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Sunday, June 30, 2013
Federal City Brass Band Concert performs #UnionMillsMd #Gettysburg
Friday, June 28, 2013
You can still to this day see bullets stuck side of house from Corbit's Charge
Dan Pyle leads discussion of events June 29 1863 Corbit's Charge in Westminster
Firing salutes the fallen from Corbit's Charge in Westminster 150 yr anniversary
Tom LeGore his wife & Tom Abbott participate 150 yr anniversary Corbit's Charge
Tom LeGore prepares for Corbit's Charge 150 anniversary Je 29 1863 at Court St
Monday, August 10, 2009
Drs. J. W. Hering and Ira Zepp, Sacred Places and Westminster City Hall
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Pictured above is Westminster City Hall MD around 1953. Click here for a larger image: http://twitpic.com/ddez2
The death of Dr. Ira G. Zepp has reminded me of one of my columns which was published in http://www.explorecarroll.com/ on July 25, 2008. Find it here: http://tinyurl.com/6yb23j or find the full story on http://www.explorecarroll.com/ here: http://tinyurl.com/krebky
The column was titled, “Westminster's sacred places are shrines of community life,” and it was about a 1981 book by Dr. Ira Zepp and Marty Lanham, "Sacred Spaces of Westminster."
Concurrently, another local historian and I were recently discussing the work, “Recollections,” by Dr. J. W. Hering, from the mid-1800s; which also brought me back to the same column.
I am working on re-posting the longer, unedited-for-word-length, draft of the July 2008 column, until then; here is an interesting tidbit about Westminster City Hall and Dr. Hering:
Westminster City Hall is considered by many to be one of the many sacred places in Carroll County.
Westminster purchased it from the estate of George W. Albaugh in September of 1939 for $11,000. After extensive renovations and improvements, without impairing the original features of the structure, the City offices were moved there from the old Westminster Fire Department building at 63 West Main Street, during the administration of Mayor Frank A. Myers.
Once, while attending a council meeting I looked around and imagined all the history that room and the building we now know as Westminster City Hall has seen since it was built in 1842 by Colonel John K. Longwell.
I wonder what it was like to have lived there right after it was built by Colonel Longwell...
Or what it would have been like to have been there in August 1863?
That was when, as Frederic Shriver Klein writes in “Just South of Gettysburg” that over forty prominent Westminster citizens were arrested by Union soldiers on the charge of “general disloyalty.”
Those arrested included Dr. Mathias, Dr. Trumbo, Dr. J. W. Hering, Colonel Longwell - and their wives.
According to “Recollections” by Dr. Hering, at Mrs. Longwell’s “trial” on August 27th, 1863, in Westminster, she was told that “among other things, you are charged with feeding the rebel soldiers…”
“Well,” she replied, “I did, I would feed a hungry dog who came to my house. I would even feed you, if you came to my house hungry.” At that, it is reported that Mrs. Longwell’s husband, Colonel Longwell, “nearly collapsed.” Reportedly, Mrs. Longwell subsequently took the oath of allegiance. Others, however, did not and were imprisoned at Ft. McHenry.
Meanwhile: find the column, as published… here: http://explorecarroll.com/community/411/westminsters-sacred-places-are-shrines-community-life/
Or here: http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2008/07/westminsters-sacred-places-are-shrines.html
Saturday, June 27, 2009
7th annual Corbit's Charge commemoration in Westminster MD
7th annual Corbit's Charge commemoration in Westminster MD
From the Pipe Creek Civil War Round Table
Welcome to the NEW official web site of the Pipe Creek Civil War Round Table Our 12th year! Come Join Us!
Click Here to View the 2009 Meeting Schedule
Corbit's Charge Schedule for 2009
View Photos from 2007 event - Page 1
Contact David Bloom or Ray Wetzel for more details.
Updated June 19, 2009
Events will take place starting on Friday, June 26, 2009. Locations as noted.
For more information, contact Ron Kuehne, PCCWRT Outreach Coordinator at
ALL EVENTS ARE FREE TO THE PUBLIC
Friday, June 26, 2009
3:00 p.m.
Encampment opens for re-enactor camp setup, located at 224 N. Center Street
6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Living history Civil War presence on Main Street in downtown Westminster. Historic Downtown tour of CW sites at 6:00 and 8:00 p.m.
Free period music concert by "O’ Be JoyFull" on the Locust Lane stage from 7:00-9:00 p.m.
Saturday, June 27, 2009
10:00 a.m.
Encampment opens to the public with unit drill and camp life demonstrations and displays. Children’s games available on request. Sutlers and food will be available.
12:30 p.m.
Re-enactors assemble for parade to Court House for wreath laying at battle monument and
Lt. Murray’s grave. Tours of the battle site begin immediately following the ceremony until 4:00 p.m.
2:00 p.m.
Re-enactors return to encampment to continue unit drill and camp life demonstrations and displays.
2:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Michael Crutcher, Sr. interprets Frederick Douglass. Mr. Crutcher will be available all day to speak with the public.
5:00 p.m.
Re-enactors dinner is served.
7:00 p.m.
Concert of civil war period music. Music provided by the Susquehanna Travellers.
Snack Food service is available to the public.
9:30 p.m.
Encampment closes to the public.
Sunday, June 28, 2009
10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Encampment is open to the public with camp life demonstrations, unit drill and displays. Children’s games available on request. Sutlers and food will be available.
10:00 a.m.
A Civil War Tent Style Church Service. Chaplin Allan Farley officiating.
Public is welcome.
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Michael Crutcher, Sr. interprets Frederick Douglass. Mr. Crutcher will be available all day to speak with the public.
12 noon
Tours of the battle site begin.
1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Music by the Victorian Parlour Ensemble for your listening pleasure.
4:00 p.m.
Encampment closes.
Re-enactor Units
1st Maryland Artillery, CSA, 8th Virginia Infantry, CSA
Field Hospital, Robert Urban, 24th Georgia Infantry, Co. H, CSA
26th Virginia Infantry, Co. K, Sons of Confederate Veterans, MD. Div. Color Guard
11th Virginia Cavalry, Co. H, CSA, 3rd PA. Cavalry, Co. I
4th North Carolina Infantry, CSA, 3rd Maryland Infantry, USA
150th New York Vol. Infantry, USA, 22nd North Carolina Infantry, CSA
The American Civil War Education Foundation/Heritage Restorers
Officer Interpreters:
*Civil War Heritage Foundation (CSA First Corps. HQ)
*Lt.-General James Longstreet, *Major Fairfax
Major General J.E.B Stuart, General Issac Trimble
"Soldiers and Subjects of the Queen" (British Military Observers)
Stephen Mallory, Secretary of the Confederate Navy
Sutlers – Displays
Pipe Creek Civil War Round Table, Historical Society of Carroll County
Victorian Photography Studio, Rick Barrick, Chaircanning Demo.
Liz Oats, Seamstress, Joe "Reb" Staup, Blacksmith
Jeff Leister, Tinsmith and his tole lady, Patrick & Joann Dunnigan, Chaircanner & Band boxes
Andrew Maher, Custom Furniture, Chaplain Alan Farley, Re-enactor’s Mission for Jesus Christ
C.W.Whitehair, Author, Dennis Duerbeck, Civil War Artillery Projectiles
Dan Toomey, Author, Joe Hollingsworth, Artist
Michael Crutcher, Sr. interprets Frederick Douglass
Subject to change as more units and displayers respond