Bud Robertson Speaks at September 11 Meeting of the Atlanta Round Table

                 

               

Dr. James I. “Bud” Robertson addressed the Round Table on September 11. He spoke on Robert E. Lee's post war years at Washington College and his invaluable contribution to help the nation achieve peace and reconciliation after the Civil War. 

Be sure to join us on October 9 for Steven Woodworth and  "Showdown in the Wilderness: Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee, May 1864."

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Past Presidents Honored at September Meeting



Standing: Gould Hagler, Penn Templeman, Grady Ireland, Leon McElveen, Barbara Long, Current President Brian Wills, Bruce Stewart, Art Carey, David Beale, Grant Moseley; Seated: Vicky Frolich, Emmett Hall, Mike Behan, J.D. Humphries



Brian Wills Selected for 2018 Harwell Award






The Round Table has named our own Brian Wills as the recipient of the 2018 Richard Barksdale Harwell Award for his book Inglorious Passages: Noncombat Deaths in the American Civil War, published by the University Press of Kansas.  The Harwell Award is presented annually for the best book on a Civil War subject published in the prior year.
The award will be presented at the November 2018 meeting of the Round Table. 

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Officers for 2018-19 were elected at the June meeting




Officers for 2018-19: Amir Nowroozzadeh (At Large Executive Committee); Tim Whalen (Secretary); Brian Wills (President); Mary-Elizabeth Ellard (At Large Executive Committee); John Dietrichs (First Vice President); Vicky Frolich (Treasurer); Grant Moseley (Past President). Not pictured: Carlton Mullis (Second Vice President); Loran Crabtree and Robert Woodruff (At Large Executive Committee)


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The Atlanta Civil War Roundwas 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 Vicky Frolich, by mail, no later than noon on the Friday preceding the Tuesday meeting.

 Atlanta Civil War Round Table
P. O. Box 922877
Peachtree Corners, GA 30010-2877
 
  

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