presents
Carolina Museum of the Marine and Civic Institute
"The Draft" Newsletter Vol. 2, No. 10 October 2021
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Carolina Museum of the Marine and Civic Institute
We understand the importance of preserving the legacy of Carolina Marines and Sailors and are excited to enhance that mission with The Civic Institute - an educational component founded by General Al Gray, 29th Commandant - that will teach citizens of all ages about the ideals that are the foundation of our nation as so ably demonstrated by Marines since 1775. Courses will be offered on location at schools and businesses, online and - when the museum is completed - onsite.
Honoring the legacy, sustaining the ideals,
keeping the flame burning brightly
for future generations.
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What is happening...
with the North Carolina Budget?
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North Carolina's biennium budget is now in the office of Governor Roy Cooper for review, discussions, and signature. The budget, once signed, will provide $26M over two years for the construction of the Museum and Civic Institute. Stay tuned! And thank you for your support! |
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For progress updates, visit
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How Much Do you Know
about the Tenth Amendment?
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THE BATTLE OF NEW RIVER
by LtCol Lynn "Kim" Kimball, USMC (Ret)
Onslow County, by November 1862, found herself on the frontiers of the Confederacy
with the White Oak River separating the Union Forces operating out of enclaves in and around New
Bern to the north and the Confederates headquartered at Wilmington to the south.
Offshore, the Windswept ships of the blockading squadron ranged up and down the coast. Onslow's most storied Civil War engagement took place during this month when the Union gunboat Ellis under the irrepressible Lieutenant William B. Cushing ventured up the New River, occupied the county seat of
Jacksonville, and fought encircling rebel forces over the next two days in attempting to escape.
The signal events of this engagement took place in Camp Lejeune’s contiguous waters and in and adjacent to the land area that became the base. The significance of the engagement is clearly evidenced by its commemoration in Onslow County’s only Civil War related NC state historical marker, a NC Civil War Trails marker, and in one of the 14 Camp Lejeune base historical markers. Lieutenant Cushing, the youngest commander of a U.S. vessel of war, absolutely fearless, and already an implacable foe of secession, edged the Ellis cautiously into the New River on the 23rd. His mission was to raid Jacksonville and destroy any shipping or saltworks found on the river. The yellow fever epidemic in Wilmington and the presence of the blockade off the Cape Fear River had made the New River an attractive option to southern intracoastal commerce. More...
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Courtesy of the official website of United States Marine Corps. Photo by LCpl Scott W. Whiting. |
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October
Important Dates
in U.S. History
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October 1, 1908 - Henry Ford's Model T, a "universal car" designed for the masses, went on sale for the first time.
October 1, 1979 - After 70 years of American control, the Panama Canal Zone was formally handed over to Panama.
October 2, 1967 - Thurgood Marshall (1908-1993) was sworn in as the first African American associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. He served until 1991 and was known for opposing discrimination and the death penalty, and for championing free speech and civil liberties.
October 3, 1863 - President Abraham Lincoln issued a proclamation designating the last Thursday in November as Thanksgiving Day.
October 7, 1765 - The Stamp Act Congress convened in New York City with representatives from nine colonies meeting in protest to the British Stamp Act which imposed the first direct tax by the British Crown upon the American colonies.
October 11, 1939 - Albert Einstein warned President Franklin D. Roosevelt that his theories could lead to Nazi Germany's development of an atomic bomb. Einstein suggested the U.S. develop its own bomb. This resulted in the top secret "Manhattan Project."
October 13, 1775 - The United States Navy was born after the Second Continental Congress authorized the acquisition of a fleet of ships.
October 13, 1792 - The cornerstone of the White House was laid by George Washington.
October 14, 1947 - U.S. Air Force Captain Chuck Yeager became the first man to break the sound barrier, flying in a rocket-powered research aircraft.
October 14, 1964 - Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., became the youngest recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. He donated the $54,000 in prize money to the Civil Rights movement.
October 17, 1777 - During the American Revolutionary War, British General John Burgoyne and his entire army of 5,700 men surrendered to American General Horatio Gates after the Battle of Saratoga, the first big American victory.
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October 19, 1781 - As their band played The World Turned Upside Down, the British Army marched out in formation and surrendered to the Americans at Yorktown. More than 7,000 British and Hessian troops, led by British General Lord Cornwallis, surrendered to General George Washington.
October 19, 1987 - "Black Monday" occurred on Wall Street as stocks plunged a record 508 points or 22.6 per cent, the largest one-day drop in stock market history.
October 21, 1879 - Thomas Edison successfully tested an electric incandescent lamp with a carbonized filament at his laboratory in Menlo Park, New Jersey, keeping it lit for over 13 hours.
October 21, 1915 - The first transatlantic radio voice message was made by the American Telephone and Telegraph Company from Virginia to Paris.
October 23, 1983 - Terrorists drove a truck loaded with TNT into the U.S. and French headquarters in Beirut, Lebanon, exploding it and killing 241 U.S. Marines and 58 French paratroopers.
October 26, 1825 - The Erie Canal opened as the first major man-made waterway in America, linking Lake Erie with the Hudson River, bypassing the British-controlled lower St. Lawrence. The canal cost over $7 million and took eight years to complete.
October 27, 1787 - The first of 85 Federalist Papers appeared in print in a New York City newspaper. The essays argued for the adoption of the new U.S. Constitution. They were written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay.
October 27, 1904 - The New York City subway began operating, running from City Hall to West 145th Street, the first underground and underwater rail system in the world.
October 28, 1886 - The Statue of Liberty was dedicated on Bedloe's Island in New York Harbor. The statue was a gift from the people of France commemorating the French-American alliance during the American Revolutionary War.
October 28, 1949 - Helen Anderson became the first woman ambassador, appointed by President Harry Truman to be Ambassador to Denmark.
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Click on the Eagle, Globe and Anchor
for our project update.
2020-2021 Board of Directors
Executive Committee
BGen Dick Vercauteren, USMC (Ret) - Chairman
Mr. Mark Cramer, JD - Vice Chairman
CAPT Pat Alford, USN (Ret) - Treasurer
Col Joe Atkins, USAF (Ret) - Secretary
Col John B. Sollis, USMC (Ret) - Immediate Past Chairman
General Al Gray, USMC (Ret), 29th Commandant - At-Large Member
LtGen Gary S. McKissock, USMC (Ret) - At-Large Member
Members
Mr. Terry Branton
Mr. Tom DeSanctis
MyGySgt Osceola Elliss, USMC (Ret)
Col Chuck Geiger, USMC (Ret)
Col Bruce Gombar, USMC (Ret)
LtCol Lynn "Kim" Kimball, USMC (Ret)
CWO4 Richard McIntosh, USMC (Ret)
CWO5 Lisa Potts, USMC (Ret)
Col Grant Sparks, USMC (Ret)
GySgt Forest Spencer, USMC (Ret)
Staff
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Carolina Museum of the Marine and Civic Institute | 907 Lejeune Blvd, Jacksonville, NC 28540 |
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