The February meeting of the Rufus Barringer Civil War Round Table will be held at 7:00pm on Thursday, February 15th at the Civic Club on the corner of Pennsylvania and Ashe St. in Southern Pines. Socializing begins at 6:30pm.

The guest speaker will be local history educator and historian, Andrew Diemer. The title of his presentation is the “Battle of Bristoe Station.”  This was a victory for the retreating Army of the Potomac, and a time when Robert E. Lee angrily rebuked Gen. A.P. Hill and ordered him to “bury these poor men and let us say no more about it.” Come and find out what happened.

Andrew teaches Social Studies at Southern Lee High School in Sanford. He has an MA in Teaching with a concentration in History from UNC Pembroke. Andrew has visited over 100 battlefields and has spoken to several Civil War Round Tables in North Carolina on Civil War topics as well as the Moore County Historical Association on Revolutionary War topics. He is also an accomplished equestrian.

All meetings are open to the public. For more details contact Matt Farina at 910-246-0452 or mafarina@aol.com. The Rufus Barringer Civil War Round Table is a 501(c)(3), incorporated, non-profit, educational organization. The purpose of the organization is to promote, educate, and further stimulate interest in, and discussion of, all aspects of the Civil War period.