The Civil War Career of James Burklow, Private in Battery K of the First Illinois Volunteer Light Artillery by Lance Geiger, The History Guy
The Civil War Career of James Burklow, Private in Battery K of the First Illinois Volunteer Light Artillery by Lance GeigerOn September 22, Lance Geiger returns to give a program entitled "The Civil War Career…
Civil Rights Legislation During the Reconstruction Era by Nick Sacco
The Reconstruction Era was in some ways the first sustained civil rights movement in United States history. As the nation tried to wrestle with difficult questions about establishing peace and national unity after the end…
The City Class Ironclads: The Brown Water Navy that Saved the Union by Shawn Williams
Our next meeting will be Wednesday, December 1 at Royale Orleans, 2801 Telegraph Road. Doors open at 5:30 p.m.; dinner served about 6:15, and the program at about 7:30 p.m. Because of the holiday we…
The Importance of Civil Engineers During the Civil War by Robert Girardi
Our speaker for January is Robert L. Girardi. Robert is a retired Chicago homicide detective—he must have a lot of stories about that!—but he is going to speak to our Roundtable about “The Importance of…
MEETING CANCELLED! Robert Todd Lincoln’s Civil War(s) by Samuel Wheeler
THIS MEETING HAS BEEN CANCELLED When Robert Todd Lincoln graduated from Harvard in 1864 he was determined to join the Union ranks and “see something of the war for himself.” Though he ended up spending…
Union Cavalry and Cavalry Tactics by Robert O’Neil
Robert O’Neill is a retired detective from Northern Virginia. Bob is the author of two books – Small But Important Riots, The Cavalry Battles of Aldie, Middleburg and Upperville in 1993 and Chasing Jeb Stuart…
Robert E. Lee Returns to St. Louis by Thomas L. Jessee
General Ulysses S. Grant visited us last year. So it’s only fair to give General Robert E. Lee equal time. Join us on Wednesday, April 27, 2022 for “Robert E. Lee Returns to St. Louis”…
The Civil War in Statuary Hall by Gene Schmiel
Our Speaker for May is Gene Schmiel who will be speaking about "The Civil War in Statuary Hall." Author/historian Schmiel discusses his recently published book focusing on the question, "Who Should be Memorialized in the…
The Women in Lincoln’s Life by Dr. Frank Wetta
Dr. Frank J. Wetta will speak on “Lincoln's Women in Film and Biography” In Hollywood's cinematic Abraham Lincoln, the supporting characters are the mother (Nancy Hanks); the stepmother (Sara Bush Johnson); the tragic lost love…