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Volume 8, Issue 9 September, 2013
EARTHWORKSTwo Work Days This Month! (Twice the Fun!)September 14, 2013Please plan to gather at grass field across from parking/picnic area on Cheatham Hill Road:Check in by 8:30 am (anyone checking in at Old Hwy 41 overflow park lot will be directed to Cheatham Hill site) NOTE: This is not @ Illinois Monument parking lot.Trail Day work will be on the newly approved Assault Trail going toward Illinois Monument.Teams will be working on filling trail to the “McCook” bypass. We’ll also be using hand tools and machinery to clear and further define the bypass trail to the large creek and ground between to small creek and intersection with monument trail.We’re planning to lay in and install tread on two bridges, crossing creeks. Its anticipated that this is going to be a major undertaking, and as thus, with our time constraints, we’ll have materials on site.Bring gloves and wear work type clothing since all the work will take place in the woods. It will be an exciting day!
September 28, 2013 - REI Sponsored Event - National Public Lands DayPlease refer to REI website info on page 12 for sign-up to this event. (Pre-register at http://www.rei.com/stores/kennesaw.html) Also, we’ll have registration/check- in at Cheatham Hill Road park lot. (8:30 am)
We’ll be performing work on the Assault bypass trail (going toward Illinois Monument). Please put this date on your calendar. We’ll need lots of help to get significant work accomplished on this newly authorized trail. Come and make this a successful REI and Kennesaw Mountain Trail Club event. We’ll have fun and get a lot done!Pre-registration for the September 28th Work Day is required - see the REI flyer on page 12!
Doug Tasse Trails Director
Annual KMTC General Meeting & Election Of OfficersThe KMTC will hold its Annual General Meeting and Election of Officers on September 21st, 2013 at the Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park Visitor Center in the Education Room from 3 PM to 5 PM. All members of the Trail Club are invited to attend. See page 3 for the slate of nominated at the July Board Meeting. Additional nominations can be made at the General Meeting.
KMTC Newsletter1 Annual KMTC General Meeting & Election Of Officers1 Two Work Days This Month! (Twice the Fun!)2 Walker School Tradition & Something New3 A Special Thanks!4 “Volunteers, Schools and Buses-August 2013 Trail Day”5 Movie Premiere of “Kennesaw: One Last Mountain”6 We Want You!7 Kennesaw Mountain Trail Club Calendar7 So, You Enjoy Working In The Park....7 Mark Your Calendars!8 Thanks, Allatoona HS NJROTC!8 It’s All In The Prep!9 Civil War October, 186311 August 10th Work Day Photos -12 Walker School Work Day - 8/16/13 -13 Trail Club Shirts and Merchandise Available13 Contact List - Updated 10/31/1114 National Public Lands Day15 Geology and the War in Georgia - September, 23, 201316 Mail Call: A Look at Letters from Sherman’s Soldiers - Nov 11, 201317 Sponsors/Partners Corner17 October Newsletter Deadline
Constructing forms for the bridge footing for
one of the bridges on the re-routed Assault Trail - photo by Fred Feltmann
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“Earthworks” is published monthly by the Kennesaw Mountain Trails Corps. Editor: Fred Feltmann 770-516-9120 E-mail: [email protected] Volunteers needed! Call today!FAX: 770-516-9120 (Call first, so I can turn it on!)
Nomination of KMTC OfficersJuly 30, 2013
Board members present at the July 29, 2013 Board meeting acted as the nominating committee for the officers of the Kennesaw Mountain Trail Club for 2013-2014. Additional nominations can be made at the General Meeting on September 21, 2013.
