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Speakers Schedule
2026
February:
7: Ryan Quint, “Dranesville,” Longwood University Annual Seminar, Farmville, VA
9: Chris Mackowski, “A Tempest of Iron and Lead: The Battle of Spotsylvania Court House,” Raleigh (NC) Civil War Roundtable
10: Neil P. Chatelain, “Defending the Arteries of Rebellion,” Fort Worth Civil War Round Table
10: Kevin C. Donovan, “Is the Pope Catholic (or Confederate)? Examining Pius IX’s Diplomatic Attitudes Towards the Belligerents During the Civil War,” at the Roanoke (VA) CWRT
11: Melissa Winn, “When This You See Remember Me: Portrait Photography and the Civil War,” Civil War Round Table of Lynchburg, Lynchburg, VA
11: Melissa Winn, “When This You See Remember Me: Portrait Photography and the Civil War,” Civil War Round Table of Lynchburg, Lynchburg, VA
17: Curt Fields, Scottsdale CWRT, Scottsdale, AZ
17: Chris Kolakowski, Stones River talk to the Twin Cities CWRT
19: Curt Fields, The Museum of the West, Scottsdale, AZ
25: Jon-Erik Gilot, “Dangerfield Newby’s Fight for Freedom,” Puskarich Public Library, Cadiz, OH
28: Curt Fields, 4th Annual Civil War Symposium, Dover, TN
March:
5: Brian Kowell, “The Life of William R. Hoel: Mississippi Pilot and Acting Volunteer Lieutenant, U.S.N.”, North Ft. Myers CWRT
6: Neil P. Chatelain, “Light Keeper Manuel Moreno: Conflicting Loyalties Amidst Secession and Civil War,” Louisiana Historical Association annual conference, Lafayette, LA
6: Joseph Ricci, talk on post-war New Orleans and the Canal Street Coup of 1874, Louisiana Historical Association’s Annual Meeting
7: Curt Fields, Mid-South Military History and Civil War Show, Southaven, MS
7: Chris Mackowski, “Atlas of Independence: John Adams and the American Revolution,” Adams County Historical Society, Gettysburg, PA
7: Dave Powell, Seminar in the Woods, Chickamauga National Military Park, open to all, no fee
10: Caroline Davis, “The H. L. Hunley,” Clarksburg Civil War Roundtable
11: Jon-Erik Gilot, “Hunter’s Retreat from Lynchburg,” Tuscarawas Valley CWRT, Dover, OH
14: Melissa Winn, “Clara Barton and the Missing Soldiers Office Museum,” John Marshall Library, Fairfax, VA
14: Chris Kolakowski, Virginia 1862 Campaigns to the Louisville CWRT
15: Doug Crenshaw, Williamsburg: Cold Harbor
17: Evan Portman, “Joshua Chamberlain: the Man, the Myth, the Legend,” Mason Dixon Civil War Roundtable, Morganton, WV
18: Jon-Erik Gilot, “Hunter’s Retreat from Lynchburg,” Western PA CWRT, Sewickley, PA
18: Evan Portman, “A Civil War within a Civil War: the New York City Draft Riots,” Phil Kearny Civil War Round Table, Virtual Presentation
19: Curt Fields, “Unconditional Surrender: Ulysses S. Grant in the Civil War,” American Civil War Museum, Richmond, VA
19: Chris Mackowski, “Atlas of Independence: John Adams and the American Revolution,” Holland Land Office, Batavia, NY
21: Chris Mackowski, “Strike Them a Blow: Battle Along the North Anna River,” CVBT Spring Seminar
24: Curt Fields, Arkansas CWRT, Little Rock, AR
25: Doug Crenshaw, Cold harbor talk, James City Cavalry
27-29: Curt Fields, “General Grant’s innovations as a military commander in the Civil War,” Virginia Tech’s annual Civil War Weekend, Blacksburg, VA
April:
2: Dave Powell, Bella Vista Civil War Round Table, Bella Vista, AR
4: Curt Fields, The General’s Breakfast On the Grounds of the Cherry Mansion, Savannah, TN
10: Jon-Erik Gilot, “A Neglected Campaign: Loring’s Offensive in the Kanawha Valley, September 1862” Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Conference, Martinsburg, WV
10: Kevin Pawlak, “The Battle of Shepherdstown,” Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Conference, Martinsburg, WV
11-12: Curt Fields, Appomattox Surrender observation, Appomattox Court House National Historical Park, VA
16-19: Dave Powell, Atlanta Campaign battlefield tour for Blue-Gray Education Society, Atlanta, GA
17-18: Multiple ECW Authors, Carnegie Civil War Symposium, Carnegie, PA
18: Melissa Winn, “Healing Open Wounds: How First Manassas Transformed Medical Care,” Carnegie Library Civil War Symposium, Carnegie, PA
18-19: Curt Fields, Civil War Symposium, Adams County-Quincy, IL
20: Neil P. Chatelain, “Confederate Privateering Activity in San Francisco,” Inland Empire Civil War Round Table, Virtual Presentation
20: Arie De Young, “Sink the Albemarle!: William B. Cushing and the American Civil War’s Most Daring Mission,” Madison County Civil War Roundtable in Anderson, IN
