ABOVE: depiction of Salisbury Square with the cannon. Details in the NEWS text.
The Civil War Roundtable of the Merrimack is now in our summer break!
We'll see you in September, but please come back over the summer for events in our area and news that you may not have heard.
Some upcoming events:
Fort McClary, Kittery Point, Maine, August 15-16, 2026 (10am-4pm): there will be a Civil War encampment at Fort McClary, featuring living historians/reenactors. A small admission is requested. For more info, click HERE
At he last two meetings, we've discussed the Salsibury cannon project.
If you wish to donate to the fund, checks can be written out to SBBA (Salisbury Beach Betterment Association), PO Box 5508, Salisbury, MA 01952, or go online : www.sbba.us/memorial . For questions, call Ray at: 978-771-9990 or email: memorial@sbba.us .
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The CWRT of the Merrimack voted to forego the August meeting. After the June meeting, we'll break until September.
PLEASE feel free to spread the word and bring a friend!
We are free and open to the public.
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Newburyport's Atkinson Common Civil War memorial (photo by Liz Hallett)
The Civil War Roundtable of the Merrimack has begun a "member participation" project.
We're looking for members to take photos of their Hometown Civil War Memorials, then email the photo to the CWRT of the Merrimack website along with info, such as the town, location (address etc) and any info you might know related to the monument.
As we get them, we'll begin a section on our website as a source of sorts, listing the Monuments or Memorials.
To keep things from getting out of hand, we'd like to keep it to the northeastern part of Massachusetts, southern New Hampshire and southen Maine. These are the areas our members reside.
Feel free to send in other towns adjecent to your town or one maybe not covered by membership.
Our email: cwrtm1861@gmail.com
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ABOVE: In West Newbury, Civil War veterans at Indian Hill, the home of Ben: Perley Poore (Historical Society of Old Newbury, Snow Collection)