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Speakers Schedule
2026
August:
5: Tim Talbott, “Petersburg’s Breakthrough: April 2, 1865,” Mechanicsville Public Library
7–9: 12th Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge. Click here for details!
11: Evan Portman, Central Delaware Civil War Round Table
14: Neil P. Chatelain, “Postwar Identity Crisis of the Confederate Navy’s Officer Corps,” Tallahassee History Roundtable, Virtual Presentation.
14: Doug Crenshaw, 7 Days tour
15: Dave Powell, Central Ohio CWRT, Columbus, OH
18: Caroline Davis, Morgantown, WV CWRT
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)
20: Neil P. Chatelain, “Treasure and Empire in the Civil War,” The Surprising Civil War: A Symposium of Scholars in Texas, Texas A&M, College, Station, TX
26: Neil P. Chatelain, “Ironclad Ambush: The Battle of the Head of Passes,” CivilWar Talk, Virtual Presentation
28-30: Curt Fields, Civil War Round Table Congress Annual Conference, Pamplin Park, VA
September:
5: Doug Crenshaw, Richmond National Battlefield Park at Malvern Hill
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
9: Doug Crenshaw, 7 Days tour
10: Doug Crenshaw, 7 Pines and Hanover Court House tour
10: Brian Kowell, “Horses in the Civil War,” Tuscarawas Valley Civil War Round Table
11: Doug Crenshaw, Fort Harrison tour
11–13: Chris Mackowski & Kris White, “Chancellorsville’s Forgotten Front: The Battles of Second Fredericksburg and Salem Church,” CVBT Annual Conference
12: Evan Portman, “The Seven Days Battles,” Mahoning Valley Civil War Roundtable, Youngstown, OH
12: Neil P. Chatelain, “Ironclad Ambush: The Battle of the Head of Passes,” Civil War Round Table of Central Louisiana, 2nd Saturday with Savas Beatie, Virtual Presentation
14: Chris Mackowski, “Grant’s Last Battle,” Ann Arbor (MI) Civil War Roundtable
14: Sam Flowers, “Devoid of Grandeur and Glory: The Overland Campaign’s Impact on Tactics, Combat, and Memory,” Raleigh Civil War Round Table
15: Derek Maxfield, “Ancestors in Peace and in Pieces,” Genesee County Genealogical Society, Batavia, NY
16: Neil P. Chatelain, “Confederate Privateering Activity in San Francisco,” Phil Kearney Civil War Round Table, Virtual Presentation.
17: Derek Maxfield, “Man of Fire: William Tecumseh Sherman in the Civil War,” Powhatan CWRT, Powhatan, VA
18: Evan Portman, “Civilian Stories of the Battle of Gettysburg,” Hampton Roads Civil War Roundtable, Virginia Beach, VA
18: Doug Crenshaw, 7 Days tour, Cold Harbor tour
19: Madeline Feierstein, “Investigating Alexandria’s Civil War Prisons: Confinement & Justice During Union Occupation,” National Museum of Civil War Medicine, Frederick, MD
21: Patrick Kelly-Fischer, Inland Empire Civil War Roundtable (virtual, @ 6:30 Pacific Time)
23: Chris Mackowski, “Alas of Independence: John Adams and the American Revolution,” Friends of Hanley Library, University of Pittsburgh at Bradford, Bradford, PA
23: Chris Mackowski, “All Men Are Created Equal: From Jefferson to Lincoln to Us,” Buffalo (NY) Civil War Roundtable
25-25: Dave Powell, Savas Beatie Author’s meet up, Gettysburg, PA
October:
1: Dave Powell, Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, Cobb County Georgia Civil War Round Table
6: Derek Maxfield, “Hellmira: The Union’s Most Infamous Civil War Prison Camp – Elmira, NY,” Allentown CWRT, Allentown, PA
8: Doug Crenshaw, Cold Harbor tour
9: Chris Mackowski, Louisville (KY) Civil War Roundtable
9: Neil P. Chatelain, “Ironclad Ambush: Confederates Strike Lincoln’s Mississippi River Blockade at the Head of Passes, October 12, 1861,” Civil War Round Table Congress.
