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
Join us for the next meeting of the Williamsburg Civil
War Roundtable at the Williamsburg Public Library Theatre at 7 PM on
Tuesday, May 22, 2018.
On Tuesday, May 22, 2018, Dr. Bud Robertson will present “The
Four-Legged Soldiers”. The Civil War could not have occurred without
horses. They were the primary means of transportation for soldiers as
well as all the equipment needed to wage battle. More of these
animals would die than did humans in the nation-making struggle.
At the same time, thousands of troops found solace in a wide variety of
animals who served as regimental mascots. They played a vital role in
sustaining morale in a time of suffering and loneliness. Such
"four-legged soldiers" have a little-known but valuable story to tell.
One of the most distinguished names in Civil War history, Dr. Robertson
served as Executive Director of the U. S. Civil War Centennial
Commission in the 1960’s and worked with Presidents Kennedy and Johnson.
He then taught 44 years at Virginia Tech, where his upper division
course on the Civil War era attracted 300 or more students per semester
and made it the largest class of its kind in the nation. He received
every teaching award given by Virginia Tech. At his retirement in 2011,
the University named him Alumni Distinguished Professor Emeritus of
History.
The Danville Virginia native is the author or editor of more than 40
books, including biographies of Generals Robert E. Lee and A. P. Hill,
several works on the common soldiers, and three studies written for
young readers. His massive biography of General “Stonewall” Jackson won
eight national awards and was used as the basis for the Ted
Turner/Warner Brothers mega-movie, “Gods and Generals”. Dr. Robertson
was the chief historical consultant for the film.
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