 14 April 2007 - The Fort Donelson Campaign of February 1862 - Grant Wins His Spurs
by Miles Thomson
It is tricky to know how to write up my talk in the space available. There is quite a lot already extant about the actual fighting around the forts, but how did it all come about? There is also a fair amount written about the various personalities and there ... read more ›
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 Robert E. Lee Weekend: Jan 2006 - Being Number One
The Frank O'Reilly Lecture
Report edited by Greg Bayne
Robert E. Lee-the man-is often eclipsed by Robert E. Lee-the icon. The general created such an impact on his generation, and future generations of Americans, that it is difficult to ... read more ›
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 Robert E. Lee Weekend: Jan 2006 - After Appomattox
The Frank O'Reilly Lecture
Report edited by Greg Bayne
Marching out of step
In April 1865, Robert E Lee was a man without a job, and a home. His immediate concerns however were for his fellow soldiers and the citizens ... read more ›
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 9 December 2006 - Gettysburg and Koniggratz: The Face of War in the 1860s
Speaker: Andrew Brentnall
Just 3 years and an ocean divided these two climactic events. One has spawned a literature in the English language which is practically unrivalled by any other single military event, the other ... read more ›
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 7 October 2006 - New Insights into the Battle of The Little Big Horn
Speaker: DOUG SCOTT
Retired from National Park Service after more than 30 years with the Department of the Interior, his last position was as Great Plains Team Leader, Park Programs, Midwest Archaeological Center, U.S. National Park Service, Lincoln, ... read more ›
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 12 August 2006 - The First Ironclad Battle – The USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia, 9th March 1862
Speaker: Iain Standen
On the 9th March 1862 in Hampton Roads off the Virginia coast a battle took place that was to go down in history.
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 22 April 2006 - "All Is Well:" The Life Of M.F. Maury
Speaker: Keith Gibson
Early on the morning of May 2nd, 1863 "Stonewall" Jackson was rapidly moving his troops along a narrow dirt road in order to turn the Union right flank engaged in the Battle of Chancellorsville. It is almost certain ... read more ›
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 11 February 2006 - The Great Locomotive Chase – Could it ever have succeeded?
Report on the ACWRTUK February 2006 Tony Daly Lecture by Greg Bayne
The surprising thing about the recent lectures is that I found that my preconceived ideas have been consistently challenged and I have come away much the ... read more ›
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 10 December 2005 - Not Antietam!
A report on the Charles Rees December 2005 Lecture by Greg Bayne
If there is ever a time when you question whether your annual subscription is worth it then this lecture would have put those thoughts ... read more ›
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 15 October 2005 - The Civil War in Alabama
By Erick Bush
The Civil War in Alabama has many significant attributes which do not receive the attention they deserve by most American historians. This article touches on several of the high points from my recent lecture on the subject for the American Civil War Round Table (UK).
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