After 160 years, the Jonathan Taylor sword has come home! In the January Brigade Call you’ll find photos of the sword which, along with other Civil War artifacts, are temporarily on display at Nitschmann Junior High School. Without the encouragement and patronage of so many of you, this historic event would not have been possible.
Here’s hoping 2024 will likewise be a year full of adventure for our Round Table. And here’s to another year of enjoying the company of the same great people ... and the hope that our good work will encourage others to join us.
We’ll be getting off to a very early start in 2024; our January dinner meeting and lecture will take place on Tuesday, January 2nd. And so, before you get too caught up in the holiday spirit, mark your calendar and plan to join us for dinner or the lecture ... or both. I’m sure Mr. Duffy will be very happy to get an earlier-than-usual email from you to request a seat or two ... or more for our January dinner meeting. You’ll find his contact information inside on page 2. As always, no reservations are needed for lecture walk-ins.
As you page through this newsletter, you may notice that our planned-for February speaker will be joining us instead in January ... and vice versa. You can read about Mr. Bryan and his lecture subject on page 2 of the newsletter. Inside, you’ll also find the final installment of Round Table member Frank Whalen’s story about the last days of Captain Jonathan Taylor’s life.
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