Speakers Schedule
2023
September:
5: Max Longley, “North Carolina’s Civil War Union governors, Marble Nash Taylor and Edward Stanly, “Brunswick, NC CWRT
8: Jon-Erik Gilot & Kevin Pawlak, John Brown’s Raid, CWRT Congress Book Talk (virtual)
9: Neil P. Chatelain, “Defending the Arteries of Rebellion,” Civil War Round Table of Central Louisiana (virtual)
10: Derek Maxfield, “Man of Fire, Dan Sickles CWRT (virtual)
12: Bert Dunkerly, “The Brown’s Island Explosion and the Search for the Victims,” Southern MD Civil War Round Table
12: Chris Mackowski, “Moments of Contingency and the Rise of Grant,” First Defenders Civil War Roundtable, Reading, PA
13: Dwight Hughes, “The Naval Civil War in Theaters Near and Far,” Naval Order of the United States Monthly History Presentation (virtual)
13: Derek Maxfield, “Man of Fire,” Dundee Public Library, Dundee, NY
16-20: Dave Powell, book signings for the 160th battle anniversary, Chickamauga Battlefield Visitor Center, Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
19: Brian Jordan, “A Thousand May Fall: An Immigrant Regiment’s Civil War,” Scottsdale (AZ) Civil War Roundtable
20: Derek Maxfield, “Man of Fire,” West Seneca Historical Society, West Seneca, NY
20: Brian Swartz, Passing Through the Fire: Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain and the Civil War, Penobscot County Genealogical Society, Bangor, ME.
21: Neil P. Chatelain, “Tactical Confederate Naval Evacuations of Military Forces: Two Case Studies in Joint Cooperation,” 2023 McMullen Naval History Symposium, US Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD
21: Jon-Erik Gilot, Kevin Pawlak, “John Brown’s Raid,” The American Civil War Museum (virtual)
21: Dwight Hughes, “The Naval Civil War in Theaters Near and Far,” McMullen Naval History Symposium, U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD
21: Chris Mackowski and Frank Scaturro, “Grant at 200,” National Museum of the U.S. Army (virtual)
28: Chris Mackowski, “Stonewall Jackson at Gettysburg,” Buffalo (NY) Civil War Round Table
October:
1: Derek Maxfield, “Man of Fire,” Town of West Sparta, West Sparta, NY
1: Sarah Kay Bierle and Jon Tracey, Battlefield Tour at New Market, New Market, VA (tickets available)
3: Dwight Hughes, “The Naval Civil War in Theaters Near and Far,” Brunswick Civil War Roundtable, Southport, NC
5: Brian Swartz, Passing Through the Fire: Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain and the Civil War, New England Civil War Museum, Rockville, CT.
6: Chris Mackowski, “The ANV’s B Team: Robert E. Lee’s Second String in the Overland Campaign,” The Art of Command Conference, Middleburg, Virginia
7: Chris Mackowski and Kris White, Chancellorsville bus tour, Central Virginia Battlefields Trust Annual Conference (tickets available)
7: Kris White: “What if Stonewall Jackson had not been shot?” Keynote address, Central Virginia Battlefields Trust Annual Conference
10: Derek Maxfield, “Hellmira,” Roanoke, VA CWRT
10: Tim Talbott, “We Fight for Our Rights, Liberty, Justice, and Union: The Battle of New Market Heights,” First Defenders Civil War Roundtable of Berks County, PA
10: Brian Swartz, Passing Through the Fire: Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain and the Civil War, Phillips-Strickland House, Bangor, ME.
11: Derek Maxfield, “Hellmira,” Lynchburg, VA, CWRT
12: Chris Mackowski and Frank Scaturro, “Grant at 200,” White House Historical Association (virtual)
12: Derek Maxfield, “Hellmira,” American Civil War Museum at Appomattox, VA
12: Dave Powell, “Longstreet’s Breakthrough at Chickamauga,” Puget Sound CWRT, Seattle, WA
14: Jon-Erik Gilot, “John Brown’s Raid,” 2nd Saturday Civil War Series, Carnegie, PA
18: Chris Mackowski, “Grant’s Last Battle,” Holland Land Office Museum, Batavia, NY
20: Chris Kolakowski, “Douglas MacArthur as Military Leader,” National Museum of the US Army
21: Derek Maxfield as Gen. John Martindale, Historic Batavia Cemetery, Batavia, NY
25: Sarah Kay Bierle, “What If Rienzi Stumbled? A Different Look at the Battle of Cedar Creek”, Civil War Roundtable of Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg, VA
26: Jon-Erik Gilot, “Dangerfield Newby’s Fight for Freedom,” Hagerstown, CWRT, Hagerstown, MD
26: Chris Mackowski, Old Colony Civil War Roundtable
27: Neil P. Chatelain, “Leveraging Digitized Archives for the Classroom,” Texas Council for Social Studies Conference, Houston, TX
November:
1: Derek Maxfield, “Man of Fire,” Inland Empire CWRT (virtual)
