Good Morning [from Harry Bradshaw Matthews]: I am pleased to announce that the Fall 2000 issue of the USCT Civil War Digest should be ready for mailing this week. The four-page newsletter will be sent to all USCT Institute members, along with the 2nd Anniversary Extra Issue [four-pages also] which is primarily a partial reprint from "Regimental Losses in the American Civil War 1861-1865," by William F. Fox, 1889. The specific partial reprint is entitled, " The Colored Troops - History of Their Organization - Their Losses in Battle and Disease." A copy of the Digest or the Extra Issue is available for a $1 donation and 50 cents for mailing payable to Hartwick College. There is also the opportunity to acquire 12 copies in any combination of the Digest and Extra Issue for $10 and $2 mailing. The primary articles of this issue of the Digest include: 1. USCT of Civil War: Planning Focus for 2002 National Symposium [ include goals]; 2. "Wall of Honor, New York," Unveiled at Hartwick [with pictures]; 3. Cypress Hills National Cemetery: A Mecca for Honoring USCT. The USCT Institute's web site has been updated to include pictures of the "Wall of Honor, New York," and the Institute's Civil War Luncheon. You can access the site at http://www.hartwick.edu/usct/usct.htm The USCT Institute was selected for profile by the Commission on Independent Colleges and Universities' publication, "The Independent Sector, October 2000, Vol. 1, No. 1," as one of seven innovations in the arts in New York State. The USCT Institute is profiled under the heading "Finding a Place in History." The text and a picture of Rick Reeves' 26th USCT [courtesy of Americana Historical Art], can be viewed at http://www.cicu.org/arts.html The USCT Institute is featured in the notice, "Re: Native Americans of the United States Colored Troops," by Northeast Wigwam, and can be accessed at http://www.newigwam.com/wwwboard/genealogy/messages/56.html The USCT Institute is included among listings of Innercity News Online [pages two and twelve] and can be accessed at http://www.innercitynews.com/history2.htm Finally, I wish to thank those of you who have helped to make the 2000 year a success with more than 100 dues-paying members from 12 states, Washington, DC, and Ontario, Canada. Membership applications [$25 dues] are now available for 2001 [Jan-Dec]. Active members will have the opportunity to vote at our June 2001 meeting for a new board of directors for the USCT Institute. In addition, active members will be invited to attend Planning Summit 2001 during early October at Oneonta, New York, to help prepare an agenda for action regarding our 2002 historic events, including a national conference. Please make out all donations payable to "Hartwick College." In addition, please forward the latter and any questions to Harry Bradshaw Matthews President, USCT Institute/ Associate Dean Hartwick College Oneonta, NY 13820 607-431-4428