Richmond, Virginia
The next Pickett Chapter Meeting will be held at the Westwood Racquet Club on August 22, 2009. Our speaker will be Dr. Charles L. Cooke who will speak about the medical practices during the War Between the States. The meeting will start at 5:00 PM. The cost is $30 per person and there is an entree choice of Chicken or Salmon. The Westwood Club is located at 6200 Westwood Club, Richmond, VA 23226. Contact Chapter Commander Taylor Cowardin for more info at 305-8007. Please RSVP by August 19, 2009.
On Saturday April 25th, 2009 the Pickett Chapter hosted the 2009 Virginia Soceity Convention at Jefferson Lakeside Country Club. The convention was well attended and Catherine M. Wright, author of Lee's Last Casualty: The Life and Letters of Sgt. Robert W. Parker, Second Virginia Cavalry spoke to us about Sgt. Parker and all of the research that went into the book.
Catherine Wright gives her presentation on her book about Sgt. Parker.
Pickett Chapter members present at the convention included (from l to r):
Harry Boyd, Barton Campbell and Conway Moncure.
Other Pickett Chapter members that were present included (from l to r): Lee Gay and Joe Gay. Joe is the past Commander in Chief of the Military order of Stars and Bars.
Previous Meetings
Date Speaker Topic
January 2009 Sam Craighead CSS Shenandoah
April 25, 2009 Catherine Wright Lee's Last Casualty
Virginia Society Convention