2: Bert Dunkerly, “Civil War Railroads” Petersburg (VA) Civil War Round Table
4: Chris Mackowski, “The Great Battle Never Fought: Mine Run,” Friends of Wilderness Battlefield Annual Dinner, Lake of the Woods, VA
8: Bert Dunkerly, “Surrenders of the Civil War” Ohio Civil War Round Table, Columbus OH
8: Derek Maxfield, “Man of Fire,” Cleveland CWRT, Cleveland, OH
8: Dwight Hughes, “The Naval Civil War in Theaters Near and Far,” Civil War Talk Online Forum (virtual)
11: Paige Gibbons Backus, “Women in the Civil War” Rappahannock Valley Civil War Roundtable, Fredericksburg, VA
14: Jon-Erik Gilot, “Jenkins’s 1862 & 1863 Trans-Allegheny Raids,” Stonewall Jackson CWRT, Clarksburg, WV
15: Jon-Erik Gilot, “The Battle of Philippi” Western Pennsylvania CWRT, Ambridge, PA
December:
10: Jon-Erik Gilot, Kevin Pawlak, “John Brown’s Raid,” Dan Sickles Civil War Roundtable (virtual)
19: Chris Kolakowski, “Douglas MacArthur as Military Leader,” National Museum of the US Army, “Grant Takes Command,” Twin Cities CWRT
21: Meg Groeling, “First Fallen: The Story of Col. Elmer Ellsworth,” Miami Civil War Round Table and Book Club (VIRTUAL) 3:30 p.m. PST
2024
January:
12: Chris Mackowski, “The Last Days of Stonewall Jackson,” Stonewall Jackson’s 200th Birthday, Lexington, VA
24: Bert Dunkerly, “The Brown’s Island Explosion and the Search for the Victims” Fredericksburg VA Civil War Round Table
February:
11: Chris Mackowski, “The Battle of Jackson, Mississippi,” Cape Fear Civil War Roundtable, Wilmington, NC
13: Dwight Hughes, “Rebel Odyssey: The Cruise of the CSS Shenandoah,” Civil War Round Table of Atlanta, Griffin, GA
15: Chris Mackowski, “Grant’s Next Chapter: Vicksburg, Chattanooga, and the Rise of Grant,” Houston (TX) Civil War Roundtable
March:
11: Chris Mackowski, “Grant’s Last Battle,” Ann Arbor (MI) Civil War Roundtable (virtual)
14: Derek Maxfield, “Man of Fire,” Chickamauga/Chattanooga CWRT, Chattanooga, GA
14: Kristopher White, “Fire in the Streets: The Street Fighting at Fredericksburg,” Chesapeake Civil War Roundtable
15: Dwight Hughes, “Rebels Down Under: A Surprise Confederate Visitor Makes Mayhem in Melbourne” and “Rebels and Aliens: Confederates on the Far Side of the World,” Falls Church Military History Forum, Falls Church, VA
20: Jim Morgan, “Battle of Secessionville,” New Orleans CWRT
20: Jon-Erik Gilot, “Dangerfield Newby’s Fight for Freedom,” Phil Kearny CWRT (virtual)
21: Jim Morgan, “Battle of Secessionville,” Austin CWRT
23: Chris Mackowski, “The Rise of Stonewall Jackson,” Prince William County History Symposium
April:
8: Jim Morgan, “Battle of Secessionville,” Kingsport, TN CWRT
9: Jim Morgan, “Battle of Secessionville,” Knoxville TN CWRT
10: Jim Morgan, “Battle of Secessionville,” Crossville TN CWRT
10: Jon-Erik Gilot, “Hardships & Dangers Will Bind Men as Brothers: The Ohio National Guard in the Summer of 1864,” Cleveland CWRT, Cleveland, OH
27: Neil P. Chatelain, Topic TBD, Baton Rouge Civil War Symposium, Baton Rouge, LA
May:
4: Chris Mackowski, “Spotsylvania Court House,” Bust Tour, Harrrisburg/Hershey Civil War Roundtables
8: Bert Dunkerly, “Myths of Cold Harbor” Lynchburg VA Civil War Round Table
8: Jon-Erik Gilot, “A Desperate Fight for Life: Newton Schleich, George McClellan, and the Fight at Middle Fork Bridge,” Central Ohio Civil War Roundtable, Columbus, OH
9: Chris Mackowski, “Hell Itself: The Battle of the Wilderness,” Bull Run Civil War Round Table, Manassas, VA
13: Kristopher White, “The Ides of May: The Wounding of James Longstreet,” Rappahannock Valley Civil War Roundtable
14: Chris Mackowski, Southern Maryland Civil War Roundtable
16: Chris Mackowski, Hampton Roads Civil War Roundtable, Virginia Beach, VA
June:
13: Bert Dunkerly, “Unhappy Catastrophes: The Revolution in Central New Jersey,” New Jersey Revolutionary War Round Table, Morristown, NJ
September:
13: Chris Mackowski, Louisville (KY) Civil War Roundtable
14: Kristopher White, American Civil War Roundtable (UK)
October:
14: Jon-Erik Gilot, Topic TBD, Mahoning Valley CWRT, Canfield, OH
16: Chris Mackowski, “Moments of Contingency and the Rise of Grant,” Rappahannock Valley Civil War Roundtable, Fredericksburg, VA
16: Derek Maxfield, “Man of Fire,” Miami (FL) Civil War Roundtable (virtual)
December:
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)
2025
November:
20: Jon-Erik Gilot, Kevin Pawlak, “John Brown’s Raid,” Miami CWRT Book Club, Miami, FL (Virtual)
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