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Knoxville Civil War Roundtable | |
Knoxville Civil War Roundtable meetings are held on the second Tuesday of each month, at the Bearden Banquet Hall, 5806 Kingston Pike (on the south side of Kingston Pike, 0.2 mile east of Northshore Drive and just west of Buddy's Bar-B-Q). All meetings are open to the general public, and anyone with an interest in the Civil War, or a specific speaker or topic, is both welcome and encouraged to attend.
A dinner
buffet is
served at 7:00 p.m. Cost is
$15.00 for members and $17.00 for nonmembers. Reservations must be made
or
cancelled not later than 11:00 am on the day before the meeting. Call
(865)
671-9001 to make or cancel reservations.
Roundtable
business
is conducted at
approximately 7:45 p.m.
A guest speaker, normally an author, educator, or historian of national prominence in his or her field, speaks for approximately one hour, on some aspect of the American Civil War. Additional information about this month's speaker can be found in the current issue of The Scout's Report. This address is followed by a brief question and discussion period. Cost (for those not dining) is $3.00 for members and $5.00 for nonmembers.
The normal schedule of events at each meeting is as follows:
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DATE
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February 8, 2011 - Tuesday |
|---|---|
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SPEAKER
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Dr. Mike Toomey, Historian LMU |
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TOPIC
|
Firm and Determined: The 1861 East Tennessee Unionist Conventions |
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DATE
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March 8, 2011 - Tuesday |
|---|---|
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SPEAKER
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Rick
Hatcher, Historian NPS, Charleston |
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TOPIC
|
Charleston: The War Begins |
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DATE
|
April 12, 2011 - Tuesday |
|---|---|
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SPEAKER
|
Dr.
Keith Bohannon, Western Georgia University |
|
TOPIC
|
Union and Confederate Artillery at the Battle of
Malvern Hill |
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DATE
|
May 10, 2011 - Tuesday |
|---|---|
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SPEAKER
|
William G. Piston, Historian, Missouri State University |
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TOPIC
|
Battle at Wilson's Creek, MO |
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DATE
|
June 14, 2011 - Tuesday |
|---|---|
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SPEAKER
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Rick Hatcher, Historian NPS/Author, Charleston, SC |
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TOPIC
|
Charleston: The Civil War
Begins |
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DATE
|
July 12, 2011 - Tuesday |
|---|---|
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SPEAKER
|
Dr.
Michael R. Bradley, Historian/Author |
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TOPIC
|
The Bodyguard and Staff of
Nathan Bedford Forrest |
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DATE
|
August 9, 2011 - Tuesday |
|---|---|
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SPEAKER
|
Sam
Davis Elliot, Chattanooga attorney/Author |
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TOPIC
|
Tennessee Governor Isham G.
Harris and Tennessee's Secession |
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DATE
|
September 13, 2011 - Tuesday |
|---|---|
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SPEAKER
|
Dr.
Earl Hess, LMU/Author |
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TOPIC
|
Knoxville's Black Regiment:
The 1st US Colored Heavy Artillery |
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DATE
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October 11, 2011 - Tuesday |
|---|---|
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SPEAKER
|
Michael
J. Manning, NPS Ranger, Ft. Donelson |
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TOPIC
|
They Fought Like Veterans: The
Civil War in Indian Territory |
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DATE
|
November 8, 2011 - Tuesday |
|---|---|
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SPEAKER
|
Edwin
C. Bearss, NPS Chief Historian, Emeritus |
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TOPIC
|
TBA |
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DATE
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December 13, 2011 - Tuesday |
|---|---|
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SPEAKER
|
James
H. Ogden, Historian Chickamauga/Chattanooga NMP |
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TOPIC
|
TBA |