General Charles H. Grosvenor Civil War Round Table
Monday, Sept 14th – Frank Scaturro, “Reconstruction in fact and in memory.”
Monday, Oct 5th – Carl J. Denbow, “The Grand Army of the Republic: A Shinning Beacon of Race Relations in the 19th Century.”
Monday, Nov 9th – Yulanda Burgess, “The Fort Pillow Massacre: Turning Historical Trauma into Rememberance.”
One of the most controversial incidents of the American Civil War occurred on April 12, 1864, at Fort Pillow near Henning, Tennessee. A legitimate battle devolved into the massacre of black and white soldiers, and civilians who were endowed to preserve the Union. It was one of the few Civil War era Congressional investigations that gathered eyewitness accounts and preserved that information into the Congressional Record. Presenter Yulanda Burgess shares how her genealogy and historical research uncovered her family’s connection with this horrific incident. She’ll share the story of her ancestor’s survival (both before, during and after the American Civil War) and the unpublished stories she has uncovered from other Fort Pillow descendants. She will also share how she has become an advocate to Remember Fort Pillow and her collaboration to have the site designated as a National Battlefield Park.
Monday, Jan 4th – What did your ancestor do in the war? Bring stories, artifacts, etc.
Monday, Feb 1th – Book review panel (volunteers from the Steering Committee)
Monday, Mar 1st – Brian Schoen, “Immigration in the Midwest during the Civil War Era” (confirmed)
Monday, Apr 5th – Scott Britton, some SEO Civil War topic (tentative)
Monday, May 3rd – Brian Jordan, topic TBA (confirmed)
Possible substitutes (as needed):
“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.