President• Scott Mackay
Vice President • Curt Spinney
Secretary• Anne Strand
Treasurer • Tom Okerberg
Trails Director • Doug Tasse
Scouts Director • Donald Olds
Trail Ambassador Director • David Strand
Historian• Jay Haney
Communications Director• Fred Feltmann
Outreach Director/Social Media• Cindy Witt
Membership Director • Anne Strand
Information Technology Director • Jerry Givan
Walker School Tradition & Something NewOn a recent Friday morning, we hosted a ‘Day of Community Service’ for The Walker School sophomore class. This program is an annual tradition for the school and for at least the last 8 years, they have chosen to come to Kennesaw Mountain, where we planned a work day that suited their need to learn about community service and be beneficial to the park.
After greeting the students and congratulating them on the impressive new entrance which has just been completed at their school, we gave them a brief history of our club and our efforts to help the park and the park staff. The club volunteers, such as these students, help with the job of keeping the facilities and grounds and miles of trails in good and safe condi t ion. This enhances the publ ic ’s access to and enjoyment of the historic places within the battlefield park we are all trying to preserve, maintain and learn about.
With a group of some 100, we headed off to begin the 24 Gun Trail, a newly authorized trail which branches off the existing Environmental Trail. Everyone carried a tool and they worked as teams to perform a rough clearing of the trai l corridor to Old Mountain Road. The work also included building two temporary bridges which crossed over dry, rain runoff, ditches. The work went extremely well. The only hitch was the encounter with a yellow jackets’ nest. The inhabitants didn’t like being disturbed so a good number of us got a sting or two. After a couple of hours’ work, the trail took shape and is ready for future fine tuning. The students, lead by club crew leaders and school staff, did an excellent job of staying within the designated trail width and direction.
After the trail work, Walker treated everyone to a picnic and the club thanked them for the picnic and the work they did. Many will enjoy this new trail, which has been long anticipated, and the Walker Sophomore Class can be proud of what they contributed.
We look forward to Walker School Sophomore class returning next year. Our thanks to Mr. Thomas Cooper for getting all the students and escorts enthused about volunteering at Kennesaw Mountain and, as always, special thanks to our crew leaders and trail ambassadors: Anne, David, Cameron, Larry, Lucy, Geoff, Harry, Jay, Fred, Donald and Richard for their help in making this a memorable and successful day.
Doug Tasse KMTC Trails Director
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A Special Thanks!Each year we have various groups who come out and help us. Henceforth, we will make every attempt to list your group here for the current/past fiscal year. If you are participating as a group, be sure to let us know when you are registering!
Following is a list, in no particular order, of the groups who participated during Fiscal 2012 (October 2011- September 2012) and Fiscal 2013 (October 2013 - Present):
FY 2012AestheticsAtlanta Area Council Philmont Contingent (Two Crews)Back Country Horsemen of NW GA (BCHNWG)Bank Of AmericaChattahoochee NRPThe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsCub Scout Pack 702, MariettaCub Scout Pack 1954, AtlantaDevereux Georgia, KennesawGE (General Electric Company)Georgia State UniversityGeorgia Tech TrailblazersGirl Scout Troop 22613, Marietta, GAGreen Youth GroupHands On AtlantaKennesaw Mountain High School Navy ROTC groupLife UniversityREI, Kennesaw StoreRobotics Team, McEachern High SchoolSaddle Up Cobb (SUC)StarbucksServeCobbTroop 1, Smyrna, GA , Eagle Scout ProjectTroop 89, Powder Springs, Eagle Scout ProjectTroop 147, Mobile, AL, Service ProjectTroop 277, Marietta, GA , Eagle Scout ProjectTroop 405, McEachern United Methodist Church Troop 741, Marietta, GA, Eagle Scout Project Troop 1294, Powder Springs, GA, Philmont Service ProjectUpper Iowa UniversityWalton Teen Service CorpsWest GA Mounted Search And Rescue WGMSAR)
FY 2013African American Student Alliance at Kennesaw State UniversityAllatoona High School NJROTC Alpha Zeta Chapter - Kennesaw State UniversityAmeriCorps NCCC team
