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Speakers Schedule
2026
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, “The Last Days of Stonewall Jackson,” 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:
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.
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:
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
10: Brian Kowell, “Horses in the Civil War,” Tuscarawas Valley Civil War Round Table
11–13: Chris Mackowski & Kris White, “Chancellorsville’s Forgotten Front: The Battles of Second Fredericksburg and Salem Church,” CVBT Annual Conference
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
16: Neil P. Chatelain, “Confederate Privateering Activity in San Francisco,” Phil Kearney Civil War Round Table, Virtual Presentation.
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
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.
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
12: Patrick Kelly-Fischer, Rocky Mountain Civil War Roundtable in Littleton, CO (@ 7:00 PM Mountain Time)
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
December:
3: Chris Mackowski, “Grant’s Last Battle,” Gettysburg Civil War Roundtable Holiday Banquet
20: Patrick Kelly-Fischer and Phill Greenwalt, US Army Museum (virtual, @ 7:00 PM Eastern Time)
2027
January:
11: Patrick Kelly-Fischer, Raleigh Civil War Roundtable (virtual)
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
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
March:
13: Patrick Kelly-Fischer, Civil War Roundtable of Central Louisiana (virtual, @ 6:00 PM Central)
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
June:
18-19: Neil P. Chatelain, “Treasure and Empire in the Civil War,” Sam Houston State University Civil War Consortium Summer Conference, Huntsville, TX
September:
13: Jon-Erik Gilot, Mahoning Valley CWRT, Canfield, OH
December:
9: Jon-Erik Gilot, Bull Run CWRT, Centreville, VA
2028
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
