Yakkin’ in the the Vale of Humility

Tomorrow evening, May 19, I’ll be presenting a program to the good people of the Rufus Barringer Civil War Roundtable in Pinehurst, NC. My talk, which I’ll be giving two more times in June, is on Peter Connover Hains, who “opened the ball” at First Bull Run with a shot from his 30-pdr Parrott rifle, Long Tom. I’ll discuss Hains’s long and distinguished army career, aspects of his interesting personal life, and the memoir of First Bull Run he wrote on the golden anniversary of the battle.

This is my second trip to this roundtable – they’re a great bunch and I’m looking forward to seeing them and good friend Teej Smith again. Be sure to stop by if you’re in the area.