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.
September's Speaker
MONTHLY NEWSLETTER
September 17, 2024 at 6:30 PM
Frank Garmon
“A Wonderful Career in Crime -
Charles Cowlam's Masquerades in the Civil War Era and Gilded Age"
Join us on Tuesday, September 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.
Last Meeting
On May 28, 2024, Patrick Schroeder presented “Forgotten Friday: The April 7,
1865 Actions in Cumberland County, VA”.
Largely overlooked owing to the events at Sailor’s Creek on April 6 and
at Appomattox on April 9, 1865, multiple engagements and events occurred
in Cumberland County largely overlooked by historians and the public.
There are four separate battles resulting in the death, and wounding and
capture of three generals and the final engagement on the fringe of
forcing Lee’s surrender in Cumberland County. The Gen. Barlow vs. Gen.
Gordon fight along the South Side Rail Road, the repulse of Gen. Crook’s
cavalry near the Coal Pits, and the 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. battles near
Cumberland Church, are all fascinating and horrific in their own right,
resulting in hundreds of casualties. Also, the first correspondence
delivered between Grant and Lee occurred in Cumberland County.