TVCWRT is a relatively large Civil War Round Table serving Huntsville and the Tennessee Valley of northern Alabama and middle Tennessee. Our organization was founded in 1993 to provide a forum for non-partisan study, education, and discussion of the American Civil War.
We meet the second Thursday of every month (except for December), at the Elks Club , 725 Franklin Street SE, in Huntsville, Alabama. A buffet style meal is available beginning at 5:30 p.m. We begin at 6:30 pm with organizational announcements and the program presentation starts at about 7:00 P. M. Programs typically last one hour with expected attendance of between 150 and 200. These monthly meetings are free and open to the public.
Annual membership dues are $25 for a single membership and $30 for a family. TVCWRT is a not-for-profit historical and educational organization. Any generated revenue not expended in administering the organization will be donated to organizations active in the preservation and protection of American Civil War sites and history.
We are interested in speakers who are willing to share with us their interest and knowledge of the Civil War. For more information and to get on our program calendar, contact the Director of Programs.
Disclaimer: This is and always has been my private website, a part of my Google account. As a simple courtesy to the Tennessee Valley Civil War Round Table I include information about the organization and its activities, all of which is supplied by the officers of that organization. I do not independently verify their content nor do I necessarily endorse it. The "Boomer Blog" material is my own personal endeavor and is entirely independent of the organization. Any specific advertising links on that page are mine and do not financially benefit the Round Table.
Programs - 2010-11-12 (to access these just click the buttons on the left of this page)
Programs - 2009
January 8
Russell Bonds
The Stealing of the General
February 12
Robert Schaefer
Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address and the Transformation of the American Union
March 12
Tom Parker
The Campaign for Corinth Mississippi
April 9
Tom Flagel
Lee’s Surrender at Appomattox
May 14
Olde Towne Brass
Greetings From Occupied Huntsville Yankee Bands in Dixieland
June 11
Jimmy Perberton
July 9
John Marszalek
Major General Henry W. Halleck and his influence on the War in the Western Theatre
August 13
Jeff Ewing
Gettysburg – Myths and Mistakes
September 10
Terry Winschel
Vicksburg Campaign
October 8
David Lady & Mark Hubbs
The Battles of Forts Henry and Donelson
November 12
Kent Wright
Blockade and Counter Blockade Strategies in the American Civil War
December
No Meeting
Month/Day
Programs - 2008
January 10
Mark Hubbs
February 7
John B. Scales
Sherman Invades Georgia
March 13
Ron Hodge
Separating the Man from the Myth, the Great Stonewall Jackson Debate
April 10
Gregg Biggs
Union Cavalry in the Battle of Shelbyville, TN
May 8
George C. Rable
June 14
Bob Davis
Before the Gates of Hell; Andersonville
July 10
Morris Penny
August 14
Jeff Ewing
Union Cavalry at Brandy Station
September 11
Michael Bradley
Nathan Bedford Forrest's Escort and Staff
October 9
Terry Winschel
The Confederate High Command at Vicksburg
November 13
Jeffery Purser
The Disintegration of a Confederate State
Month/Day
Programs - 2007
January 11
Nancy Rohr
Civil War Memoirs of the Wharton Sisters
February 8
Kent Wright
March 8
Michael Flannery
April 12
Norman Shaw
May 10
Shirley F. Jones
Martha Ready Morgan: From Wife to Widow in 630 Days
June 14
Morris Penny
Gettysburg, Day 2 - Did Hood Disobey an Order
July 12
Jerry Bartig
August 9
Jeff Ewing
Ft.Oglethorpe / Chickamauga Battlefield Documentary
September 13
Brian Hogan
October 11
Jimmy Pemberton
November 9
Sid Lyons
Month/Day
Programs - 2006
January 12
Jim Lewis
My Poor Orphans, The First Kentucky Brigade (CSA)
February 10
Nancy Rohr
Octavia Otey’s Uncivil War
March 9
Kent Wright
Naval Warfare on Western Waters
April 13
Sid Lyons
Collecting the Civil War
May 11
Jamie Gillum
June 9
Robert Hicks
Widow of the South
July 14
Morris Penny
General Pillow’s Raid
August 10
Karel Biggs
The Confederate Logistics System
September 14
Daryl Carpenter
Aeronautics in the Civil War
October 12
Robert Scott Davis
Defending Atlanta From Itself, (G.W.Lee’s “Civil War” Against)
November 9
Ryan Dupre
The First Alabama Cavalry, U.S
December
No Meeting
Month/Day
Programs - 2005
January 13
Michael Bradley
With Block and Fire, Life Behind Union Lines in Middle Tennessee
February 10
Robert Davis
The Macon Arsenal
March 10
Nancy Rohr
Mary Jane Chaddick
April 14
Gary McCall
Battle of Cabin Creek, Oklahoma
May 12
Rick O'Obrien
Flags of the Union
June 9
Raymond Doody
Texas Rangers
July 14
Jacque Gray
A Female Union Spy
August 11
Talbot Hackett
West Point Class of 1861
September 8
Gregg Biggs
Brice's Cross Roads
October 13
Morris Penny
U. S. Grant, Diversions, Deceit in the Vicksburg Campaign
November 10
Coy Michael
Knights of the Golden Circle
December
No Meeting
Month
Programs - 2004
January
Joe Bailey
Franklin: Death of the Western Army
February
Band: Un-Reconstructed
Role of Music of the Civil War
March
Jimmy Pemberton
April
Rick O'Brien
May
Josh Coons
June
Morris Penny
William C. Oates, Patriot, Soldier, Private Citizen
July
Tom Kennemer
The Retreat From Nashville - Bedford Forrest Covers the Army
August
James Ogden
The Chattanooga Campaign
September
Buddy Moon
John H. Morgan
October
Morris Penny
John A. Logan: Politician, Soldier, a Man of His Times
November
Gregg Biggs
The Army of Heartland: A Story of Failure in Command
Month
Programs - 2003
January
Michael Geoffrey
Unionism in Alabama
February
Talbot Hackett
Battle of Antietiem
March
Kent Wright
Ellet's Ram Fleet
April
Morris Penny
William S. Rosecrans; A Career That Might Have Been
May
Brian Hogan
Maplewood Cemetary
June
Kent Wright
Ellet's Marine Brigade
July
Bill Souder
Civil War Postage Stamps & Illustrated Envelopes and the Politics of War
August
Bob Sackheim
What if the South could have negotiated a peace?
September
Jacque Gray
Clara Barton, Angel of the Battlefield
October
Bob Davis
Andersonville
November
Pete Sparks
Guntersville in the Civil War