Boy Scout Troop 75, Transfiguration Catholic Ch, Marietta, GABoy Scout Troop 204Boy Scout Troop 405, McEachern United Methodist ChurchBoy Scout Troop 455Boy Scout Troop 510, Kennesaw First Baptist Church, Eagle ProjectBoy Scout Troop 700, Dallas, GA, Eagle Scout ProjectBoy Scout Troop 795, Marietta, GA, Service ProjectBoy Scout Troop 321, Eagle Scout ProjectCub Scout Pack 422, St. Catherine’s Catholic ChurchCub Scout Pack 312, Turner Chapel, Marietta, GA - Bears & Webelos Service ProjectCub Scout Pack 1417, Marietta, GACub Scout Pack 8750E. Paulding High School AF JROTC Flightworks employeesGeorgia State University and AlumniGeorgia State University Female Soccer teamGeorgia Tech Georgia Tech Resident Hall staffHands On AtlantaHarrison High School Cross Country TeamHarrison High School Girl’s Soccer TeamKennesaw Mountain High School NROTCKennesaw Mountain High School NJROTCKennesaw State UniversityKohl’s, Acworth StoreKONE employeesHolder ConstructionKSU Beta Alpha PsiLockheed MartinMcEachern Honor SocietyOld Dominion University, Norfolk, VAOmega Private AcademyOmega Phi Alpha - KSU , National Service SororityPope High School Fresh Living ClubProject PLUSRotary ClubReinhardt UniversitySt. Andrew United Methodist Church teen group, MariettaSenior Summer Philanthropy Course of Westminster Schools (Glenn Institute for Philanthropy and Service Learning)Silverpop -AtlantaSims Adventure After School &Summer CampSouth Cobb High School (Teens, Trails & Trenches Project)Stanford Alumni
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The Mohawk GroupUS Public Health ServiceVolunteer KSU groupWalton Communities TSCWalton Teen Corps Woodstock HS NJROTCIn addition, the following individuals/groups/businesses have donated materials, etc. to the Club:
Zachary Fox, owner of “Fox Specialty Dogs and Street Eats” donated 6 large cases of drinking water for our November work day. Zachary has volunteered with us several times as well.Hertz Equipment Rental, Sandy Plains Rd.
The following Groups participated this past month (August):Georgia State University Housing Allatoona High School NJROTCKennesaw Mountain High School NJROTC BSA Troop 75, Transfiguration Catholic Church, Marietta, GA BSA Troop 277, FUMC, Marietta, GA(August 4th) Walker High School Sophomore Class (August 16th)
“Volunteers, Schools and Buses-August 2013 Trail Day”I had a feeling it would be a big trail day. Everything was planned out except, at the last minute, a piece of equipment was not available and a slight change had to be made. The one thing that did work out well was that everyone who came had a tool to work with - and there were over a hundred volunteers! People started coming a little after 8 am, then a larger group of NJROTC students from Kennesaw Mountain High and Allatoona High arrived. We had a quick talk about the work and crews were dispatched to work on Old John Ward Road, the Assault Trail, West Kolb Farm Trail and the Ward Creek turnpike. There were five work areas and all the crew leaders did an outstanding job of quickly getting everyone to the work sites. Shortly after the volunteers started working, some 45 GA State University student resident assistants arrived by bus. They got a quick intro to the park, a description of the work and how to use the tools, and were broken into teams
and went off to join groups already at work.Park visitors passing by were amazed to see so many people working together on the trails. Equipment was moving about and material was distributed in a manner that would make even an experienced road crew proud. Remarkable improvements were made on the West Kolb Farm trail and the southern end of the Ward Creek turnpike bridge trail.The road trail is now pretty much complete with fill, which will make it easier for the visitors and their supplies to be transported in the buildup for next year’s 150th anniversary. The Assault trail is in much better condition and will now be able to handle the number of people doing work to complete the new bypass trail. The work on Kolb Farm trail has repaired a section that was gorged and washed out to the point that going through the area was risky, and the fill that was added to the trail beyond the bridge built up the trail to its original height.Again we experienced favorable weather for our trail day. It was a little humid and warm, but thankfully water was on hand and more was brought as needed. Everyone had an enjoyable time and the compliments for our work were many and are still being received. Thanks to all the individuals, groups and schools that helped us in August. Needless to say, we needed you all. Thank you crew leaders for managing and teaching. And special thanks to Larry, Harry, Geoff, Ricky and AJ for their extra effort in setting up and working extra hard to get the job done. Also, our always present Trai l Ambassadors did an extraordinary job in manning our makeshift field post, checking in people, directing visitors around the work areas, handing out snacks and water and locating shady places for volunteers to take a break and have some cordial conversation with our club members and other volunteers. Good show!Great day, great job, great people- it was a wonderful day in August!
