Local author and historian, Rick Britton , joined Charlottesville–Right Now! with Coy Barefoot for his weekly history discussion.
Charlottesville—Right Now! with Coy Barefoot: Rick Britton
Local author and historian, Rick Britton , joined Charlottesville–Right Now! with Coy Barefoot to discuss Civil War history.
Charlottesville—Right Now! with Coy Barefoot: Jennifer Oppenheimer
Jennifer Oppenheimer, Director of Enrichment Programs at the University of Virginia School of Continuing and Professional Studies , joined Coy to discuss classes offered through the school.
Battle of Cedar Creek Virginia
Bill Bergen
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 Tuesday October 13, 2009, Bill Bergen, an expert on Union Maj. Gen. Horatio Wright, delivered a presentation on General Wright and the Battle of Cedar Creek, Virginia. Fought on October 19th, 1864, Cedar Creek—the last major action in the Shenandoah Valley—pitted Confederate Gen. Jubal Early with approximately 15,000 men, against Union Gen. Philip Sheridan’s Army of the Shenandoah with about twice that number. Early surprised the Federal force with a pre-dawn attack, and was driving it northward, when Sheridan, who had missed the opening of the fight, famously rode to the sound of the guns, rallied his shaken troops, and led them to an overwhelming victory that helped Lincoln win the 1864 election.
This is the seventh and final part of this series for 2009.
Charlottesville-Right Now: Rick Britton
Local author and historian, Rick Britton , joined Charlottesville Right Now to discuss The Battle of Cedar Creek.
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.
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: Rick Britton
Local author, cartographer, and historian, Rick Britton , joined Charlottesville Right Now to discuss Civil War history.
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.
Charlottesville-Right Now: Rick Britton
Historian Rick Britton joined Charlottesville Right Now to discuss Civil War history.
The Battle of Cedar Mountain
Col. Keith Gibson
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 July 15th Col. Keith Gibson, the V.M.I. Director of Museum Operations, delivered a presentation on the Battle of Cedar Mountain. Fought on August 9th, 1862, Cedar Mountain — the first major acttion of the Second Manassas Campaign — pitted Confederate Gen. T. J. "Stonewall" Jackson with a large portion of his Corps (almost 20,000 men), against Union Gen. Nathaniel Banks with 8,000. During this large meeting engagement, Banks attacked furiously — and was actually driving back Jackson’s initial force — when Confederate reinforcements arrived and turned the tide.
On Wednesday, July 22nd, Rick Britton will conduct a tour of the Cedar Mountain Battlefield. After lunch the group will take a Civil War walking tour of the historic downtown area presented by Virginia Morton, the well-known author of Marching Through Culpeper! Bus tour departs from the Charlottesville Senior Center at 9:00 AM. There is a fee for the tour. Call 974-6538 for more info.
This is part four of a seven part series. The event is held every third Wednesday at the Charlottesville Senior Center.
Battle of Kernstown, Virginia
Scott Harris
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, June 17th, Scott Harris, Director of the New Market Battlefield Park, delivered a presentation on the Battle of Kernstown, Virginia, (which took place just south of Winchester in the Shenandoah Valley). Fought on March 23rd, 1862, this battle pitted Jackson with 4,000 men against Union Col. Nathan Kimball in command of approximately 9,000. Although Jackson was defeated, the battle led the Lincoln administration to make strategic errors that greatly benefited the Confederacy.
This is part three of a seven part series. The event is held every third Wednesday at the Charlottesville Senior Center.