New buffet format - Same great price!
Cost for Lunch & Learn is $25 for Historical Society members and $28 for non-members, which includes the program and new lunch buffet format. Buffet includes two entrees, salad, bread, dessert, iced tea, coffee, and gratuity. Lunch & Learn starts promptly at 11:30 am at the Carolina Colours Pavilion, 3300 Waterscape Way, Carolina Colours. Prepaid reservations are required, either online or by calling the New Bern Historical Society at 252-638-8558. Paper tickets are not issued; simply check in at the door with your confirmation.
From the Ship to the Shore: Advancing on New Bern
Presented by Steve Shaffer
September 18, 2024 at 11:30am
at Carolina Colours Pavilion
Reservations open August 12th
Exploring a rarely discussed perspective on the Battle of New Bern, Historian, Steve Shaffer, shares the lead up to Burnside's Invasion detailing an early example of modern-day amphibious warfare. With thousands of U.S. Marines calling ENC home, we get to tie their mission of strategic maneuverability back to the Civil War days right here on the Neuse River in 1862. With the development of the surf boats and the availability of appropriate landing zones, Commander Rowan executed one of the first joint operations that featured ship to shore movement covered by reinforcing fire from the ships. Hear more about this innovative approach and how these decisions set the stage for continuous Union occupation of New Bern throughout the remainder of the Civil War.
Prepaid reservations required. Cost is $25 for Historical Society members, and $28 for nonmembers, which includes new buffet meal format. The meal is southern baked chicken, beer battered fried shrimp, fresh green beans, buttered sweet corn, asiago scalloped potatoes along with salad, vegetables, rolls, and dessert. Iced tea, coffee, service, and gratuity are all included; wine and beer are available for purchase.
The Forgotten Mutineers
Presented by Glen Swain
October 16, 2024 at 11:30am
at Carolina Colours Pavilion
Reservations open September 4th
"Murdering men by inches": The Fate of Company A, 5th Rhode Island Heavy Artillery
On May 5, 1864, Company A of the 5th Rhode Island Heavy Artillery garrisoned the remote earthen fort at Croatan Station about a dozen miles below New Bern. That day, the entire company along with the regiment's Chaplain, Henry White, were surrounded by a much larger Confederate force of cavalry and surrendered after a five-hour firefight.
The 50 enlisted men and three officers were marched away into captivity, but few know the details of their time in captivity and their ultimate fate.
Glen Swain will discuss what became of these men as he describes in his newly released book, The Forgotten Mutineers: The Story of Brooks' Battalion. In the book, Glen follows the career of a young private from the 5th Rhode Island who enlisted at the age of 13, survived captivity at the notorious Andersonville prison and the Florence Stockade in South Carolina.
Prepaid reservations required. Cost is $25 for Historical Society members, and $28 for nonmembers, which includes new buffet meal format. The meal is chicken supreme, grilled atlantic salmon, honey glazed carrots, creamy mashed potatoes, roasted veggie medley along with salad, rolls, and dessert. Iced tea, coffee, service, and gratuity are all included; wine and beer are available for purchase.
Glen Swain is a Managing Consultant with Stevenson Search Partners, a retained executive recruitment firm in the life sciences industry. Glen holds a degree in Information Technology from George Mason University, and is a veteran of the United States Army. A lifelong student of the Civil War, Glen has authored two books: The Bloody 7th: A History of the 7th South Carolina Volunteers, and his most recent work, The Forgotten Mutineers: The Story of Brooks' Battalion.