Civil War Round Table of Atlanta

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February 8 meeting.
Deadline: 9:00 p.m. Feb. 3.

The fee for the February
meeting will be $50. For
an explanation of the increase
please see this letter from
our president.

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January 11 Meeting:

Sy Goodman Speaks on Atlanta in the Civil War

Our Round Table Board Member Sy Goodman, Regents Professor and Professor of International Affairs and Computing at Georgia Tech, spoke via Zoom at the January meeting on "Atlanta During the Civil War, A Geographical and Logistical Perspective."

February Meeting

Our speaker on February 8 will be Steve Woodworth, whose topic will be "Faith and Religion Among Civil War Soldiers."

Field Trip to Pickett's Mill March 5

The Atlanta and Cobb County Civil War Round Tables will jointly sponsor a field trip to Pickett’s Mill Battlefield on March on March 5. Our tour guide will be Michael Shaffer, Civil War historian, author, newspaper columnist, lecturer, battlefield guide, and instructor at Kennesaw State University and Emory University.

The tour will be free of charge for members of the Atlanta and Cobb Round Tables, but contributions to the Friends of the Pickett's Mill Battlefield are welcomed

Pickett's Mill is located northwest of Atlanta and this bloody battle was fought May 27, 1864, as part of General Sherman's attempt to turn the Confederate left flank as Union forces approached the Chattahoochee River.

To register:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C084CADAB22A31-tour6

Event Address: 4432 Mt Tabor Church Rd, Dallas, GA 30157
Date: March 5, 2022
Start Time: 10:00 a.m.
End Time: 2:00 p.m.

Event Contact Name: John Miller
Email: canoe4ever@gmail.com
Telephone: 404-831-2676

See the activities page for information on other upcoming tours and photos for our November tour of Moccasin Bend.

Harwell Award Winner Stephen Davis Addresses November Meeting

Stephen Davis addressed our November 9 meeting and was presented with the Round Table’s Richard Barksdale Harwell Award for the best book published on a Civil War topic in 2021.

The prize-winning book, Into Tennessee and Failure: John Bell Hood, is the second volume of Steve’s study of General Hood’s performance in 1864, following Texas Brigadier to the Fall of Atlanta: John Bell Hood, published in 2019.

At the November meeting Steve’s presentation was entitled “Two Magnificent Foredoomed Attacks: Lee’s Charge at Gettysburg, Hood’s Charge at Franklin: A Comparison.”

Congratulations to Steve for his outstanding works on General Hood.

The Atlanta Civil War Round Table was organized in 1949 with the intent purpose to further the serious discussion and study of the American Civil War.

Meetings are held at Atlanta's Capital City Club on the second Tuesday of every month, with the exception of July and August. The evening's events start with a social hour at 5:30 PM and dinner at 7:00 PM. Check in by 6:30 PM. The speaker's program begins at 8:00 PM.

Capital City Club
7 John Portman Boulevard
Atlanta, GA 30303
(404) 523-8221

The emphasis for each meeting is on our guest speaker. The meetings of the Atlanta Civil War Round Table regularly feature the top experts in various fields related to the Civil War.

Let us hear from you if you would like to join us one evening or if you have an interest in applying for a membership. Reservation for dinner must be made through Treasurer Tim Whalen, by mail, no later than noon on the Friday preceding the Tuesday meeting, or by paying on line via the link on this page.

Atlanta Civil War Round Table
P. O. Box 2355
Griffin, GA 30224

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