Welcome to the Civil War Roundtable of Gettysburg. "The most important Roundtable, in the most important small town, at the most important battlefield, in the most important country in the world."
—Joe Mieczkowski, past president

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Meeting date: March 28, 2024

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE

In the Shadow of the Round Tops

Allen Thompson

Captain Samuel Johnston’s July 2 reconnaissance and General Longstreet’s countermarch have remained among the most enigmatic episodes of the Battle of Gettysburg. Both events have been misunderstood in the Gettysburg narrative that unfolded in the 160 years since the battle. Using a variety of sources, including overlooked and uncited primary accounts, as well as psychological research into the way the human memory works, “In the Shadow of the Round Tops” examines what happened behind Seminary Ridge on the morning and early afternoon of July 2, 1863.

Allen Thompson is a practicing attorney in New Jersey, where he lives with his wife and three kids. His writing focuses on reevaluating primary source materials to examine the standard interpretations of historical subjects, from legal doctrines to historical events. His articles have appeared in the St. Thomas Law Review and Gettysburg Magazine.


Our meetings are the Fourth Thursday of each month.

We meet at ACHS Battlefield Overlook Events Center, 625 Biglerville Road, Gettysburg, PA. The doors open at 6:30 pm. Meeting starts at 7:00 pm.

The meeting will also be live-streamed. Please see below for information.

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OFFICERS

Bruce Davis, President  402.686.6969

Michele Hessler, Vice President

Veronica Brestensky, Recording Secretary 412.719.3577

Linda Seamon, Membership Secretary 717.359.7339

David Diner, Treasurer 717.420.5730

Roger Heller, Program Director 717.398.2072

Linda Joswick, Webmaster 717.253.5477

Lynn Heller, Facebook Administrator 717.398.2072

BOARD MEMBERS

(2024) Abbie Hoffman, Lynn Heller; (2025) Rip Engle, Roger Heller; (2026) Ted Hirt, Jaimee Umstattd
Board Member Ex Officio:
Therese Orr

Next Board Meeting:

Board Meetings are the second Thursday of January, March (2024 will be held the on 3/21/24), May, July, September and November. We meet at 6 pm at Perkins Restaurant & Bakery at 859 York Street, Gettysburg. Minutes will be posted on the website.

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COMMITTEES

Plaque Committee:
Reviews and places plaques on buildings that existed during the Battle in Adams County. For information or an application, contact Deb Novotny.

Book Award Committee:
Review books for the Gettysburg Civil War Roundtable Book Award.

If you are interested in more information, or joining, one the committees, please contact any Officer or Board Member.

EVENT INFORMATION

 

New issue of The Signal Station available!

Read the complete issue here.


You can view videos of past meetings on FaceBook at https://www.facebook.com/CivilWarRoundTableOfGettysburg/live/

You do not need to be a member of FaceBook to view the videos.

This is a very exciting time for the Gettysburg Civil War Round of Table as we move our meetings to the brand new Event Center at the Adams County Historical Society on Biglerville Road. Our Round Table was founded in 1957 by leaders of the ACHS and seems to have operated as the Civil War arm of the organization. I see our moving to the marvelous new facility as a reunion of sort. The space is perfect for our functional needs, including ample free parking, and a scenic view of the battlefield overlooking the monuments on Howard Avenue east to Barlow’s Knoll. While the location will be different, most everything else will stay the same. The meetings from September through May will be on the fourth Thursday evening of the month, starting at 7:00. For those unable to be with us in person, we’ll be livestreaming on our website, cwrtgettysburg.org, then archiving the programs for “on demand” viewing. In the summer months, we’ll be on the battlefield, still on the 4th Thursdays, the tours of June, July and August starting at 6:00. When I was first elected president of the board, I was cautioned not to recruit new members as we were already at maximum seating capacity in the historic Grand Army of the Republic Hall on East Middle Street. That won’t be an issue at the new meeting site and we’re very much hoping to receive a strong wave of new enlistments. You’ll find membership information elsewhere on this page. Thanks for checking us out!

 
Bruce Davis
President

SPEAKERS

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April 25
Stephen Evangelista
Brown's 25th Rhode Island Battery

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May 23
Lisa Samia
The Nameless & Faceless of the Civil War in Poetry

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June 8 (Saturday 9:30 am to noon)
Fred Hawthorne
Places Every Guide Should Know: Hancock Avenue Edition

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June 27 (Rain date June 28)
Jasan Hileman
Red Carroll's Brigade

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July 25 (Rain date July29)
Larry Korcyzk
The Wheatfield — Part 2

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August 22 (Rain date August 26)
Ralph Seigel
11th Corps Program TBA

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September 26
Derek Maxfield
General William T. Sherman's Civil War

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October 24
Carolyn Ivanoff
We Fought at Gettysburg: the 17th CT Regiment

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November 21
John Heiser
The George Rose Farm of Gettysburg

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December 5 - Holiday Banquet
Charles Fennell
Culp's Hill "Rediscovered"

 


 

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