13: Doug Crenshaw, Fort Harrison talk in Charlottesville, VA
14: Kevin C. Donovan, “Is the Pope Catholic (or Confederate)? Examining Pius IX’s Diplomatic Attitudes Towards the Belligerents During the Civil War,” Jersey Shore CWRT, Toms River, NJ
15: Doug Crenshaw, Cold Harbor talk at Powhatan CWRT
17: Curt Fields, Ulysses S. Grant Symposium, Georgetown, OH
17: Doug Crenshaw, 7 Days tour
20: Doug Crenshaw, Delaware Valley: 7 Days
20: Doug Crenshaw, 7 Days talk Delaware Valley
21: Kevin C. Donovan, “The Court Martial of Fitz John Porter: Fair or Fixed?”, Tallahassee History Round Table, Tallahassee, FL (Zoom)
22: Derek Maxfield, “The Devil’s At Play in Salem: The Story of the Salem Witchcraft Trials,” Uninhibited History Lecture Series, Go Art!, Batavia, NY
November:
8: Chris Mackowski, “The Last Days of Stonewall Jackson,” Franklin (TN) Civil War Roundtable
10: Chris Mackowski, Northeast Ohio Civil War Roundtable, Wickliffe, OH
12: Patrick Kelly-Fischer, Rocky Mountain Civil War Roundtable in Littleton, CO (@ 7:00 PM Mountain Time)
12: Derek Maxfield, ” The Union’s Most Infamous Civil War Prison Camp – Elmira, NY,” Joshua Chamberlain CWRT, Brunswick, ME
13: Dave Powell, American Battlefield Trust Bookfest, Gettysburg, PA
17: Chris Mackowski, “The Last Days of Stonewall Jackson,” Twin Cities Civil War Roundtable, Bloomington, MN
19: Madeline Feierstein, “Investigating Alexandria’s Civil War Prisons: Confinement & Justice During Union Occupation,” Hershey Civil War Roundtable, Hershey, PA
December:
3: Chris Mackowski, “Grant’s Last Battle,” Gettysburg Civil War Roundtable Holiday Banquet
17: Pat Kelly-Fischer, “Desert Empire: The 1862 New Mexico Campaign,” U.S. Army Museum, virtual at 7:00 PM Eastern
18: Derek Maxfield, “Have you Made your Xmas List? How Victorians Invented the Modern Christmas,” Uninhibited History Lecture Series, Go Art!, Batavia, NY
29: Angie Zombek, “‘The Duty of the Prisoner to Escape”: POWs’ Escape Attempts, Plots, and Ideological Flight,” Tallahassee History Roundtable, Tallahassee, FL
2027
January:
11: Patrick Kelly-Fischer, Raleigh Civil War Roundtable (virtual)
11: Kevin C. Donovan, “The Court Martial of Fitz John Porter: Fair or Fixed?”, Rappahannock CWRT, Fredericksburg, VA
14: Pat Kelly-Fischer, “Desert Empire: The 1862 New Mexico Campaign,” American Civil War Museum (virtual)
26: Chris Mackowski, “The Last Days of Stonewall Jackson,” Williamsburg (VA) Civil War Roundtable
26: Kevin C. Donovan, “The Court Martial of Fitz John Porter: Fair or Fixed?”, Baltimore CWRT, Baltimore, MD
February:
4: Neil P. Chatelain, “The Great Contest Afloat: The Civil War on the Seas, Coastline, Rivers, and Oceans,” American Civil War Museum, Richmond, VA, Virtual Presentation
13: Pat Kelly-Fischer, “Desert Empire: The 1862 New Mexico Campaign,” Civil War Round Table of Central Louisiana (virtual at 6:00 PM CT)
18: Angie Zombek, ““The Duty of the Prisoner to Escape”: POWs’ Escape Attempts, Plots, and Ideological Flight,” Hershey Civil War Roundtable, Hershey, PA