Doug Tasse KMTC Trails Director
Volunteers!Continued from Page 3
Georgia State volunteers - photo by Fred Feltmann
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Movie Premiere of “Kennesaw: One Last Mountain”Kennesaw Mountain National
Battlefield Park and the Battles of Marietta 150th committee will present the premiere of the new movie “Kennesaw: One Last Mountain” at the Earl Smith Strand Theatre on Sunday, Sept. 22.
This will be the first showing of the new movie created by the National
Park Service for the Battlefield Visitor Center. It includes recreations of the battles around Kennesaw Mountain and is narrated by the actor of more than 100 films, Emmy-winning narrator Peter Coyote.
Concessions will open at 6:30 p.m. with Civil War artifacts on display
in the Strand lobby and on the fourth floor. Live period music will be played by members of Symphony on the Square and there will be a performance on the Strand organ by Marietta’s own Ron Carter.
At 7:30 p.m. the program will begin with introductions of City of Marietta officials and Park Superintendent Nancy Walther. Willie Johnson, park historian, will present the history of the
battlefield. The movie will follow and is 35 minutes in length.
The Kennesaw Mountain Trail Club will announce its fundraising initiative for the park’s 150th Commemoration in June 2014. Trail Ambassadors will be in the lobby of the Strand seeking
donations to support the events planned for June 26-29, 2014. Proceeds from ticket sales will support the Trail Club’s fundraising campaign for the Civil War 150th commemoration.
Tickets are $8 (individual). Tickets are available at the Park Visitor Center, Earl Smith Strand Theatre, Marietta Gone with the Wind Museum, Marietta Visitors Bureau and online at http://
www.earlsmithstrand.org/.
A scene from the movie.
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BOOK REPORTUNDER THE SHADOW OF A GRIM AND
SILENT KENNESAWLetters from the Kennesaw Mountain Battle
LinesEdited by Brad QuinlinReviewed by Bill Gurry
Local author, researcher, genealogist, historian, reenactor, tour guide, and Notre Dame fan (nobody’s
perfect), Brad Quinlin is probably well known to many readers of this newsletter. Brad is known for his many, many, many, many, many hours of research at the National Archives in Washington, DC looking for Civil War soldiers, their families, and their descendants. For example, thanks to Brad, the Unknown Soldier buried just south of Cheatham Hill along the Unknown Soldier trail is no longer unknown.
In his tours and writings, Brad’s forte is emotionally connecting you, the tourist or reader, to a soldier through
a letter, an artifact, a gravestone, a story, and/or the blood in the soil where you stand. Under The Shadow Of A Grim And Silent Kennesaw is written in that vein. It includes 32 letters written by soldiers in or around the Park about their experiences (plus one from Spotsylvania, Virginia). The reader is directed to one of the six parking lots in the park (quick – name them) to get the reader to the general area where the letter was likely written. A one sentence biography or epilogue for most of the writers is included.
