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Photo of Two Flags Over Tennessee at Missionary Ridge
Sunday, November 18, 2007 (Posted December 3, 2007)

New Book Release: "Men of Fire: Grant, Forrest, and the Campaign That Decided the Civil War" published by Basic Books of New York and written by Jack Hurst.(Posted November 26, 2007)

New Book Release: "General James Longstreet the Confederacy's Most Modern General" published
by Word Association Publishers and written by LTC Harold M. Knudsen (Posted November 17, 2007)

Check here for The schedule of events commemorating the 144th Anniversary of the Battles for Chattanooga for the weekends of November 17 - 18 and November 24 - 25, 2007 as announced by the Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park (Posted November 16, 2007)

November 8 - 10, 2007 are the dates for the 14th Annual Symposium on the 19th Century Press,
the Civil War, and Free Expression
, sponsored by the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga’s
Department of Communications

Chickamauga Battlefield was the location for the Round Table's
September meeting.
Here are a few photos of the event. (Posted September 19, 2007)

The 225th Anniversary of the Last Battle of the American Revolution" will be remembered Saturday at 10:00 AM, September 22, 2007 at Ruby Falls on Lookout Mountain. A permanent marker will be dedicated to the Patriots who fought for the cause of Liberty at or near this site. Col. John Sevier and his militia force who fought here will be so honored. (Posted September 19, 2007)

Check here for The schedule of events commemorating the 144th Anniversary of the Battle of Chickamauga for the week of September 14 - 23, 2007 as announced by the Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park (Posted August 24, 2007)

Two Flags Over Tennessee at Ross' Landing
begins Saturday at 11:00 AM, August 18, 2007 (Posted August 6, 2007)

Catoosa County gets $2,500 grant to improve "General" End-of-Chase site (Posted July 31, 2007)

Tennessee State Museum Field Trip (and special showing of the Confederate Battle flags stored there)
sponsored by the N. B. Forrest Camp #3, Sons of Confederate Veterans will be held
Saturday, August 25, 2007. Check here for agenda, map and other details: Trip Agenda.
Reservations requested, so please get in your name now! (Posted July 25, 2007)

Franklin Battlefield gets grant from Tennessee's
Heritage Conservation Trust Fund
(Posted July 3, 2007)

4th of July Special Programs Press Release of events in Chickamauga & Chattanooga
National Military Park for July 4 - 8, 2007 (Posted June 28, 2007)

"Bleeding Kansas: Where the Civil War Began" Tour September 15 - 21, 2007 put on by Rapid City, SD based tour operator, Shebby Lee Tours (Posted June 26, 2007)

NPS Chickamauga-Chattanooga NMP Summer Schedule June 10 - August 19, 2007
(Posted June 20, 2007)

We've added photos of the
Tennessee Confederate Memorial Day Ceremony - June 3, 2007
2007 Torchlight Tour Chattanooga National Cemetery - May 28, 2007
Memorial Ceremony at the Miller & Wentworth graves - May 28, 2007
Memorial Ceremony at the James Watkins Cemetery - May 28, 2007
(Posted June 8, 2007)

Civil War Preservation Trust gets favorable mention in the U. S. Senate. (Posted April 27, 2007)

June 3, 2007 - Tennessee Confederate Memorial Day

April 26, 2007 - Georgia's Confederate Memorial Day (a.k.a. "Decoration Day")

New Superintendent Shawn Benge answers questions about himself and about what's happening at Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park from an article in the Catoosa County News edition of April 11, 2007. (Posted 4/12/2007)

June 21 - 24, 2007 - "Franklin's Charge" "Why Franklin Matters! will be this summer's most comprehensive and engaging forum on the history, the preservation, and the promotion of the whole story of Franklin's Civil War era." (Posted 3/14/2007)

April 14, 2007 - 39th Annual Chickamauga Chase Road Race, Chickamauga Battlefield, sponsored by the Chattanooga Track Club to benefit
Friends of the Park - Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park

April 12 - 15, 2007 - "The Battle of Selma" reenactment

Stuart's Birthplace: The History of the Laurel Hill Farm, by Thomas David Perry was released February 6, 2007 on the 175 anniversary of James Ewell Brown "JEB" Stuart's birthday.
"After twenty years of research, this 250 page book tells the story of J. E. B. Stuart's maternal and paternal families journey to Laurel Hill, the 1500 acre Patrick County farm, where Stuart was born on February 6, 1833, to Archibald and Elizabeth Letcher Pannill Stuart. It tells the story of the Laurel Hill Farm from prehistoric times up through 2006 and the efforts to preserve the property as the only site in the nation specifically preserved to remember J. E. B. Stuart and his role in our nation's history. (Posted 03/12/2007)

The Seige of Bridgeport reenactment will be held March 23 - 25, 2007.
There is a very good video of it by Bruce Crawford on YouTube.com at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGQS9WHJQws, or you can go to
their website at: www.siegeatbridgeport.com - (Posted 03/07/2007)

March 23 - 24, 2007 - The American Civil War Center - Conference and Exhibit titled "In the Cause of Liberty: How the Civil War Redefined American Ideals" - Richmond, VA.

