Stonewall Jackson to entertain May-Investments clients

A slice of Civil War history will come to life exclusively for May-Investments clients and friends on Thursday, Sept. 16, when Confederate Gen. Stonewall Jackson visits Cross Orchards Historic Site.

Jackson will be portrayed by actor Doug Mishler, a history professor at the University of Nevada, Reno. Mishler will be in Grand Junction to participate in the Two Rivers Chautauqua, an annual event featuring actors who portray famous historical personalities. May-Investments clients might remember Mishler as the actor who performed as Theodore Roosevelt a couple of years ago.

A graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Stonewall Jackson was a highly regarded Confederate general, and military historians consider him to have been an excellent battlefield tactician, according to Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stonewall_Jackson). He was instrumental in many Confederate victories over Union troops during the Civil War. He died of pneumonia in 1863, barely a week after being accidentally shot by Confederate troops while he was returning to his camp one evening.

Mishler’s portrayal of Stonewall Jackson will take place Sept. 16 at the Cross Orchards barn, 3073 F Road in Grand Junction. A social hour, with wine and beer and light snacks, is scheduled from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m., and Mishler’s performance is scheduled from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. After the performance, Mishler will answer audience questions about Jackson in character and out of character.

The Stonewall Jackson event is a May-Investments client appreciation event open by invitation only, and invited clients are encouraged to bring friends.

Mishler also will perform during Two Rivers Chautauqua, a two-day series of historical portrayals and discussions focusing on the American Civil War. The Chautauqua is scheduled for Friday, Sept. 17, and Saturday, Sept. 18, at Cross Orchards. Mishler will play abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison, who made waves in his day by calling for full and immediate freedom for all slaves, according to Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Lloyd_Garrison). Many other abolitionists at the time favored a more gradual end to slavery.

Other historical figures to be portrayed during this year’s Two Rivers Chautauqua are Harriet Tubman, Robert E. Lee, and Abraham Lincoln.

For more information about Two Rivers Chautauqua, visit http://www.museumofwesternco.com/programs-and-events/chautauqua/2010-two-rivers-chautauqua/ 
 
 Douglas B. May, CFA, is President of May-Investments, LLC and author of Investment Heresies .

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