David Carr is a 1950 graduate of the University of Virginia and a native of Albemarle County. He joins Coy to share his memories of life as a Virginia student in the 1940s.
Charlottesville-Right Now: Paul Fitzgerald
Acclaimed journalist Paul Fitzgerald is Coy’s guest to discuss his new book Invisible History: Afghanistan’s Untold Story .
Charlottesville-Right Now: Conley Edwards
Conley Edwards is the Archivist for the Commonwealth of Virginia. He joins Coy to discuss Archives Month.
Charlottesville-Right Now: Rick Britton
Local author and historian, Rick Britton , joined Charlottesville Right Now to discuss the proposed Wal-Mart near the Wilderness Battlefield in Orange County and give the latest edition of his Civil War Quiz.
Charlottesville-Right Now: Brendan Green
Brendan Green is a doctoral candidate at MIT and a fellow with the GAGE Program at the University of Virginia’s Miller Center of Public Affairs . Brenda discusses the research he has conducted on American foreign policy throughout the 20th century.
The Battle of Five Forks
Ron Wilson
Regular listeners of our podcast or our live streaming feed might know Rick Britton. He’s a historian and cartographer and a frequent guest on WINA’s Charlottesville Right Now with Coy Barefoot. Rick also organizes a Civil War lecture and day-trip series in conjunction with the Charlottesville Senior Center.
On Wednesday, September 16th Ron Wilson, who was the Appomattox National Park historian for twenty-five years, delivered a fascinating talk on the Battle of Five Forks (and the three actions that immediately preceded it). Fought on April 1st, 1865, Five Forks — often called the "Waterloo of the Confederacy" — pitted Confederate Gen. George Pickett with approximately 10,000 men, against Union Gen. Philip Sheridan with twice that number. General Pickett — not particularly the sharpest knife in the Confederate rack — missed the opening of this very important engagement because he was attending a shad bake a few miles to the rear. The Southern defeat at Five Forks spelled doom for Lee’s Petersburg defenses and was truly the beginning of the end.
On Wednesday, September 23rd, Rick Britton (along with Ron Wilson) will conduct a tour of the siege lines at Petersburg and the Five Forks battlefield. Bus tour departs from the Charlottesville Senior Center at 9:00 AM. There is a fee for the tour. Call 974-6538 for more information
This is part six of a seven part series. The event is held every third Wednesday at the Charlottesville Senior Center.
Charlottesville-Right Now: David Shreve
David Shreve of the Miller Center for Public Affairs , joined Charlottesville Right Now to discuss history and economics.
Charlottesville—Right Now: Brian Balogh
Brian Balogh Professor of History at the University of Virginia and Director of the GAGE National Fellowship Program at the University of Virginia’s Miller Center of Public Affairs and Professor in the History Department of the University of Virginia joined Charlottesville–Right Now to discuss digital politics.
Charlottesville-Right Now: Sidney Milkis
Sidney Milkis, UVA’s White Burkett Miller Professor of Politics and Assistant Director for Academic Programs at the Miller Center of Public Affairs at the University of Virginia , joined Charlottesville Right Now to discuss his landmark new book Theodore Roosevelt, the Progressive Party, and the Transformation of American Democracy.
Charlottesville-Right Now: Rick Britton
Local author, cartographer, and historian, Rick Britton , joined Charlottesville Right Now to discuss Civil War history.
Charlottesville-Right Now: Rosalind Warfield-Brown
Rosalind Warfield-Brown of Charlottesville is a faculty member at the America University of Iraq in northern Iraq. She joined Coy to discuss the school and what life is really like in Iraq.
The 19th Virginia Infantry at Turner’s Gap
Rick Britton
Regular listeners of our podcast or our live streaming feed might know Rick Britton. He’s a historian and cartographer and a frequent guest on WINA’s Charlottesville Right Now with Coy Barefoot. Rick also organizes a Civil War lecture and day-trip series in conjunction with the Charlottesville Senior Center.
On August 19, 2009, Rick Britton himself delivered a presentation entitled "The 19th Virginia Infantry at Turner’s Gap." Most of the rank and file of the 19th Virginia hailed from Charlottesville and Albemarle County. At the Battle of Turner’s Gap — fought on September 14th, 1862, three days prior to Sharpsburg (or Antietam) — the 150 boys from Albemarle were thrown into the fight pell-mell, suffering 42% casualties. A Federal tactical victory, the fight stopped Union Gen. George McClellan from rescuing the 13,000 Union soldiers surrounded at Harpers Ferry. They surrendered the next morning.
On Wednesday, August 26th, Rick Britton will conduct a tour of the Sharpsburg/Antietam Battlefield. Bus tour departs from the Charlottesville Senior Center at 8:00 AM. There is a fee for the tour. Call 974-6538 for more information.
This is part five of a seven part series. The event is held every third Wednesday at the Charlottesville Senior Center.