 13 August 2005 - Averell's Raid On Salem: December 1863
A figure well- known to the Round Table Lt. Col. Joe Whitehorne addressed the meeting at the National Army Museum on the little known raid on Salem , Virginia in December 1863 .2,500 men based in the Potomac Valley were led by Union General William Averell deep into enemy territory ... read more ›
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 11 June 2005 - A Lost Opportunity? Grant in the Wilderness - May 1864
James Falkner lecture lecture report by Greg Bayne
As befitting any James Falkner lecture, we were unexpectedly hit right from the start with James's premise that Grant ... read more ›
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 5 January 2005 - Battlefield Archaeology at Wilsons Creek and Pea Ridge
The January 2005 meeting of the Round Table was a treat. We were entertained by the acknowledged "grandfather" of US battlefield archaeology, Doug Scott. Doug first set the strategic scene for us. At the start of the war Missouri had divided loyalties. There were some ... read more ›
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 11 December 2004 - The Road to Vicksburg: The Battle of Port Gibson
The December 2004 meeting was given by Tony Daly.
By late October 1862 the Union plans in the west had stalled. The Navy under Farragut had failed to take Vicksburg thanks to the heavy gun batteries and the threat of the CSS Arkansas. ... read more ›
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 12 June 2004 - Brice's Crossroads
By Rees Taylor
On June 10th 1864, the classic battle of the War was fought. It was fought in Northern Mississippi, regarded by this time as a military backwater for operations. it was not a large battle; ... read more ›
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 3 April 2004 - Digging and Bridging - Combat and Field Engineering in the American Civil War
by John Drewienkiewicz
This is an improved version of the talk delivered at the ACWRT Annual Lunch at the Royal Overseas League, London, on 2 April 2004.
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 14 February 2004 - 'Present for Duty': Analysis of a Front Line Army of Northern Virginia Infantry Regiment.
Report by John Murray
The fluctuations in the present for duty strength of the 55th Virginia Infantry Regiment during the course of the war were the subject of Richard O'Sullivan's presentation ... read more ›
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 15 November 2003 - Britain Views the American Civil War
Report by Eric Heslop
On 15 November, Dr Duncan Anderson, a Head of Department at Sandhurst, gave a stimulating address on some of the diplomatic cross currents that infused the early stages of the War between the States. His early introduction to ... read more ›
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 12 July 2003 - Hood's Texas Brigade in the Gettysburg Campaign
Report by John Murray
Mike Vice began his talk at the National Army Museum on 12 July 2003 by discussing the link between John Bell Hood and the Texas frontier mentality which was independent minded, not prone to discipline. Why was Hood accepted ... read more ›
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 Anniversary Seminar Weekend: May 2003 - Our Civil War - Merseyside and the American Civil War
Report by Greg Bayne
Starting off the lectures on the first morning our 50th was Jerry Williams. His lecture delivered in a unique style gave members a flavour of the life and times of the Mersey and the role it played during the ... read more ›
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