23: Brian Kowell, “The Case of Lucy Bagby: The Last Fugitive Slave,” Lodi/Harrisville Historical Society in Lodi, OH
25: Jon-Erik Gilot, “Jenkins’s Trans-Allegheny Raids,” “Jones-Imboden Raid,” Minnesota Civil War Symposium, Bloomington, MN
23-26: Curt Fields, Grant Days!, Georgetown, OH
May:
1-3: Dave Powell, Central Coast Civil War Conference, Monterey, CA
7: Chris Mackowski, “A Tempest of Iron and Lead: The Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse,” Milwaukee (WI) Civil War Roundtable
8: Chris Mackowski, The Civil War Round Table of Chicago (IL)
12: Brian Kowell, “Civil War Horses,” Northeast Ohio CWRT in Willoughby, OH
12: Dave Powell, Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, Columbus Ohio Civil War Round Table
16: Melissa Winn, “Grant’s Conscience: The Unique Camaraderie Between Ulysses S. Grant and his Chief of Staff John Rawlins,” Galena History Festival, Galena, IL
18: Evan Portman, “A Question of Conscience: Saint Vincent Archabbey in the Civil War,” Greater Pittsburgh (PA) Civil War Round Table
18: Kevin C. Donovan, “The Court Martial of Fitz John Porter: Fair or Fixed?”, Inland Empire CWRT, Redlands, CA (via Zoom)
19: Neil P. Chatelain, “Treasure and Empire in the Civil War,” Scottsdale (AZ) Civil War Round Table
20: Doug Crenshaw, Hanover Tavern: 7 Days
27: Curt Fields, Grant at Fort Henry and Fort Donelson, St. Louis CWRT, MO
June:
1: Neil P. Chatelain, “Treasure and Empire in the Civil War,” Atlanta (GA) Civil War Round Table
1: Curt Fields, The Cumberland County Playhouse, “Grant: An American Life!,” Crossville, TN
3: Doug Crenshaw, Peninsula Tour
12-17: Melissa Winn, “Dead Letter Office Images: The Civil War’s Lost Sentiments” and Medical tour of aid stations and nurses, Gettysburg College Civil War Institute Summer Conference, Gettysburg, PA
13: Arie De Young, “Foreign Officers of the Union,” History Speaks event at Buckley Homestead in Lowell, IN
24: Samuel Flowers, Tallahassee History Roundtable in Statuary Hall
July:
4: Curt Fields, “Vicksburg: Just 24 Hours” in the Vicksburg National Military Park Visitor Center Auditorium for the 163rd anniversary of the surrender of Vicksburg, MS
15: Chris Mackowski, Civil War Roundtable of Kansas City
15: Melissa Winn, “Grand Army of the Republic: The Role and Influence of Civil War Veterans,” Tallahassee Civil War Round Table, via Zoom
18: Curt Fields, General Forrest Chapter Annual Forrest Luncheon for the United Daughters of the Confederacy, Memphis, TN
20: Jon-Erik Gilot, “The Meteor of the War: John Brown’s Raid,” American Battlefield Trust Virtual Teacher Institute
21: Samuel Flowers, Overland Campaign, Delaware Valley Civil War Roundtable
August:
7–9: 12th Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge. Click here for details!
11: Evan Portman, Central Delaware Civil War Round Table
19: Jon-Erik Gilot, “The Meteor of the War: John Brown’s Raid,” Rolland Center for Lincoln Research, Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, IN (Virtual)
21: Neil P. Chatelain, “Postwar Identity Crisis of the Confederate Navy’s Officer Corps,” Tallahassee History Roundtable, Virtual Presentation.
28-30: Curt Fields, Civil War Round Table Congress Annual Conference, Pamplin Park, VA
September:
8: Chris Mackowski, “Grant’s Last Battle,” Ann Arbor (MI) Civil War Roundtable
8: Melissa Winn, “Grant’s Conscience: The Unique Camaraderie Between Ulysses S. Grant and his Chief of Staff John Rawlins,” Richmond Civil War Round Table, Richmond, VA
11–13: Chris Mackowski & Kris White, “Chancellorsville’s Forgotten Front: The Battles of Second Fredericksburg and Salem Church,” CVBT Annual Conference
16: Neil P. Chatelain, “Confederate Privateering Activity in San Francisco,” Phil Kearney Civil War Round Table, Virtual Presentation.
23: Chris Mackowski, Buffalo (NY) Civil War Roundtable
October:
1: Dave Powell, Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, Cobb County Georgia Civil War Round Table
9: Chris Mackowski, Louisville (KY) Civil War Roundtable
17: Curt Fields, Ulysses S. Grant Symposium, Georgetown, OH
20: Doug Crenshaw, Delaware Valley: 7 Days
November:
10: Chris Mackowski, Northeast Ohio Civil War Roundtable, Wickliffe, OH
17: Chris Mackowski, Twin Cities Civil War Roundtable, Bloomington, MN
December:
3: Chris Mackowski, “Grant’s Last Battle,” Gettysburg Civil War Roundtable Holiday Banquet
2027
January:
26: “The Last Days of Stonewall Jackson,” Williamsburg (VA) Civil War Roundtable
