May
27, 2009
7:15 p.m.
Legacy Estates Theater, 7200 Van Dorn
(Here is a link to an old newsletter with directions: September 2008
Newsletter)
(Board meeting at 6:30 - all are invited to attend and contribute ideas)
THIS MONTH’S MEETING:
General Orders No. 100
Presented by Member Charlie Wright
Charlie Wright is a highly
respected attorney who led one of Lincoln’s top law firms, the Cline
Williams firm. He is also a very serious historian. He has
written about the Indian Wars and the Standing Bear controversy, which
resulted in a landmark legal decision from a Nebraska court.
Charlie will bring a very interesting legal analysis to this month’s
topic, General Orders No. 100.
General Orders No. 100 was used as the starting point for the
Hague Conventions of 1899 and 1907, and later the Geneva
Conventions. Application of these principles has been a topic of
great interest recently.
Charlie will discuss the following specific sections of General
Orders No. 100:
Section I, Martial
Law--Jurisdiction--necessity;
orders numbered 5, 11, 14, 16,
19, 22, 23, 25, and 28
Section II, public and private
property;
orders numbered 33, 37, 38, 42,
and 44
Section III--Prisoners of war;
orders numbered 56, 59, 62, 68,
70, and 71
Section IV Partisans--irregulars
not part of army;
orders numbered 82 and 85
Section V Spies;
orders numbered 88 and 89
Section VIII Armistice;
orders numbered 135 and 142
Section X Insurrection--civil war;
order numbered 156
Here is a link to the complete General Orders No. 100:
General Orders No. 100
And here is a link to just
the sections that Charlie intends to discuss:
General Orders No.
100 Parts
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UPCOMING MEETINGS
No further meetings until September 23, 2009
Have a great summer!
Visit lots of Civil War sites!
Note that meeting dates and places could change as special
events may
be scheduled.
(We’ll probably never have a cannon shoot at the Legacy!)
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Dues
No new members have joined so
the April list is still accurate (and thus will not be repeated
here). To summarize, we currently have 51 members, 5 being family
memberships, 6 of these being new members in this 2008-09 year.
The total dues collected was $815.00.
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The Platte Valley Civil
War Round Table (of Fremont) has a tentative schedule for all of
2009. The meetings are the second Monday of each month at the
Keene Memorial Library, 1030 N. Broad St., Fremont, NE. Here is their
schedule, at least as of now:
June: “Lincoln’s Motivation
for the Gettysburg Address” by
Professor Koerting
July: “Civil War Institute Update” by Leffler, Hansen, and
Vitters
August: A Field Trip to either the UP Museum, the Dodge
House, or the General Crook House
September: Dave Wells, Stu, Bill, or Ray, topic of their
choice
October: “Far Western Campaign in the Civil War” by Ralph
Gibbons
November: Internet selected topic
December: “Pauline Cushman and other Women Spies” by Valerie
Enholm
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Hope to see you all on the 27th!
Don’t forget
to come to Legacy Estates
rather than Gere!!!
