Civil War Speaker, Annual Dinner01:28PM / Monday, September 22, 2008
GREAT BARRINGTON - David Heath of Pittsfield, will speak on "The Berkshires in the Civil War," at the Great Barrington Historical Society (GBHS) annual dinner Nov. 5.
Heath will use a computer Powerpoint presentation, with music, discussing local regiments. He is a Monument Valley Regional Middle School teacher and Civil War enthusiast.
Thus, he has been a reenactment soldier with the Tenth Massachusetts Volunteer Regiment which included Company A -- consisting of many former Great Barrington soldiers.
Great Barrington supplied men to Harris Light Cavalry; Tenth, 12th, 16th, 24th, 27th, 28th and 31st, also 34th, 40th, 46th, 49th and 57th Massachusetts Regiments; also the famed all-black Mass. 54th. One Great Barrington soldier, Frederick N. Deland, received the Medal of Honor for heroism in the assault on Port Hudson, La., in 1863.
Reservation deadline is Oct. 17 for the event at Crissey Farms (436 Stockbridge Road, Route 7, at the Jenifer House complex). Cost of the meal, due at this time, is $30 for members; $40 non-members.
From 6 to 7 pm. there will be a cocktail hour with hors d'oeuvres, followed by an extensive buffet; dessert and coffee are included, as are tax and gratuity.
Payment should be sent to: GBHS Dinner, P.O. Box 1106, Great Barrington, MA 01230.
For more information, see www.greatbarringtonhistoricalsociety.org about how to become a member. |
