civil War," one usually thinks of Walt Whitman. Whitman's prominence has often obscured his fellow poets on both sides of the conflict. The discussion will look at these lesser known poets of the American Civil War. One the Confederate side, Mr. Seay will take a look at such poets as Father Abram Ryan, a Catholic priest, CSA army chaplain, and staunch supporter of the Confederacy whose Biloxi, MS home was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. Mr. Seay will also examine the works of Henry Timrod, considered to be the Poet Laureate of the Confederacy and other lesser known poets.
On the Union side, Herman Melville, more famous for his novel Moby Dick, and Bret Hart, more famous for his short stories of the California gold rush, will be examined as poets of the Civil war, along with Henry W. Longfellow, whose poem, set to music and sung every Christmas as "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day" is, in fact, a poem about the American Civil War. Mr. Seay's presentation will take place on Saturday at 2:30 pm, also in the College auditorium.
James L. Seay is currently the publisher and drama critic for the on-line Arts & Entertainment publication, Pamphlet. He is a member of the Sons and Grandsons of the Union Veterans and authored a history of the Illinois 85th Volunteer Infantry for The Peters burg Observer on the occasion of the Civil War Centennial. He lives in Springfield, Illinois.
For further information on the reenactment weekend visit the website at battleoflewisburg.org or call Ross Weisiger, (304) 646-8555.
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