Our December speaker, Tom Wack, practiced law with major St. Louis law firms for 48 years, litigating commercial cases in the state and federal courts all over the country. Tom will offer a reprise of his talk on the Dred Scott litigation in the Missouri state courts, first presented at the Roundtable’s 60th Anniversary Symposium in 2017. He will speak via Zoom on Wednesday, December 2, 2020, at 7:00 p.m. If you would like to hear this talk as a…

At our next meeting, Michael Jesberger will tell us about the Confederate submarine H. L. HUNLEY then and now. On February 17, 1864, the HUNLEY sank a Union warship, but itself was sunk in Charleston Harbor. The vessel was raised in 2000, and in 2004 its crew interred in Magnolia Cemetery in Charleston. We will meet via Zoom on January 27 at 7:00 p.m. Members will be sent the link a few days before that. First-time visitors and guests can…

We all know that Abraham Lincoln gave his immortal Gettysburg Address on November 19, 1863. Many of us know that the keynote speaker was Edward Everett, who gave a two-hour address before Lincoln’s two-minute speech. But how many of us know there was a third Gettysburg Address? David Dixon will tell us about the Lost Gettysburg Address at our meeting on Wednesday, February 24 at 7:00 p.m. CST. As an extra incentive, our speaker will be raffling off books at…

Join author, historian, and guide, Wayne Motts as he explores the life of Confederate General Lewis Armistead of Pickett’s Charge fame. The son of a regular army general, Armistead had a long and distinguished career as soldier in the United States Army. A veteran of three wars, he joined the Confederacy in 1861 as colonel of the 57th Virginia Infantry Regiment and later as a brigade commander under Robert E. Lee. While Armistead is best known for his portrayal in…

Our next speaker is Gordon Ramsey – no, not the guy who demolishes restaurants. Rather, he is Dr. Gordon Ramsey, a professor emeritus of physics at Loyola University Chicago. His professional research focuses on theoretical studies of spin-polarized particles. Yeah, I have no idea what that is, either. But he also specializes in Civil War balloons. And we all know what they were. He will provide an overview of how and why balloons were used in the Civil War on…

We have all heard of (and maybe read) Douglas Southall Freeman’s Lee’s Lieutenants and Stephen Sear’s Lincoln’s Lieutenants. Ed Longacre, the author of numerous award-winning biographies, will speak on another group of subordinates of a well-known leader, “J. E. B. Stuart and His Lieutenants” at our next meeting on May 26 at 7:00 p.m. Members, watch your emails for the Zoom login information. Guests who wish to watch this program please send an email to stlcwrt@gmail.com to receive the Zoom…