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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. 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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January 12, 2010 - Tuesday |
|---|---|
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SPEAKER
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Dr. Roy B. Wyatt |
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TOPIC
|
Up from the Ashes: Richmond, 1865-1875 |
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DATE
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February 9, 2010 - Tuesday |
|---|---|
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SPEAKER
|
Steven Wilson, Asst. Director & Curator, Lincoln Library & Museum (LMU) |
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TOPIC
|
Lincoln as Leader |
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DATE
|
March 9, 2010 - Tuesday |
|---|---|
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SPEAKER
|
Dr. Michele Butts, Professor,
Austin Peay State University |
|
TOPIC
|
The Galvanized Yankees: Confederate
Prisoners of War in Blue |
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DATE
|
April 13, 2010 - Tuesday |
|---|---|
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SPEAKER
|
Paul Taylor, historian/author |
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TOPIC
|
Orlando M. Poe: Civil War & Great Lakes Engineer |
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DATE
|
May 11, 2010 - Tuesday |
|---|---|
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SPEAKER
|
Thomas Flagel, Columbia State
Community College |
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TOPIC
|
Appomatox: The Place of Lee's
Surrender and a National Resurrection |
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DATE
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June 8, 2010 - Tuesday |
|---|---|
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SPEAKER
|
Bruce Allardice, Historian/author |
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TOPIC
|
To be announced |
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DATE
|
July 13, 2010 - Tuesday |
|---|---|
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SPEAKER
|
Jim Lewis, Historian at Stones River National Military Park |
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TOPIC
|
The History of the Orphan Brigade |
|
DATE
|
August 10, 2010 - Tuesday |
|---|---|
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SPEAKER
|
Jeffry Wert. Historian/author |
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TOPIC
|
To be announced |
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DATE
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September 14, 2010 - Tuesday |
|---|---|
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SPEAKER
|
Wiley Sword, Historian/author |
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TOPIC
|
To be announced |
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DATE
|
October 12, 2010 - Tuesday |
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SPEAKER
|
Frank O'Reilly, Historian Fredericksburg/Spotsylvania National Military Park |
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TOPIC
|
To be announced |
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DATE
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November 9, 2010 - Tuesday |
|---|---|
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SPEAKER
|
Edwin C. Bearss, Chief Historian Emeritus, National Park Service |
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TOPIC
|
To be announced |
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DATE
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December 14, 2010 - Tuesday |
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SPEAKER
|
James H. Ogden, Chief Historian Chickamauga/Chattanooga National Military Park |
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TOPIC
|
To be announced |