Manasota Civil War Round Table

Formerly the "Manasota Civil War Round Table"

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The Sarasota Civil War Round Table

Serving Sarasota and Manatee Counties Florida

The purpose of the Sarasota Civil War Round Table is to study all aspects of the American Civil War and to promote the interchange of knowledge about it. Our members’ interests in the War Between the States are varied and their knowledge ranges from elementary to advanced.

Our activities consist of nine meetings per year (September–May). Our meetings feature a speaker who discusses a Civil War topic.

Memberships

We welcome new members and the annual dues are $ 30 per family.

If you are interested in becoming a member or attending a meeting as a guest, please contact Pat McInerney at 941-351-5022

Meetings

We meet eight times a year in the Adult Education Building at Grace Baptist Church, 8000 Bee Ridge Road, Sarasota, Florida 34241 The meetings are normally held on the third Tuesday of the month except in December. We usually meet in January at the Helmsley Sandcastle Hotel, 1540 Ben Franklin Drive, Sarasota FL 34236. Meeting dates for 2010–2011 are listed below. Reservations are not required. Dress is casual. Meetings begin at 7 P. M.

Meeting Dates

2012

January 17, 2012 – Dr David Long, "Lee vs Grant - The Overland Campaign"

Dr. Long is a Professor of History at East Carolina University and the author of The Jewel of Liberty: Abraham Lincoln’s Re-election and the End of Slavery, and many articles on the Civil War era

February 21, 2012 – David Powell, "Failure in the Saddle"

David Powell is the author of Failure in the Saddle: Nathan Bedford Forrest, Joe Wheeler, and the Confederate Cavalry in the Chickamauga Campaign

David Powell

Chicago, Ill.

March 20, 2012 –Bruce Mowday, "Unlikely Allies Fort Delaware"

Bruce Mowday is the author of Unlikely Allies: Fort Delaware's Prison Community in the Civil War

Bruce Mowday

Chester County, Pa.

April 17, 2012 – Frank Crawford, "The Defense of Burnside at the Bridge."

Frank is the editor of two collection of Civil War letters, including Proud to Say I Am a Union Soldier - Last Letters Home from Federal Soldiers During the Civil War

May 15, 2012 -"Brigades-Famous and Favorites," meeting at the home of

Bruce Maxian in Sarasota. Call Pat McInerney at 941-351-5022 for address.

MEETING LOCATION MAP

8000 Bee Ridge Road, Sarasota, Florida 34241

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