by cvanornum | Jan 15, 2018 | Meeting Topics
September 16, 2025 Nashville: Sirens Song of the Western Confederacy – Greg Biggs September 16, 2025 In December, 1864, the Confederate Army of Tennessee laid siege to the massive Union fortifications and garrison of Nashville. In a two-day fight, that army was...
by cvanornum | Jan 14, 2018 | Meeting Topics
October 21, 2025 Belmont to Fort Donelson – Curt Fields as General Grant October 21, 2025 In November of 1861, Brigadier General U. S. Grant was ordered by Theater commander, John C. Fremont, to make a demonstration on the Mississippi river at Columbus,...
by cvanornum | Jan 13, 2018 | Meeting Topics
November 18, 2025 The Real Horse Soldiers – Tim Smith November 18, 2024 Benjamin Grierson’s Union cavalry thrust through Mississippi is one of the most well-known operations of the Civil War. There were other simultaneous operations to distract Confederate...
by cvanornum | Nov 26, 2017 | Meeting Topics
December 16, 2025 Sherman’s Woodtick: The Remarkable Travels of the 8th Minnesota Infantry During the Civil War – Paul Hodnefield December 16, 2025 In August, 1862, a number of men from Monticello, greater Wright County, and surrounding areas answered the...
by cvanornum | Nov 26, 2017 | Meeting Topics
January 20, 2026 Parole of Prisoners of War in the Civil War – Stefan Lund, Ph.D. January 20, 2026 At the outset of the American Civil War both factions had much they had to figure out on the fly, including what to do with the men they captured in battle....
by cvanornum | Nov 26, 2017 | Meeting Topics
February 17, 2026 “Had it Been a Defeat Instead, the Nation Could have Scarcely Lived Over.” Stones River 1862-1863 – Chris Kolakowski February 17, 2026 The Battle of Stones River (December 31, 1862 – January 2, 1863) was the bloodiest battle by...
