Meeting Dates
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 7 PM. Membership is open to the general public.
This Month's Speaker
MONTHLY MEETING NOTICE
Tuesday, May 25, 2021 at 7 PM
Matt Atkinson
"The Battle of Gettysburg - A Simple Overview"
The meeting will be via Zoom. Zoom links will be sent to all email recipients no later than May 23rd.
Join us for the next meeting of the Williamsburg Civil War Roundtable
at 7 PM on Tuesday, May 25, 2021.
On Tuesday, May 25, 2021, Matt Atkinson will present "The Battle of
Gettysburg – A Simple Overview”. The name Gettysburg is synonymous with
American History. Three days of battle that brought the country from
the brink of destruction to a “new birth of freedom” at a cost of 51,000
casualties.
Today, despite Gettysburg being one of the most studied battles in the
world, many Americans do not even have a simple understanding of the
battle. If you are one of those people, this program is for you.
Join Matt Atkinson for a 50 minute overview packed with information and
stories about Gettysburg.
Matt Atkinson hails from Houston, Mississippi. (Grierson’s Raid came
through his town.) He attended Ole Miss and graduated with a Bachelor of
Business Administration and a Bachelor of Arts in History. In 2016, Matt
earned a Master of Arts in History at the University of
Louisiana-Monroe. His thesis is on the Battle of Chickasaw Bayou or, as
he would like to call it - “Dead Yankees in a Swamp.”
Chris Mackowski visited a few sites at Petersburg National Battlefield for a series of videos.
NAU Center Spring Events
details
Doug Crenshaw and Bert Dunkerly's new book "Embattled Capital", A guide to Richmond During the Civil War. link to publisher
Previous Zoom Meeting Presentations
September 21, 2020 - Kevin Pawlak presented "Robert E. Lee Defends the Confederate High Water
Mark at Sharpsburg" (view presentation -
73 minutes)
Kevin can be reached at
https://antietamguides.com/antietam-guides/antietam-battlefield-guides/kevin-pawlak/
November 24, 2020 - Scott Mingus presented "Flames
Beyond Gettysburg - The Confederate Expedition to the Susquehanna
River - June 1863
(View
presentation - 85 minutes)
December 8, 2020 - Ken Rutherford presented "America's
Buried History - Landmines in The Civil War".
View
presentation - 66 minutes
January 26, 2021 - Steve Phan presented "The Capital
Can't Be Taken! The Civil War Defense of Washington"
View presentation
February 16, 2021 - Dr. Thomas G. Clemens presented
“Special Orders 191 - Myths, Misconceptions and Facts Related to Lee's
Lost Orders”.
A map of the Antietam campaign and special orders 191 are on our website
at http://www.wcwrt.org/so191.jpg
and
www.wcwrt.org/Antietam-Campaign-3-to-17-1862-June.jpg. Please
download both. Video link is
wcwrt.org/zoom/feb21-clemens.mp4
-For best viewing of entire presentation, fast forward video to 5:24
minutes
March 16, 2021 - Michael Block presented the battle of
Cedar Mountan, August 9, 1862. Video link of presentation is
wcwrt.org/zoom/mar21-Block.mp4
- 93 minutes
April 27,2021 - Chris Kolakowski presented
"Perspectives of The 1862 Virginia Campaigns".
view
presentation - 63 minutes
Visit the American Battlefield Trust site to view animated Peninsula Campaign map
Visit the Williamsburg Battlefield Association (view
newsletter)
(http://www.williamsburgbattlefieldassociation.org/)
(https://www.facebook.com/WilliamsburgBattlefieldAssociation)