Check out the Battlefield Preservation webpage. Look at the developments in the efforts to save Franklin Battlefield. Also, check out the photos of the March 3, 2007 Moccasin Bend National Park Civil War Walk. - (Posted 03/05/2007)

President Bush Proposes National Park Service Budget Increase (Posted 02/18/2007)

The Old Buttonwillow Church Civil War Dinner Theater, located in Whitwell, TN is ready to provide you a nice meal and Civil War play. It is open to the public on Friday and Saturday evenings at 6 PM Central Time. Reservations must be made in advance. Check out their website for all the details. (Posted 02/14/2007)

The N.B. Forrest # 3 Camp, SCV will host a memorial service and marker dedication for Pvt. Alfred J. Cash, Company D, 43rd Georgia Infantry at the Chattanooga Confederate Cemetery on Saturday, February 24, 2007 at 2:00 PM. This is a "rain or shine" event. Please plan to attend and invite your friends, coworkers and neighbors to come with you, as we honor this brave Confederate soldier. Email Terry Siler at tenncoastie@aol.com for more information. (Posted 02/12/2007)

2007 Liberty University Civil War Seminar: "Robert E. Lee in Life and Legend"
March 23-24, 2007 - Lynchburg, VA (Posted 02/06/2007)

Email from the American CWRT of Australia Results in Challenge to a Duel! (Posted 02/04/2007)

The Stephen Dill Lee Institute: Bicentennial Symposium on Robert E. Lee
April 28, 2007 - Arlington, Virginia (Posted 01/29/2007)

The 4th Legacy of Stones River Symposium in Murfreesboro, TN 8 AM to 4 PM on Saturday, March 31, 2007. Topic: "Remembering the Civil War in Murfreesboro, Tennessee" including honoring the 80th anniversary of the establishment of the Stones River Battlefield and featuring speakers, battlefield tours, music and living history demonstrations. (Posted 01/22/2007)

Ken Burns' THE CIVIL WAR television series airs on WTCI each Friday night beginning January 26 through February 23, 2007. Click here for specific times and dates. (Posted 01/12/2007)

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150th Anniversary Plans Underway in Georgia to Commemorate the War Between the States (12/09/2006)

National Park Service - Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park releases their 143rd Anniversary Schedule of the Battles for Chattanooga for November 18 & 19, 2006 (11/14/2006)

"Rock of Chickamauga" Tour presented by the Chattanooga Regional History Museum and the Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park beginning Saturday, November 18 at the Regional History Museum at 1 PM for three hours - pricing and transportation information available at the Museum (423) 265-3247. (11/12/2006)

The ebook: The Shenandoah Spy by Francis Hamit (11/08/2006)

Two Flags Over Tennessee Ceremony at Chattanooga's Wauhatchie Battlefield Beginning Thursday, October 19, 2006 at 2:30 PM (10/18/2006)

Astragal Press - Publisher of books on antique tools, early trades and early technology (10/17/2006)

New Book Release: "The Wanderer: The Last American Slave Ship and the Conspiracy That
Set Its Sails," published by St. Martin's Press and written by Erik Calonius
(10/06/2006)

Chattanooga Civil War Round Table holds its September 2006 meeting
"in the field" for the 143rd Anniversary of the Battle of Chickamauga
(09/21/2006)

NPS Announces the Schedule of Events for the
143rd Anniversary of the Battle of Chickamauga
(09/10/2006)

7th Annual War Between The States Day and
Arts & Crafts Festival in Historic Chickamauga, Georgia
Saturday, September 16, 2006
(09/10/2006)

African-American Confederate Soldiers (08/31/2006)

Museum of the Confederacy in Financial Trouble (08/31/2006)

Just when you thought it was safe to be called a National Park....
Developers Illegally Bulldoze Battlefield Land At Harpers Ferry Nataional Historical Park
(08/30/2006)

Patrick Cleburne Society Annual Dinner and Meeting on September 16, 2006 at the Gordon-Lee Mansion in Chickamauga, Georgia (08/14/2006)

Canister Insert: The Lincoln Symposium at the Lincoln Memorial University, Cumberland Gap Parkway, Harrogate, TN on October 20-21, 2006 (08/11/2006)

