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Speakers Schedule
2025
June:
6: Chris Mackowski, Civil War Weekend in Bellefonte, Bellefonte, PA
9: Derek Maxfield, Rappahannock CWRT, Fredericksburg, VA, 7:00 pm
12: Dave Powell, “The Atlanta Campaign,” Milwaukee Civil War Round Table, Milwaukee, WI
12: Chris Mackowski, “A Tempest of Iron and Lead: The Battle of Spotsylvania Court House,” Rocky Mountain Civil War Roundtable (Denver)
13: Dave Powell, “The Atlanta Campaign,” Chicago Civil War Round Table, Oakbrook
16: Jon-Erik Gilot, “The Captain Thomas Espy Post,” Masonic Village, Sewickley, PA
17: Dave Powell, Lincoln Davis Civil War Roundtable, Alsip, Illinois
19: Jon-Erik Gilot, “Dangerfield Newby’s Fight for Freedom,” History on Tap, Alstadt’s Ale House, Harpers Ferry, WV
21: Doug Crenshaw, Tour of Fort Harrison, Civil War Roundtable Congress, Richmond, VA
28: Kevin C. Donovan, “The Court Martial of Fitz John Porter: Fair or Fixed?,” American CWRT of the United Kingdom, London, England
July:
2: Aaron Stoyack, “April 2: Day of Decision at Petersburg,” Tallahassee History Roundtable, Tallahassee, FL
6: Evan Portman, “Saint Vincent in the Civil War,” Westmoreland County Historical Society, Greensburg, PA
14: Ryan Quint, “Dranesville,” Rappahannock Valley Civil War Round Table
August:
1: Bert Dunkerly, “The Richmond Bread Riot,” Emerging Civil War Symposium, Stevenson Ridge, VA
2: Bert Dunkerly, “The French & Indian War in Western Pennsylvania,” Bushy Run Battlefield, Jeanette, PA
2: Jon-Erik Gilot, “The Civil War’s First Amputation,” National Museum of Civil War Medicine, Frederick, MD
3: Bert Dunkerly, “The French & Indian War in Western Pennsylvania,” Bushy Run Battlefield, Jeanette, PA
11: Tyler McGraw, “The Battle of Second Manassas,” Rappahannock Valley Civil War Round Table
21: Ryan Quint, “Dranesville,” Hampton Roads Civil War Round Table
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)
13: Chris Mackowski, Spotsylvania battlefield tour, Central Virginia Battlefields Trust tour
18: Chris Mackowski, “The Rise of Stonewall Jackson,” Hampton Roads Civil War Roundtable, Virginia Beach
24: Chris Mackowski, Buffalo (NY) Civil War Roundtable
23: Kevin Pawlak, ” Antietam Endgame,” Williamsburg CWRT
25: Derek Maxfield, Gettysburg CWRT, Gettysburg, PA, 7:00 PM
October:
9: Neil P. Chatelain, “Unpacking Mobile Bay’s Criticality,” Chickamauga & Chattanooga CWRT (Virtual)
15: Kevin C. Donovan, “The Court Martial of Fitz John Porter: Fair or Fixed?”, York CWRT, York, PA.
16: Derek Maxfield, Miami CWRT (virtual), 6:30 pm
20: Daniel Welch, “Battle of Secessionville,” Inland Empire Civil War Round Table, (Virtual)
November:
6: Bert Dunkerly, “Final Bivouac: The Appomattox Surrender and Disbanding,” Hanover Tavern, Hanover Courthouse, VA
7: Bert Dunkerly, “Final Bivouac: The Appomattox Surrender and Disbanding,” Civil War Round Table Congress
8: Kevin Pawlak, ” Robert E. Lee at Antietam,” Louisville CWRT
10: Kevin C. Donovan, “The Court Martial of Fitz John Porter: Fair or Fixed?”, Shenandoah Valley CWRT, Harrisonburg, VA
12: Jon-Erik Gilot, “The Hardest Campaign Ever Inaugurated: Hunter’s Retreat from Lynchburg,” Ohio Valley CWRT, Wheeling, WV
20: Jon-Erik Gilot, Kevin Pawlak, “John Brown’s Raid,” Miami CWRT Book Club, Miami, FL (Virtual)
20: Derek Maxfield, Hershey CWRT, Hershey, PA, 7:00 PM
December:
9: Kevin Pawlak, “Never Such a Campaign,” Baltimore CWRT
9: Derek Maxfield, Scottsdale CWRT, Scottsdale, AZ, 7:00 PM
11: Bert Dunkerly, “Surrenders of the Civil War,” Bull Run Civil War Round Table, Manassas, VA
17: Neil P. Chatelain, “Geography Meets History: Annual Freshet Impacts on 1862’s Mississippi River Valley Naval Activity,” Tallahassee History Roundtable (Virtual)
2026
January:
6: Neil P. Chatelain, “Treasure and Empire in the Civil War,” Brunswick Civil War Round Table
February:
10: Neil P. Chatelain, “Defending the Arteries of Rebellion,” Fort Worth Civil War Round Table
10: Kevin C. Donovan, “Pope Pius IX & the Confederacy,” Roanoke (VA) CWRT, Roanoke, VA
May:
19: Neil P. Chatelain, “Treasure and Empire in the Civil War,” Scottsdale Civil War Round Table
October:
9: Chris Mackowski, Louisville Civil War Roundtable
December:
3: Chris Mackowski, “Grant’s Last Battle,” Gettysburg Civil War Roundtable Holiday Banquet
