The lecture was in the Chamber of Commerce office in Farmersville. Farmersville is about an hour north of my home in Ruston, Louisiana. Farmerville is a hundred miles West of the site of the Battle of Vicksburg. It is now about 155 years after the Battle. The room was full (every seat, a hundred plus people) and several people asked serious questions abut the Battle after the lecture. As a yankee from Southern California I was impressed by this event. I was raised among folks who did not know where Vicksburg was located, or that a Battle had taken place there. I wonder how many people would attend this lecture in Pomona.
The speaker was Terry Winschel. Terry recently retired after twenty years of being the historian at the Vicksburg National Military Park. He is regarded as a leading authority on the Battle of Vicksburg. He has written several books on the Battle.
Farmersville is the Parish Seat of Union Parish. This display of Civil War Artifacts and the lecture series is sponsored by the Union Museum of History and Art. I was given a sticker for attending.
I would attend a Vicksburg lecture on Pomona, but I would probably be alone. I am a Louisiana Cajun living in Orange, CA for the past 40 years. Love to read your Blog everyday. You have and still are leading an interesting life.
ReplyDeleteChris Hansen age 86 Korean War Veteran
Thanks Chris (Louisiana Cajun) for the remarks. I am 92 and a veteran of WW II. Was in Korea for several months after VJ Day. Your comments mean a lot to me. Thanks
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