The Same Rain Falls on Both Friend and Foe

January 2012 Program

Zouaves: America's Forgotten Soldiers

Presented by Civil War Author/Historian

Patrick A. Schroeder

 

At our January meeting, Patrick Schroeder presented the comprehensive history and service of the Zouave soldier in the Civil War.   He brought several examples of Zouave uniforms and explained their origin and evolution during the war. 

 

Schroeder was born January 1, 1968, at Fort Belvoir, VA, and was raised in Utica,

New York, until he was 13.  Patrick attended Stuarts Draft High School in Augusta

County, VA.  In the spring of 1990, he graduated Cum Laude with a B.S. in Historical

Park Administration from Shepherd College, Shepherdstown, WV.  He has a M.A.

in Civil War History from Virginia Tech. 

 

From the summer of 1986-1993, Patrick worked as a seasonal living history

interpreter at Appomattox Court House National Historical Park.  In 1993, he wrote

Thirty Myths about Lee’s Surrender, which is currently in its twelfth printing.  

From 1994–1999, he was employed at Red Hill, the Patrick Henry National Memorial. 

 

Patrick has written, edited and/or contributed to more than twenty-five Civil War

titles including:  More Myths About Lee’s Surrender; The Confederate Cemetery

at Appomattox; Recollections and Reminiscences of Old Appomattox; Tar Heels;

Sailor’s Creek:  General Custis Lee Captured with Controversy; Civil War Soldier

Life:  In Camp and Battle; A Duryee Zouave; We Came To Fight: A History of

the 5th NY Veteran Vol. Inf., Duryee’s Zouaves; Campaigns of the 146th Regiment

New York State Volunteers; Pennsylvania Bucktails; The Bloody 85^th; The Life of

General Ely S. Parker: Least Grand Sachem of the Iroquois and Grant’s Military

Secretary; Appomattox County; and With the 11^th New York Fire Zouaves: In Camp,

Battle and Prison. 

 

Patrick resides in Lynchburg, VA, and he has worked as an independent researcher,

author, historian, and tour guide.  He has been the Historian at Appomattox

Court House National Historical Park since 2002.  In an effort to protect sites relevant to the Appomattox Campaign, Patrick has set up the “Appomattox Fund” with the Civil War Trust, to save land important to the climatic events of April 1865.

Installation of officers

 

Also at our January meeting, was the installation of our officers for 2012.  The North Carolina Department Commander, Jerry Devine, attended the camp meeting and performed the installation of officers.

 

Left to right:  Dan Hopping, Senior Vice Commander; Sam Moore, Past Camp Commander and Council member; Bob Farrell, Past Camp Commander and Council member; NC Department Commander Jerry Devine; Logan Camp Commander Roscoe Reeve, Larry Jones, Camp Treasurer;  Russ Wunker, Council Member; and Seated: Myron Miller, Camp Secretary.

Maj. Gen. John Alexander Logan Camp# 4

Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War

Raleigh, NC