Wednesday, 8 December, 2021

The Civil Warriors Civil War Round Table
will hold its last meeting of 2021 at 7PM PST
on Wednesday, December 8, via Zoom. We
will be hosting an online presentation by the
Civil Warriors’ own Dave Goracke who will
be talking about “Hunters of Men: Civil War
Sharpshooters.”

It was a killing business, looking down the sights
of a rifle and taking a cool, deadly, measured aim
at an individual enemy in the distance. Most Civil
War infantry was trained to maintain a high
firing rate with little emphasis on accuracy, so
most shots in combat were “to whom it may
concern.” Who were these deliberate marksmen
and what was a sharpshooter’s actual mission
during the War? Dave Goracke speaks to who
they were and who they weren’t. How did the
sharpshooter evolve over history and the
American experience? What did the public, their
fellow combatants, their commanders and history
feel about them and their impact? How were
sharpshooters actually used in combat, how were
they trained and what kinds of weapons did they
use? Were they loners, did they form into units,
did they operate in teams? Come and gain some
insights into these American warriors.

Dave Goracke is a retired aerospace
engineer/manager who grew up in Falls Church,
Virginia. Among other places he worked at a
company based on the western edge of the
Manassas battlefields. These nearby battlefields,
monuments and history stoked his interest in the
War. Dave currently is the Program Coordinator
for the Civil Warriors CWRT in West Hills,
California. Dave has made numerous
presentations to Los Angeles area civil war round
tables as well as other historical societies in the
greater LA area.

We will be meeting via the Zoom meeting
app. We will send out the meeting on-line
connection information shortly before our
meeting day (12/8/21). Please plan on
beginning your hookup a few minutes before
the 7PM PST meeting time. If you are a first
time visitor to the Civil Warriors, please
contact us at cwrtsfv@gmail.com for
information regarding the hookup. Guests,
new members and returning members are
always welcome to join us for this and future
meetings! If you can’t make this meeting,
please consider one of our exciting upcoming
meetings noted in our Future Presentations
section.
Our Round Table ordinarily meets at Weilers Deli
at 22323 Sherman Way, West Hills. Due to the
effects of COVID-19, the Civil Warriors have
been unable to meet face-to-face for the past year
and have been using the Zoom app to continue our
monthly educational get-togethers. We hope to
resume in-person meetings in mid-2022.​