June Meeting of Round Table

On June 13 Chris Mackowski spoke to the Round Table on the Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse.  Using the ballroom at the Capital City Club as a living map of the battlefield, Chris brought the events to life and gave us all a clearer understanding of the events of those bloody days in May of 1864.   

        




Officers for 2017-18 were elected at the June meeting


Past President Vicky Frolich swears in officers for 2017-18. L-R: Gordon Jones, Immediate Past President; Amir Nowroozzadeh, 2nd Year At-Large EC Member; Mary Elizabeth Ellard, 2nd Year At-Large EC Member; Grant Moseley, President; Leon McElveen, "Battle Lines" Editor; Carlton Mullis, 1st Year At-Large EC Member; Brian Wills, 1st Vice President. Not Pictured: 2nd Vice President John Dietrich; Loran Crabtree, 1st Year At-Large EC Member; David Floyd, Secretary-Treasurer; Bill Gurry, Asst. Treasurer
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Earl Hess Winner of Award for Best Civil War Book Published in 2016 

The Civil War Round Table of Atlanta  will present its Richard Barksdale Harwell Award to Early Hess for his book Braxton Bragg: The Most Hated Man in the Confederacy published by the University of North Carolina Press.    Hess will receive his award at the October 2017 meeting of the Round Table.

 

The Civil War Round Table of Atlanta 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 

SPEAKERS FOR 2016-17

The emphasis for each meeting is on our guest speaker.  The meetings of the Civil War Round Table of Atlanta 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 Secretary-Treasurer David Floyd, by mail, no later than noon on the Friday preceding the Tuesday meeting.

 David Floyd
4696 Kellogg Drive, SW
Lilburn, GA 30047- 4408