As an example, a short excerpt from a letter written by Walter Clark of the 26th Georgia on June 29th, two days
after the Federal attacks on June 27, reads in part: “Few scenes in a soldier’s life are touched with a sadder interest than first roll call after battle… The voices of twenty-two of those who had so promptly answered the call of duty a few hours before were hushed and silent when their names were called.”
If you haven’t done so, make it a point to join one of Brad’s fascinating tours of the Marietta National Cemetery.
Brad has a booklet on the Cemetery entitled Rest Brave Comrades, Your Work is Done. Brad is scheduled to speak to the Atlanta Civil War Roundtable on May 13, 2014.
Under the Shadow runs 45 pages and is for sale in the Visitor Center book store. Brad also has a web site
easily found that might help you line up a tour.
We Want You!Do you enjoy walking the trails of Kennesaw Mountain, but don’t have the time/ability to come to our workdays on the second Saturday of the Month? Join our “other” volunteers by walking the trails periodically and making note of problems, and helping others along the trail. Contact David Strand (at [email protected]) and become a Trail Ambassador. Enjoy the great outdoors, offer a helping hand, and make the trails at Kennesaw Mountain more enjoyable for others!
I had the opportunity to just this last month – taking a leisurely “walk in the Park” and observing trail issues, helping others with directions and just enjoying a nice day outdoors.
Take the time to reflect on the sacrifice of the soldiers who fought here 149 years ago. You’ll be glad you did!
Fred Feltmann
Identifying Trail issues on my sojourn from Burnt Hickory Parking Lot to the Visitor Center - photos by Fred Feltmann
(Just a morning in the life of a Trail Ambassador)
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Mark Your Calendars!Upcoming Work Day Schedule: Our trail work days are open to the public on the 2nd Saturday of each month and are a wonderful way to get outside & enjoy nature while helping preserve the national park for future visitors. We will meet at 8:30 am at the new parking lot, .2 miles north of the Visitor Center on Old 41 and usually are finished by 1:00 p.m. Activities usually include the use of shovels, rakes, picks, and other tools to fix erosion problems on the 20+ mile trail system. Please do not wear open-toed shoes & long pants are recommended. As winter months approach, weather conditions can change quickly. We value our volunteers’ health, comfort and safety so to promote safer work conditions, we’ll cancel work days if the temperature is below 40 degrees and/or there’s a high probability of precipitation. If we must cancel a workday, we’ll post an announcement on the front page of the KMTC website at: www.kennesawmountaintrailclub.org If your school, church, business, or community organization would like to schedule a special work day as a team building or public service activity, e-mail us at [email protected] at least 4 weeks in advance. Trail work can be performed any day of the week. We work closely with the Park Service and assist the park staff by providing critically needed volunteer effort to install signs, build bridges, and maintain the 20+ miles of trails. Since our beginning in 2002, the Trail Club has donated over 25,000 volunteer hours to Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park.
We hope to see you at a work day soon!
