Eulogy to Charles Pierce Roland
Eulogy to Charles Pierce Roland To me he was Charlie. We were close friends for more than forty years. What brought us together was a mutual love for American History, and Civil War History in particular. Charlie was born in the Western Tennessee town of Maury City on April 8, 1918; he lived for 104 […]
Dr. Kenneth Noe – The Howling Storm: Weather, Climate, and the American Civil War
Dr. Kenneth Noe – The Howling Storm: Weather, Climate, and the American Civil War Dr. Kenneth Noe has become one of our most notable historians of the American /Civil War. A native of Montgomery County, Virginia, he is a graduate of Emory and Henry College. He earned master’s degrees in history at both Virginia Tech […]
Brad Asher – The Most Hated Man in Kentucky: The Lost Cause and the Legacy of Union General Stephen Burbridge
Brad Asher earned his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago. He has taught history at a number of colleges and universities, including the University of Puget Sound, the University of Pennsylvania, Widener University, and Jefferson County Community College. His initial research focused on history in the western United States, but after moving to Kentucky over […]
Stephen M. Hood – Patriots Twice: Former Confederates and the building of America after the Civil War
President’s Report In this age when Confederate statues are torn down and the memory of the Confederate soldiers is undergoing a systematic attempt at erasure, I wonder about all those Confederates, famous and obscure, who, after the war, became prominent commanders in the United States Army in the Spanish-American War, or became high-ranking officials in […]
Kent M. Brown – Meade at Gettysburg: A Study in Command
The speaker for the September 13, 2021 meeting is our own Kent Masterson Brown. He has promised to bring several copies of his new book Meade at Gettysburg: A Study in Command. He will be available before and after the meeting for sales and autographing the books. President’s Report I want to welcome every one […]
Steve T. Phan – Park Ranger & Historian
Steve T. Phan is a Park Ranger and Historian at the Civil War Defenses of Washington. He recently served as acting Chief of Interpretation at Camp Nelson National Monument. He has also worked at Gettysburg National Military Park, Richmond National Battlefield Park, Hopewell Culture National Historical Park, Stones River National Battlefield, Rock Creek Park, and […]
The War for the Common Soldier: How Men Thought, Fought, and Survived in Civil War Armies
Peter S. Carmichael is the Robert C. Fluhrer Professor of Civil War Studies at Gettysburg College and the Director of the Civil War Institute. Peter’s books include: Lee’s Young Artillerist: William R.J. Pegram, and, Audacity Personified: The Generalship of Robert E. Lee. His lecture to be given at the March 15, 2021 Virtual meeting of […]
Photographs Taken by George N. Barnard during the occupation of Atlanta by General William T. Sherman’s army in the summer of 1864
The members of the Kentucky Civil War Roundtable heard a wonderful lecture in November by Gordon Jones. He spoke about the great Cyclorama of the July 22, 1864 Battle of Atlanta. Gordon refused to accept an honorarium for his talk, and consequently, the Executive Committee unanimously voted to make him an Honorary Member of the […]
Appeal for Donations 2020
Members, As we approach year-end, without a doubt, 2020 has been historically significant and challenging. The worldwide pandemic will become, for many, a history lesson. America has yet to overcome one of her greatest challenges much as she did from 1861-1865 in the American Civil War. The mission of the Kentucky Civil War Roundtable in […]
The Conservation, Re-interpretation & Re-exibiting of the 1886 Cyclorama
Greetings! I hope this Newsletter finds all of you well. I must say our September virtual meeting with Jack Davis was great fun. We had a large audience, and they were treated to a fabulous talk about the letters of General Gabriel Wharton and his wife, Nanny Radford. On November 16 at 7:00 PM, the […]
Fall 2020 Meeting Update
It looks like we are going to have to get creative when it comes to our September and November 2020 meetings. The current Covid-19 guidelines make it too challenging to ensure the safety of our Members and the Embassy staff. Our solution? A virtual meeting! For many of you this solution will be old hat […]
Stephen Davis
Stephen Davis of Atlanta has been a student of the Civil War all his life. He grew up in Atlanta, and at Emory University, he studied under the renowned Civil War historian Bell I. Wiley. After a Master’s degree in American history from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, he earned his Ph.D. […]