May 2, 2010
BATTLE OF LEWISBURG May 20-23, 2010: Lee & his Lieutenants Face Off with Federal Generals
Special to Huntingtonnews.net
Lewisburg, WV (HNN) - Battle of Lewisburg events, running from Thursday, May 20 through Sunday, May 23, 2010 in various Lewisburg venues, are a treat for history and Civil War fans. The War Between the States pitted many family members against each other. To say that war is hell is so true, but to use brute force against loved ones makes it even more egregious. In an effort to reach established goals, certain policies were set in motion and those policies of total warfare, looting, burning, physical manipulation and dreadful incarceration affected family relationships and the entire countryside for decades after the war was over.
“These and other issues will be thoroughly discussed by the leaders of both armies during a two hour session on Friday evening, May 21, 7 p.m., in the College Auditorium.
Come and hear General Robert E. Lee and his Lieutenants headed by Al Stone of Hinton, WV, facing off with the Federal Generals and Gen. Ulysses S. Grant portrayed by Barry Meadows. Questions will be taken from the audience and no restrictions will be in place regarding either the questions or the responses. Here is your opportunity to get the answers you have always wanted, from the people you have always wanted to ask.
The living history portrayal of General Robert E. Lee by Al Stone is sponsored by the WV Humanities Council with additional financial assistance from the Office of the secretary, West Virginia Department of Education and the Arts.
An Island in Hell – Johnson’s Island prison, OH.
On Saturday, May 22 at 11 am, also in the College Auditorium, David C. Trimble, an attorney from Lexington, Kentucky, will portray his great, great, uncle Major General Isaac Ridgeway Trimble in which Gen. Trimble will recount his incarceration of some eighteen months in a Federal Civil War military prison on Johnson’s Island, Ohio.
Many have heard of the horrors of the Andersonville prison, but the story of all of the military prisons during the Civil War is largely untold. Many prisoners died from the combination of non-existent planning for prisoners of war, dishonest government contractors, cruel captors and guards, and outright neglect. For those who survived the experiences endured were in all respects mentally and physically scarring.
During the Civil War, an overall total of 674,000 prisoners of war were held by both sides. Prison populations peaked in 1864 at around 410,000. More than 56,000 (13%) died while in captivity. There is no data on the number, probably in the thousands, who died after release from the effects of imprisonment.
Gen. Trimble will paint the often-ugly portrait of the generally poor treatment of POWs during the War Between the States. Substandard food, water, wood, clothing, and shelter combined with freezing cold to truly render Johnson’s Island “An Island in Hell.”
For a full schedule of events or more information, visit the website, battleoflewisburg.org or Call Ross at (304) 646-8555.
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BATTLE OF LEWISBURG May 20-23, 2010: Lee & his Lieutenants Face Off with Federal Generals
Special to Huntingtonnews.net
Lewisburg, WV (HNN) - Battle of Lewisburg events, running from Thursday, May 20 through Sunday, May 23, 2010 in various Lewisburg venues, are a treat for history and Civil War fans. The War Between the States pitted many family members against each other. To say that war is hell is so true, but to use brute force against loved ones makes it even more egregious. In an effort to reach established goals, certain policies were set in motion and those policies of total warfare, looting, burning, physical manipulation and dreadful incarceration affected family relationships and the entire countryside for decades after the war was over.
“These and other issues will be thoroughly discussed by the leaders of both armies during a two hour session on Friday evening, May 21, 7 p.m., in the College Auditorium.
Come and hear General Robert E. Lee and his Lieutenants headed by Al Stone of Hinton, WV, facing off with the Federal Generals and Gen. Ulysses S. Grant portrayed by Barry Meadows. Questions will be taken from the audience and no restrictions will be in place regarding either the questions or the responses. Here is your opportunity to get the answers you have always wanted, from the people you have always wanted to ask.
The living history portrayal of General Robert E. Lee by Al Stone is sponsored by the WV Humanities Council with additional financial assistance from the Office of the secretary, West Virginia Department of Education and the Arts.
An Island in Hell – Johnson’s Island prison, OH.
On Saturday, May 22 at 11 am, also in the College Auditorium, David C. Trimble, an attorney from Lexington, Kentucky, will portray his great, great, uncle Major General Isaac Ridgeway Trimble in which Gen. Trimble will recount his incarceration of some eighteen months in a Federal Civil War military prison on Johnson’s Island, Ohio.
Many have heard of the horrors of the Andersonville prison, but the story of all of the military prisons during the Civil War is largely untold. Many prisoners died from the combination of non-existent planning for prisoners of war, dishonest government contractors, cruel captors and guards, and outright neglect. For those who survived the experiences endured were in all respects mentally and physically scarring.
During the Civil War, an overall total of 674,000 prisoners of war were held by both sides. Prison populations peaked in 1864 at around 410,000. More than 56,000 (13%) died while in captivity. There is no data on the number, probably in the thousands, who died after release from the effects of imprisonment.
Gen. Trimble will paint the often-ugly portrait of the generally poor treatment of POWs during the War Between the States. Substandard food, water, wood, clothing, and shelter combined with freezing cold to truly render Johnson’s Island “An Island in Hell.”
For a full schedule of events or more information, visit the website, battleoflewisburg.org or Call Ross at (304) 646-8555.
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