Kennesaw Mountain Trail Club CalendarDate Time Location EventSeptember 9/1 & 2 11,12,2,3 Visitor Center Living History demonstration- Union Artillery9/9 7:00 Visitor Center Monday Night Lecture Series ( history topics) 9/12 7:30-10:30 AM Visitor Center Pkg lot Autumn Bird Walk, Dr. Joel McNeal9/13 7:00 KSU Center Cobb Civil War Roundtable-Dave Powell, Confederate Cavalry in the Chickamauga Campaign9/14 8:30-1:00 Old Hwy 41 parking lot September Trail Work Day9/21 3:00-5:00 Visitor Center, Ed Room KMTC General Meeting & Election of Officers 9/22 6:30-9:00 Strand Theater Movie Premier, Kennesaw: One Last Mountain 9/23 7:00 Visitor Center William Witherspoon & Pamela Gore, “Geology and the War in Georgia” 9/26 7:30-10:30 AM Visitor Center Pkg lot Autumn Bird Walk, Dr. Joel McNeal9/28 8:30-1:00 Cheatham Hill Rd. Pkg Lot National Public Lands Trail Work Day with REI 9/28 5:00 Visitor Center Park VIP Dinner (Reservations Required!)9/29 11,12,2,3 Visitor Center Living History demonstration- Confederate Artillery
October 10/3 7:00 KSU Center Cobb Civil War Roundtable-Clarke Otten, “Civil War in Sandy Springs” 10/5 9:00-12:00 Visitor Center Ticket to Ride program, Douglas County Middle Schools10/12 8:30-1:00 Old Hwy 41 Pkg lot October Trail Work Day10/13 11,12,2,3 Visitor Center Living History demonstration- Confederate Artillery10/14 7:00 Visitor Center Monday Night Lecture Series, Dr. Keith Bohannon
So, You Enjoy Working In The Park....We have a never-ending list of projects! We also have a never-ending need of Crew Leaders. So, if you have worked with us over the last months/years, and would like to take on a little more, see Doug, or any of the volunteers during the work day, or contact him via e-mail ([email protected]) to let him know your interest. We’ll be conducting another Crew Leader course in the coming months to help prepare you for the role of Crew Leader. You’ll then be in charge of various projects on our Work Days. And as a reminder, the more Crew Leaders we have, the easier the workload - many hands make short work of a project. And with lots of Crew Leaders, we have a larger pool of volunteers, such that we will have a lighter workload on us all. And there is this - you’ll be part of a great group of folks who want the Park Visitors have great experience, you’ll be providing them a safer environment, and lastly, you’ll have an opportunity to be part of the overall planning process in concert with the National Park Service.
Fred Feltmann
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Thanks, Allatoona HS NJROTC!I had an especially fantastic group working on the West Kolb Trail on Saturday. Several of the volunteers were from a High School Naval ROTC.They showed great work ethic through out the morning.As the quitting time approached, we were discussing moving the remaining mulch. Without a request, they decided among themselves to remain longer to help spread the remaining mulch and line the path with rocks.Their extra effort greatly contributed to leaving the area looking finished rather than an ongoing project.
Harry
It’s All In The Prep!This Saturday, we’re going to be working on the Assault Trail. Only one problem. We’ll be doing bridge work this weekend. Alas, to do bridge work, the footings have to done. Only problem is, the footings have to have to be ready! So, this past week, a number of us spent time in prep! That’s right, pouring the footings, so that we could complete the project this coming weekend. And it wasn’t just about pouring the footings. Equipment had to be obtained, the plans gone over with the Park Staff, site prep, the actual building of the forms, bringing the equipment in, and returning it, along with site clean-up. So, when you come this Saturday, we’ll have footings for two bridges ready! Then, all we have to do is build the bridges! (Right!)Hope to see you all there!
Fred Feltmann
Above & Left: Photos by Doug Tasse. Bringing the beams and prepping the first bridge footings. Below - pouring the second footings - photo by Doug Tasse.
Above - Finished first set; below - pouring the second set - photos by Fred Feltmann
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Civil War October, 1863Overview: Despite the CSA defeat at Gettysburg, Lee remained on the offensive. In September he sent Longstreet’s Corps by rail to help defeat the Union at Chickamauga. In October he went on the offensive in the Bristoe Station Campaign that fizzled because of A. P. Hill’s blundering.
