The organization meets on the fourth Tuesday of each month September through May. Meetings are held in the Williamsburg Regional Library Theatre located at 515 Scotland St in Williamsburg, VA, unless otherwise posted. The meetings begin at 6:30 PM. Membership is open to the general public.
December's Speaker
MONTHLY NEWSLETTER
December 17, 2024 at 6:30 PM
Robert M. "Bert" Dunkerly
“The Significance of the Battle of Stones River"
Join us on Tuesday, December 17th for the meeting of the Williamsburg
Civil War Roundtable, commencing at 6:30 PM in the Williamsburg Regional
Library Theatre. The library is located at 515 Scotland Street
in Williamsburg.
The program will also be presented online via a Zoom link for our
members and friends near and far. The details for the Zoom link will be
provided by a follow-up announcement several days prior to meeting date.
On Tuesday, December 17th, Bert Dunkerly will present “The Significance
of the Battle of Stones River”.
Stones River is one of the lesser-known major battles of the war, fought
in the middle of winter, over the ending of 1862 and start of 1863. The
battle was a hard-won Union victory and represented a lost opportunity
for the Confederates. Lingering tension in the Confederate army's
leadership plagued that force for the rest of the war.
Robert M. (Bert) Dunkerly is a historian, award-winning author, and
speaker who is actively involved in historic preservation and research.
He holds a degree in History from St. Vincent College and a Masters in
Historic Preservation from Middle Tennessee State University. He has
worked at fourteen historic sites, written thirteen books and numerous
scholarly articles. His research includes archaeology, colonial life,
military history, and historic commemoration. He is a past President of
the Richmond Civil War Round Table and serves on the Preservation
Commission for the American Revolution Round Table-Richmond. He has
taught courses at Central Virginia Community College, the University of
Richmond, and the Virginia Historical Society. Dunkerly is currently a
Park Ranger at Richmond National Battlefield Park. He has visited over
500 battlefields and over 1000 historic sites worldwide. He enjoys
exploring local bookstores, battlefields, and breweries, not necessarily
in that order.