General Charles H. Grosvenor Civil War Round Table
Wednesday, Sept. 9th – Louisa May Alcott, first person living history presentation by Joan Leotta, Ohio alumna, and nationally acclaimed re-enactor. This presentation will cover much of Alcott’s life, but will have a major focus on her experience as a Civil War nurse, which Leotta believes informed much of her later writings in ways that not fully appreciated by Alcott scholars. Her presentation in Athens will be followed by one in Marietta for Mid Ohio Valley CWRT. This is cosponsored by the two CWRTs and the Ohio University Department of History and the Department of English.
Monday, Oct. 6th – Frank Scaturro, subject TBA
Monday, Nov. 17th – Martin Lowery will speak on Hubert Anton Casimir Dilger, Union Artillerist.
Monday, Jan. 5th – Book Review Panel (Steering Committee, and other volunteers)
Monday, Feb. 2nd – “The biggest and most important Civil War battle you never heard of — the Battle of Port Royal Sound,” or “’Shock & Awe’ 19th Century style.” Carl J. Denbow
Monday, March 2nd – “What did your ancestor do in the war?” Steering Committee members, with audience participation
Monday, April 6th –
Monday, April 28th –
Monday, May 4th —
Possible substitutes (as needed):
“What did your ancestor do in the war?” Steering Committee members, with audience participation
“Journalism during the Civil War,” Carl J. Denbow
Flamboyant Generals. A true roundtable discussion of some of the most eccentric and flamboyant generals of the late rebellion. Possible candidates include George Custer, Stonewall Jackson, Judson Kilpatrick, David Hunter, Thomas Francis Meagher, Nathan Forrest, Don Carlos Buell, Thomas Maley Harris, and John C. Frémont.
Battles of Monocacy and Ft. Stevens. This will be a two-part presentation. First Carl J. Denbow will discuss the Battle of Monocacy, which was a Confederate victory but delayed the rebel advance on Washington enough to allow reinforcements to be put in place so that Confederates were repulsed at Ft. Stevens. Monocacy was an ironic battle in that while it was a defeat, it probably represented the best leadership of the war for General Lew Wallace. The second part of the meeting will be a discussion of Ft. Stevens lead by John Murray. Some have called this campaign by Jubal Early to threaten or take Washington as the last chance for victory by the Confederacy.
MEETINGS ARE GENERALLY HELD ON THE FIRST MONDAY OF EACH MONTH AT THE ATHENS COUNTY LIBRARY BRANCH AT THE CORNER OF LINCOLN AND HOME STREETS IN THE CITY OF ATHENS. MEETINGS START AT 7:00 P.M. AND RUN FOR AN HOUR AND HALF.
EXCEPTIONS TO THE FIRST MONDAY MEETING DATES OCCUR WHEN THAT FIRST MONDAY IS A HOLIDAY, OR SOMETIMES IN NOVEMBER IF THE FOLLOWING DAY IS AN ELECTION DAY BECAUSE THE LIBRARY IS A POLLING PLACE AND NEEDS THAT DAY TO PREPARE FOR THE ELECTION.