Oct 5 Torpedo attack on USS New Ironsides outside Charleston Harbor, South Carolina
Oct 9 Bristoe Station Campaign begins in Virginia: The Union army was led by Maj. Gen. George G. Meade; the Confederates by General Robert E. Lee. Lee had stolen a march, passing around Cedar Mountain, the site of a battle in 1862. This forced Meade to retreat toward Centreville. By withdrawing, Meade prevented Lee from falling on an exposed flank of the Army of the Potomac. Maj. Gen. Gouverneur K. Warren, commanding II Corps in Maj. Gen. Winfield S. Hancock’s absence, was following V Corps on this retreat. On October 13, the II Corps had an encounter with Maj. Gen. J.E.B. Stuart’s cavalry near Auburn, Virginia, the First Battle of Auburn, nicknamed “Coffee Hill.” (Confederate shells interrupted Federals who were boiling coffee.) Warren had to push Stuart aside and, at the same time, retreat before the advance of the Confederate corps of Lt. Gen. Richard S. Ewell. On October 14, as Warren moved toward Bristoe Station, Stuart’s cavalry harassed the rear guard at the Second Battle of Auburn.
Oct 14 Battle of Bristoe Station, Virginia: Lt. Gen. A. P. Hill, leading the Confederate Third Corps, was advancing on Ewell’s left. He reached Bristoe Station on October 14. Hill tried to harass the rearguard of V Corps just across Broad Run, but he missed the presence of II Corps just coming up from Auburn. Seeing Heth’s advance, Warren rapidly deployed his forces behind an embankment of the Orange and Alexandria Railroad near Bristoe Station. The result was a powerful ambush as Hill’s corps moved to attack the Federal rear guard across Broad Run.
Oct 16 U.S. Grant named to command Union Military Division of the Mississippi
Oct 17 Lincoln calls for 300,000 additional volunteers to join the army
Oct 19 Cavalry engagement known as the Buckland Races, Virginia. Confederate cavalry ambush and rout Union cavalry.
Oct 20 Skirmish at Warm Springs, North Carolina
Oct 26 Fight at King’s House near Waynesville, Missouri
Oct 28 Engagement at Wauhatchie, Tennessee
Oct 29 Fighting at Warsaw and Ozark, Missouri
The view above the Assault Trail - photo by Fred Feltmann
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New Trail Signs!
Now where should we put the sign? Not too much dirt here!
New trail sign, this way to French’s Rock! No more confusion! Photo by Doug Tasse.
Above - Environmental TrailLeft New sign near Pigeon Hill- photos by Fred Feltmann
Not quite straight, yet! Photos, above, by Doug Tasse.
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August 10th Work Day Photos -Photos by Fred Feltmann
(Additional photos may be found on our Facebook page.)
Additional photos may be found on our Facebook page.
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Walker School Work Day - 8/16/13 -Photos by Fred Feltmann
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Facebook page.)
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Trail Club Shirts and Merchandise Availablehttp://www.cafepress.com/kennesaw_trails
100% Cotton Denim Embroidered Shirt $35.00
Support your club and Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park by showing the colors. We have a selection of shirts both long-sleeved a n d s h o r t - s l e e v e d available in our online Gear Store. 20% of the purchase price of any of our products goes directly to support the park.
The yellow tee shirt ($17.99) with the club logo on the back has become the default standard uniform shirt for trail workdays. The bright yellow color stands out in the woods, and the logo is clearly visible when you are bent over swinging a Pulaski or a MacCloud.
If you would like to have one or more shirts at this price, e-mail Jay Dement at [email protected] with your name, size, and quantity of shirts. The Yellow shirt is available at a special price of $15.00 during Trail Maintenance on the second Saturday of the month.
Contact List - Updated 10/31/11Position name e-mail
President Scott Mackay [email protected] Vice President Jay Dement [email protected] Secretary Anne Strand [email protected] Tom Okerberg [email protected] Jay Haney [email protected] Supervisor Doug Tasse [email protected] Director Anne Strand [email protected] Directors Cindy Witt [email protected] Service Projects Randy Whiten [email protected] Director Fred Feltmann [email protected] Fred Feltmann [email protected] Tech Dir /webmaster Jim Moylan [email protected] Director/Webmaster Jerry Givan [email protected] Ordering Jay Dement [email protected] Ambassadors David Strand [email protected] Helpers Randy Whiten [email protected] http://kennesawmountaintrailclub.org/Facebook Page http://www.facebook.com/#!/kmtcsocial
Just another project. Sometimes Doug doesn’t have anything to do, so.... Photos by Doug Tasse.
