ONLINE PAYMENTS Register HERE for the April 9 Meeting. Deadline to register: 8:00 p.m. Apr. 4. The Atlanta Civil War Round Table is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit corporation. Contributions to the organization are tax deductible. Go here to donate. 2023-24 Dues: $75 Pay HERE. Register here for the behind the scenes tour of the Atlanta History Center March 17 You do not need an account with Paypal to pay online. |
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The Atlanta Civil War Round Table is pleased to announce that it has
chosen D. Scott Hartwig as the winner of the 2024 Richard Barksdale
Harwell Award for his I Dread the Thought of the Place: The
Battle of Antietam and the End of the Maryland Campaign. The
Round Table presents the Harwell Award annually for the best book on
a Civil War subject published in the previous year. The Round Table
has presented this prize each year since 1989.
Our March 12 speaker was Megan Kate Nelson,
who addressed the Round Table on the topic of her 2020 book, The
Three-Cornered War: The Union, the Confederacy, and Native Peoples
in the Fight for the West. This book was a finalist for the
2021 Pulitzer Prize in History. Nelson earned her B.A. in History and
Literature from Harvard University and a Ph.D. in American Studies
from the University of Iowa.
Our April speaker will be will be Scott Mingus, whose presentation is entitled "Unceasing Fury," a fitting title for a presentation on Texans' role in the Battle Chickamauga. Please register via the pay button on the left.
WE'RE MOVING
Starting in September, the Round Table will hold its monthly meetings at the Atlanta History Center. After surveying the members and considering the various options, the Executive Committee determined that the History Center is most convenient for our members and will enable us to provide you the best experience at a lower price than we are currently charged. We will send more information as the date of the change approaches.
The February meeting was Presidents Night, the annual event at which the Round Table recognizes all the past presidents. Pictured below are those who attended the February meeting.
Top Row, L-R: Gould Hagler, David Beale, Penn Templeman, Terry Kingery, Brian Wills, Bruce Stewart, David Vaughan, Robert Fugate (Current President); Bottom Row: Mary-Elizabeth Ellard, J.D. Humphries, Barbara Long, Michael Behan, Grady Ireland, Emmett Hall, Vicky Frolich
Gordon Jones to Lead a Second Behind the Scenes Tour at the Atlanta History Center!
Gordon Jones will lead a group of Round
Table members on a special insiders’ tour of the Atlanta History
Center on March 17 from 2-3 PM. Meet at the west entrance adjacent
to the parking lot. This is a great opportunity to learn about some
new and unseen artifacts from the History Center's collection. The fee for this special event is only $15. You can register via the pay link to the left.
Don't forget to pay your dues! See the pay button on this page and renew your membership.
The Atlanta Civil War Round table was organized
in 1949 with the intent purpose to further the serious discussion and study of
the American Civil War. Meetings are held monthly September through June.
5:30-6:45 PM Cocktail Hour
$65.00 per dinner reservation
Tim Whalen
Capital City Club - Downtown Atlanta
Atlanta Civil War Round table
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