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September 2022
September 15, 2022
Gene Schmiel, comes to us from Gainesville, Virginia on the border of the Manassas battlefield to talk about Union General Irvin McDowell, the general in charge at the first major battle of the Civil War, First Bull Run. Click on the link below to make your reservation for the inaugural Round Table Meeting of the 2022 – 2023 Campaign
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October 21, 2021 Round Table Meeting
Daniel Zeiser gives a lecture on George H, Thomas - Perhaps the Most Underappreciated General of the War
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David Deatrick, Louisville CWRT: General Lovell Rousseau
Rouseau led brigade at Shiloh, and led a Division at Perryville and Stones’ River. Later, he led a cavalry raid during the Atlanta Campaign, and defeated Forrest’s cavalry and infantry during Hood’s Tennessee Campaign. After the war, he served in Congress, was involved in acquiring Alaska from Russia, and, at the time of his death, was in command of the U.S. Troops in Louisiana. Rousseau was born in Kentucky and was a lawyer in Louisville at the beginning of the…
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Michael D. Coker, September’s Round Table Speaker
Michael D. Coker The 2020-2021 Cincy Round Table schedule will begin in September with Michael D. Coker from Charleston, SC as our speaker. Mr. Coker, a Charleston native, has had a lifelong passion for history. From 2000-2009, he served as the curator of the visual materials collection for the South Carolina Historical Society. During that time, he co-authored S.C. Historical Society publication "Historic South Carolina- A Pictorial History" and wrote the essay "The Civil War at Charleston" for The City…
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Michael A. Flannery, Birmingham, AL: Civil War Pharmacy
While numerous books have recounted the history of medicine in the Civil War, little has been said about the drugs that were used, the people who provided and prepared them, and how they were supplied. This talk will provide detailed discussion of the role of pharmacy. Among the topics covered are the duties of medical purveyors, the role of the hospital steward, and the nature and state of medical substances commonly used in the 1860s. This last subject would become…
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Eric Wittenberg, Central Ohio CWRT: Second Winchester
The Second Battle of Winchester was critical to the success of the 1863 Confederate invasion of Pennsylvania. In three days of fighting, Lt. Gen. Richard S. Ewell’s Second Corps, Army of Northern Virginia, destroyed the command of Maj. Gen. Robert H. Milroy, who had disobeyed his orders to abandon the town and withdraw his troops. Ewell performed brilliantly during this battle, leaving the Confederate authorities to have high expectations of him. This talk will discuss the often-overlooked Second Battle of Winchester.
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Steve Magnusen, Indianapolis CCWRT: Brevet Brigadier General Rufus Dawes: The Ohioan Who Became an Iron Brigade Leader
The presentation is based on the research done for writing his 2018 book, TO MY BEST GIRL – Courage, Honor and Love in the Civil War: The Inspiring Life Stories of Rufus Dawes and Mary Gates. The life of Rufus Dawes was much more than his battlefield heroics, exceptional as they were. His remarkable experiences involved family and friends, their lives on the home front and on battlefields elsewhere. The wartime courtship between Rufus and Mary Gates is the central…
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Christina Hartlieb, Cincinnati: Harriet Beecher Stowe, Path to Anti-Slavery Advocate
Harriet Beecher Stowe rose to fame in the 1850s as an advocate for abolition and an ally to African Americans. By living in Cincinnati for 18 years, Stowe was able to write the anti-slavery novel, Uncle Tom’s Cabin. The book demonstrated the realities of slavery and served as a beacon for changing public opinion in the North. The story will include a history of the Beecher families Cincinnati house and the ways in which it has continued Stowe’s legacy.
Find out more »January 2020
Chris Burns, Cincinnati: US Grant and His Commitment to Equality
Grant's character, along with his treatment of African-Americans, American-Indians and Jews, matured from first-hand experience during the Civil War, as well as his Presidency. Grant's support and leadership in civil rights, was decades ahead of his time. He stood up for their rights, despite widespread opposition from the south and the American public. Their determination, coupled with his support, unleashed opportunities they had never experienced.
Find out more »November 2019
Scott Mingus, Sr., York, PA: William “Extra Billy” Smith
William “Extra Billy” Smith, the oldest and one of the most controversial Confederate generals on the field at Gettysburg, was also one of the most colorful and charismatic characters of the Civil War and the antebellum Old South. Known nationally as “Extra Billy” because of his prewar penchant for finding loopholes in government postal contracts to gain extra money for his stagecoach lines, Smith served as Virginia’s governor during both the War with Mexico and the Civil War, served five terms in the U.S. Congress, and was one of Virginia’s leading spokesmen for slavery and States’ Rights. Extra Billy’s extra-long speeches and wry sense of humor were legendary among his peers. A lawyer during the heady Gold Rush days, Smith made a fortune in California and, like his income earned from stagecoaches, quickly lost it.
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