March 10, 2015
The Southern Maryland Civil War Round Table is pleased to announce that its next meeting will take place on Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at 7:00pm at the College of Southern Maryland’s Center for Business and Industry, Chaney Enterprises Conference Center, Room BI-113, at 8730 Mitchell Road in La Plata, MD.
Guest Speaker: Michael Fitzpatrick
The Southern Maryland Civil War Round Table welcomes Michael Fitzpatrick as he shares with us the story of “Helen M. Noye – The Young Nurse“. Helen M. Noye spent almost a full year as a volunteer nurse at the Naval School Hospital in Annapolis, MD. As one of the youngest nurses to serve during the Civil War, Noye left behind a legacy of letters written to her family in Buffalo, NY, which described her feelings while working in the hospital, as well as her observations of the other nurses she served with, the medical staff and the patients that she treated. Using these letters and various other sources, Mr. Fitzpatrick will help us see the art of nursing and Civil War Medicine through the eyes of this courageous twenty-three year old nurse.
Michael Fitzpatrick has been active in Civil War Research for over thirty years. He is a contributing editor for “Military Images” magazine, where he indulges his passion for history and antique photographs. He has had several articles published in “Civil War Times Illustrated”, “America’s Civil War” and “Naval History” magazines. Mr. Fitzpatrick has also written a novel, “The Letters from Fiddler’s Green” , which combines a modern day mystery with flashbacks to a Civil War adventure/love story. For the past fifteen years, he has been involved in portraying living history as a volunteer at various State and National Parks as a member of Company E, 20th Maine Infantry re-enactment group. Mr. Fitzpatrick lives in Annapolis, MD and is currently writing a book on the history of Annapolis during the Civil War. It was through his research on Annapolis that he discovered the remarkable story of Helen Noye, a young volunteer nurse.
Rescheduled from December 2013 due to inclement weather, The Southern Maryland Civil War Roundtable will host a presentation by Civil War author Dr. James I. Robertson, Alumni Distinguished Professor Emeritus from Virginia Tech and author of over 20 books, whose works include “Stonewall Jackson, The Man, The Myth, and The Legend”, “Civil War!”, “America Becomes One Nation”, “General A.P. Hill”, and “Soldiers Blue and Gray”.
