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Thursday, February 7, 2008 - 6;30 p.m. - Elk's Lodge
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| Patriotism Tested: The Civil War Tribulations of Union General John A. Logan and Confederate Colonel William Oates |
| All too often Union and Confederate officers resigned their commissions over seemingly trivial matters and left the service. Two proving the exception were General John A. Logan and Colonel William C. Oates. At the height of superb military careers both were dealt devastating personal blows by their respective governments. In spite of the actions against them, each continued to serve his respective governments with honor and distinction. Morris Penny will follow the careers of each officer and discuss the actions each took after deserved promotions were snatched from them. |
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Morris Penny's interest in the Civil War grew out of his research into the genealogy of his mother and father. Young men from his ancestral families served in Law's Alabama Brigade for which he and a co-author, Gary Laine, published a history of the Brigade. Their second book, entitled "Struggle for the Round Tops," chronicles the fighting of Law's Alabamians during the epic battle in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. That account, shortly after its publication, had the honor of being the Military Book Club book of the month. Morris was the recipient of the Jefferson Davis Historical Gold Medal for the year 1999, awarded by the Alabama Division, United Daughters of the Confederacy, for historical work related to the Confederacy. |
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| Maj. Gen John A.Logan | Col. William C. Oates |
| Library of Congress | War Between the Union and Confederacy |