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Speakers Schedule
2024
November:
11: Brian Kowell, “Horses in the Civil War,” Mahoning Valley Civil War Roundtable, Canfield, Ohio
14: Kristopher White, “Lee’s Greatest Victory-Lee’s Greatest Defeat: The Battle of Chancellorsville,” Montgomery County Civil War Roundtable, MD
14: Brian Swartz, ” Louisiana’s Lost Love: The Saga of Cyrus Hamlin,” Joshua L. Chamberlain Civil War Roundtable, Brunswick, ME
19: Jon-Erik Gilot, “Dangerfield Newby’s Fight for Freedom,” Zanesville CWRT, Zanesville, OH
21: Tim Talbott, “Gobbled Up: Taking Prisoners of War during the Petersburg Campaign,” Powhatan Civil War Roundtable
21-24: Dave Powell, Chattanooga Campaign Tour, Blue-Gray Education Society, Chattanooga TN
23: Steward Henderson, 23rd USCT Memorial Service Event
December:
4: Dave Powell, “Tullahoma Campaign,” St. Louis Civil War Round Table
11: Kevin Pawlak, “Never Such a Campaign: The Battle of Second Manassas,” Jersey Shore CWRT
12: Bert Dunkerly, “Stones River,” Cape Fear Civil War Round Table, Wilmington, NC
15: Dwight Hughes, “The Sailor and the Soldier at Vicksburg: Unprecedented Joint Operations,” Miami Civil War Round Table Book Club, Miami, FL (Virtual)
17: Bert Dunkerly, “Battle of Stones River,” Williamsburg CWRT, Williamsburg, VA
18: Neil P. Chatelain, “Treasure and Empire in the Civil War,” Tallahassee History Roundtable (Virtual)
2025
January:
15: Chris Mackowski, “A Tempest of Iron and Lead: Spotsylvania Court House,” Phil Kearny Civil War Roundtable (virtual)
16: Bert Dunkerly, “Arnold’s Raid on Richmond,” Wilton House Museum, Richmond, VA
20: Chris Mackowski, “The Last Days of Stonewall Jackson,” Holland Land Office Museum, Batavia, NY
21: Bert Dunkerly, ” Civil War Railroads,” LA CWRT, Los Angeles, CA (Zoom)
February:
12: Chris Mackowski, “Stonewall Jackson at Gettysburg,” Cleveland (OH) Civil War Roundtable
18: Dave Powell, Twin Cities Civil War Round Table – Bloomington, MN
19: Evan Portman, “The XI Corps at Gettysburg,” Phil Kearny Civil War Round Table, (virtual)
20: Dwight Hughes, “Rebel Odyssey: The Cruise of the CSS Shenandoah,” Hershey Civil War Round Table, Harrisburg, PA
28: Tim Talbott, “Making a More Perfect Union: Life Stories of USCT Soldiers Who Fought at New Market Heights,” Lake of the Wood Civil War Study Group
March:
13: Jon-Erik Gilot, “The Battle of Philippi,” Tuscarawas Valley CWRT, Dover, OH
18: Chris Mackowski, Civil War monuments, Scottsdale (AZ) Civil War Roundtable
19: Jon-Erik Gilot, “John Brown’s Raid,” Western Pennsylvania CWRT, Sewickley, PA
20: Neil P. Chatelain, “Treasure and Empire in the Civil War,” Houston Civil War Round Table, Houston, TX
April:
4: Chris Mackowski, “Grant’s Last Battle,” Harrisburg (PA) Civil War Roundtable
4: Jon-Erik Gilot, “Hunter’s Retreat from Lynchburg,” Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation Conference, Winchester (VA)
7: Dave Powell, “The Atlanta Campaign,” Atlanta (GA) Civil War Round Table
7: Dave Powell, “The Atlanta Campaign,” Atlanta (GA) Civil War Round Table
10: Chris Mackowski, “The Surrenders of the Confederacy,” American Civil War Museum at Appomattox (VA)
12: Kevin Pawlak: “In the Wake of Antietam: The 1862 Loudoun Valley Campaign,” Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Museum Civil War Symposium, Carnegie, PA
12: Chris Mackowski, “Stonewall Jackson and the Surrender of Harpers Ferry,” Antietam Institute Spring Symposium
24: Jon-Erik Gilot, “John Brown’s Raid,” Whitehall Historical Society, Pittsburgh, PA
26: Chris Mackowski, “Grant’s Last Battle,” McCormick Civil War Institute Symposium, Shenandoah University
May:
2: Dave Powell, Northern Illinois Civil War Round Table, Arlington Heights IL
19: Jon-Erik Gilot, “John Brown’s Raid,” Greater Pittsburgh CWRT, Pittsburgh, PA
20: Sean Chick, “Shiloh,” Mobile Area Civil War Round Table, Mobile, AL
21: Kevin C. Donovan, “The Court Martial of Fitz John Porter: Fair or Fixed?”, York CWRT, York, PA
June:
12: Dave Powell, “The Atlanta Campaign,” Milwaukee Civil War Round Table, Milwaukee, WI
12: Chris Mackowski, Rocky Mountain Civil War Roundtable (Denver)
13: Dave Powell, “The Atlanta Campaign,” Chicago Civil War Round Table – Rosemont or Oakbrook (alternating sites)
18: Dwight Hughes, “The Naval Civil War in Theaters Near and Far,” Phil Kearny Civil War Round Table, Hasbrouck Height, NJ (virtual)
28: Kevin C. Donovan, “The Court Martial of Fitz John Porter: Fair or Fixed?”, American CWRT of the United Kingdom, London, England
September:
10: Kevin C. Donovan, “The Court Martial of Fitz John Porter: Fair or Fixed?”, Jersey Shore CWRT, Toms River, NJ
11: Chris Mackowski, Chickamauga Civil War Roundtable (virtual)
18: Chris Mackowski, “The Rise of Stonewall Jackson,” Hampton Roads Civil War Roundtable, Virginia Beach
October:
9: Neil P. Chatelain, “Unpacking Mobile Bay’s Criticality,” Chickamauga & Chattanooga CWRT (Virtual)
17: Dwight Hughes, “The Naval Civil War in Theaters Near and Far,” Cosmos Club, Washington, DC
November:
20: Jon-Erik Gilot, Kevin Pawlak, “John Brown’s Raid,” Miami CWRT Book Club, Miami, FL (Virtual)
2026
October:
9: Chris Mackowski, Louisville Civil War Roundtable
