The Civil War Roundtable of St. Louis is sponsoring a tour of the newly-renovated Soldiers Memorial Museum, 1315 Chestnut Street, St. Louis, on Saturday, January 26, 2019, from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. A brief description of the tour is below: Full Museum Experience Guided Tour (2 hours) This immersive, facilitated tour will incorporate Soldiers Memorial’s special exhibit, WWI: St. Louis and the Great War; ongoing exhibit, St. Louis in Service; and an interactive theater performance. Visitors will discover what courage,…

The Civil War Roundtable of St. Louis will hold its Winter Board Meeting on Saturday, February 16, 2019, from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. at Mansions on the Plaza, 8300 Delmar, University City. Traveling north or south on I-170, EXIT “Delmar Blvd.” and go EAST. Mansions on the Plaza is a six-story apartment complex at the corner of Delmar Blvd. and Delcrest -- a street just beyond (east of) Walgreens.  Mansions is on the south side of the street, with a large…

The Battle of Glasgow, Missouri by J.Y. Miller Wednesday, February 27, 2019 J.Y. Miller J. Y. Miller is a retired math teacher with experience from 5th grade thru college calculus, plus teaching crypto and comm center operations to U.S. Army and allied officers. He is a member and either a current or former office holder at both local and state level of the Knights of Columbus, Lions Club, American Legion, MSTA, and the Sons of the American Revolution. He is…

Marching Through the Heart of the Confederacy: Sherman's Atlanta Campaign & the March to the Sea by Derek Maxfield Undertaken in the summer of 1864, Sherman’s drive on Atlanta and subsequent march to Savannah tore the heart out of the Confederacy. Atlanta was a major manufacturing center and railroad hub that was utterly destroyed by Sherman’s army. The march across Georgia was designed as psychological warfare as much as military. By the time Sherman reached Atlanta the Confederate will to…

If This Valley is Lost by Phillip Greenwalt Phill Greenwalt is co-founder of Emerging Revolutionary War and is also a full-time contributor to Emerging Civil War. He is the co-author of Bloody Autumn: The Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1864, Hurricane from the Heavens: The Battle of Cold Harbor, and Calamity in Carolina: The Battles of Averasboro and Bentonville ( all three with Daniel Davis). Phill graduated from George Mason University with a M.A. in American History and also has a B.A. in history…

The Battle of Franklin by David FraleyOur trivia questions last month were about the Battle of Franklin and there is an ongoing campaign to finance the maintenance of the graves of Missouri soldiers in McGavock Cemetery. Now learn about the Battle of Franklin from an expert – David Fraley. David is the Curator and Director of the Carter House Museum at Franklin and the former Director of the Lotz House Museum. He is currently working on a book titled Colors…