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Helping Hands for America’s Lands
Join Kennesaw Mountain Trail Club
On September 28, 2013 8:30- 1:00
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Meet at Parking Lot on Cheatham Hill Road
(900 Cheatham Hill Road; Marietta, GA 30064)
Pre-register at http://www.rei.com/stores/kennesaw.html
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National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park 900 Kennesaw Mountain Drive Kennesaw, GA 30152
770-427-4686 phone www.nps.gov
Kennesaw Mountain News Release
Release Date: August 29, 2013
Contact: Amanda Corman
[email protected], 770-427-4686 x 229
Geology and the War in Georgia Kennesaw, GA: On Monday, September 23, 2013, presenters William Witherspoon and Pamela J.W. Gore will share information on how the geology of the area between Chattanooga and Atlanta influenced the military campaigns of 1863 and 1864. Geologist and Roadside Geology of Georgia co-author Dr. Bill Witherspoon of Atlanta’s Fernbank Science Center explains why a tunnel existed at Tunnel Hill and a deep rail cut at Allatoona Pass, why the narrow ridges from Chattanooga to Dalton give way to less defensible low hills southward to Cartersville, and why Kennesaw Mountain stands as the last barrier north of the Chattahoochee River. Learn the origin of local natural resources that supported the Confederate war effort, such as saltpeter, iron, and waterpower.
Copies of Roadside Geology of Georgia will be sold, and a book signing will follow the talk. The program takes place at the Battlefield’s Visitor Center at 7 pm and is free and open to the public. For more information on this or any of Kennesaw Mountain’s programs, please call 770-427-4686 x 0 between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM.
www.nps.gov/kemo
About the National Park Service: More than 20,000 National Park Service employees care for America’s 395 national parks and work with communities across the nation to help preserve local history and create close-to-home recreational opportunities. Learn more at www.nps.gov.
EXPERIENCE YOUR AMERICA T M
The National Park Service cares for special places saved by the American people so that all may experience our heritage.
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National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park 900 Kennesaw Mountain Drive Kennesaw, GA 30152
770-427-4686 phone www.nps.gov
Kennesaw Mountain News Release
Release Date: September 3, 2013
Contact: Amanda Corman
[email protected], 770-427-4686 x 229
Mail Call: A Look at Letters from Sherman’s Soldiers
Kennesaw, GA: On Monday, November 11, 2013, researcher and historian Phillip Whiteman is presenting a program entitled, “Mail Call: A Look at Letters from Sherman’s Soldiers”. This presentation will look into Union soldiers in the Western theater sending and receiving letters before, during and after the Atlanta Campaign. He will look at the writing and postal materials used to send thoughts, hopes, conditions and all too often, condolences to the home front. Examples of original letters written found in the National Archives will be shown. A brief tutorial on how to find original soldier’s letters will also be given at this presentation.
Phillip Whiteman is a native Atlantan and has a history degree from the University of Alabama. He is an active researcher of the societal and material culture of the Civil War Era. He participates in living history programs at National Parks and historical sites and is a member the Kennesaw Mountain Cannon Crew. Currently Phillip assists part time at the Roswell Historical Society Library and Archives and is digitizing and cataloging the military manuscripts at the Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park library.
The program takes place at the Battlefield’s Visitor Center at 7 pm and is free and open to the public. For more information on this or any of Kennesaw Mountain’s programs, please call 770-427-4686 x 0 between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM.
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About the National Park Service: More than 20,000 National Park Service employees care for America’s 395 national parks and work with communities across the nation to help preserve local history and create close-to-home recreational opportunities. Learn more at http://www.nps.gov.
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The National Park Service cares for special places saved by the American people so that all may experience our heritage.
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