March:
8: Kevin C. Donovan, “Is the Pope Catholic (or Confederate)? Examining Pius IX’s Diplomatic Attitudes Towards the Belligerents During the Civil War,” Shenandoah Valley CWRT, Harrisonburg, VA
16: Jon-Erik Gilot, “The Jones – Imboden Raid,” Zanesville (OH) Civil War Roundtable
24: Neil P. Chatelain, “Ironclad Ambush: The Battle of the Head of Passes,” Fredericksburg Civil War Round Table, Fredericksburg, VA, Virtual Presentation
April:
2 & 3: Chris Mackowski, “Sherman and His Demon-Spirit, John McClernand,” General Sherman Symposium, General Sherman Civil War Roundtable, Lancaster, OH
8: Chris Mackowski, “Moments of Contingency and the Rise of U.S. Grant,” Bull Run Civil War Roundtable, Centerville, VA
14: Neil P. Chatelain, “The Great Contest Afloat: The Civil War on the Seas, Coastline, Rivers, and Oceans,” Civil Warriors Round Table, Los Angeles, CA, Virtual Presentation
15: Kevin C. Donovan, “The Court Martial of Fitz John Porter: Fair or Fixed?”, Hampton Roads CWRT, Virginia Beach, VA
May:
20: “Ironclad Ambush: The Battle of the Head of Passes, October 12, 1861,” Baton Rouge Civil War Round Table, Baton Rouge, LA
24: Chris Mackowski, “The Last Days of Stonewall Jackson,” Mobile (AL) Civil War Roundtable
June:
10: Kevin C. Donovan, “The Court Martial of Fitz John Porter: Fair or Fixed?”, Milwaukee CWRT, Milwaukee, WI
11: Kevin C. Donovan, “The Court Martial of Fitz John Porter: Fair or Fixed?”, Chicago CWRT, Chicago, IL
18-19: Neil P. Chatelain, “Treasure and Empire in the Civil War,” Sam Houston State University Civil War Consortium Summer Conference, Huntsville, TX
August:
10: Kevin C. Donovan, “The Court Martial of Fitz John Porter: Fair or Fixed?”, Knoxville CWRT, Knoxville, TN
11: Kevin C. Donovan, “The Court Martial of Fitz John Porter: Fair or Fixed?”, Tri-Cities CWRT, Kingsport, TN
September:
13: Jon-Erik Gilot, Mahoning Valley CWRT, Canfield, OH
October:
16: Neil P. Chatelain, “Ironclad Ambush: The Battle of the Head of Passes, October 12, 1861,” Pamplin Historical Park Civil War Symposium, Petersburg, VA
December:
9: Jon-Erik Gilot, Bull Run CWRT, Centreville, VA
2028
January
13: Pat Kelly-Fischer, “Desert Empire: The 1862 New Mexico Campaign,” Puget Sound Civil War Roundtable (virtual)
April
15: Pat Kelly-Fischer, “Desert Empire: The 1862 New Mexico Campaign,” Scottsdale Civil War Roundtable, Scottsdale, AZ
April
27-28: Chris Mackowski, The Overland Campaign, bus tour, Chicago Civil War Roundtable
May
11: Neil P. Chatelain, “Ironclad Ambush: The Battle of the Head of Passes, October 12, 1861,” Milwaukee Civil War Round Table, Milwaukee, WI
12: Neil P. Chatelain, “Ironclad Ambush: The Battle of the Head of Passes, October 12, 1861,” Chicago Civil War Round Table, Chicago, IL
September
21: Neil P. Chatelain, “The Great Contest Afloat: The Civil War on the Seas, Coastline, Rivers, and Oceans,” Miami Civil War Round Table, Miami, FL, Virtual Presentation