New Civil War Book: Can You Hear Me: Miss Sarah's Civil War Journals by Gloria Kenmare Grant (07/30/2006)

New Civil War Novel: War Comes to Broad River by Ron Jones based on the diary of Sgt. Isaac v. Moore, Company E, 37th Georgia Infantry, Army of Tennessee (07/23/2006)

Albany, NY presents Civil War History in the Capital Region of New York State September 22-24, 2006 (07/21/2006)

2nd Annual Leonard Fant Golf Tournament scheduled for Thursday, October 5, 2006.This is a major
fund raiser for Friends of the Park - Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park. (07/13/2006)

T. K. Kionka announces release of his new book:
Key Command: Ulysses S. Grant’s District of Cairo
(06/28/2006)

Tom Chaffin's book signing has been postponned due to a death in the family. [Webmaster - 7/03/2006]
Tom Chaffin book signing, July 7, 2006, 5 - 7 PM, at "It's a Novel Idea Bookstore," 38 Frazier Avenue, Chattanooga. (On the Northshore, across from downtown Chattanooga): Author of Sea of Gray: The Around-the-World Odyssey of the Confederate Raider Shenandoah (06/21/2006)

N. B. Forrest Boyhood Home Fundraiser Set for June 24, 2006 (06/18/2006)

KKK June 10, 2006 Antietam Battlefield rally opposed by the Sons of Confederate Veterans (06/17/2006)

SCV N.B. Forrest Camp#3 email to SCV members from Dr. Michael Bradley regarding making travel plans and helping out the Tennessee Division of the SCV at the same time. (06/11/2006)

Email from Tom Chaffin regarding his book: Sea of Gray: The Around-the-World Odyssey of the Confederate Raider Shenandoah (06/05/2006)

Information on the Georgia Historical Society's Profiles in Leadership series,
featuring The Civil War Generation on June 22, 2006. (06/03/2006).

We have several photos from this year's Confederate Decoration (Memorial) Day service at the Chattanooga Confederate Cemetery on June 3, 2006 sponsored by the N. B. Forrest Camp #3, Sons of Confederate Veterans. (06/03/2006)

Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park has announced their 2006 Summer Schedule for Chickamauga Battlefield. A copy of this is available at: 2006 Summer Schedule. (06/01/2006).

We have several photos from this year's "Union" Memorial Day Torchlight Tour. The Chattanooga Civil War Round Table's own president, Jim Ogden, led two tours of the National Cemetery and highlighted the graves of more than a dozen Union soldiers who were killed or died of wounds during the Battle of Reseca in May 1864. (05/30/2006).

Check out our Links Page. We have added several local web pages and links to websites of both American Revolutionary War and, of course, Civil War interest. We also have posted references to the local Camps of the Sons of Union Veterans and Sons of Confederate Veterans. Check them out from time to time to keep informed of their meeting times and places. (05/29/2006).

"Civil War: Keeping history alive in the first national military park" - Thursday, May 11, 2006
By Giovanna Dell'Orto, The Associated Press
(05/12/2006).

TOUR CHICKAMAUGA BATTLEFIELD WITH ED BEARSS and The Civil War Round Table of the District of Columbia on June 24 & 25, 2006 (04/18/2006).

Email from Karen Needles (Father_Abraham@lincolnarchives.us) regarding a new website (www.lincolnarchives.us) that is dedicated to President Abraham Lincoln. (04/07/2006)

Just a note to say that we have changed the format of our website. Although a few page have not been updated with the new heading, we are working to achieve the "new look." Please let us know if something still is not right or does not work as expected! (04/05/2006)

Email from Mary Bezbatchenko regarding the DVD release of the movie: "No Retreat From Destiny" about the July 9, 1864 Battle of Monocacy (03/29/2006)

Email from Tom Chaffin regarding his book: Sea of Gray: The Around-the-World Odyssey of the Confederate Raider Shenandoah (02/21/2006)

Lookout Mountain Battlefield Tour with Archeologist Lawrence Alexander (02/17/2006)

10th Annual Civil War Forum Battlefield Conference (02/10/2006)

The Way Map Store is Going Out-Of-Business as of 2/28/2006 - 50% discount to be had. (02/10/2006)

New book release: Sea of Gray: The Around-the-World Odyssey of the Confederate Raider Shenandoah (02/07/2006)

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Superintendent Pat Reed Leaving Chickamauga-Chattanooga NMP for Mammoth Cave (12/27/05)

Four recent book releases from Savas Beatie, LLC (12/12/05)

Fire On The Water by Jim Gindlesperger (11/14/05)

Battle of Atlanta (re-enactments) - November 4 - 6, 2005
at the International Horse Park, Conyers, Georgia (30 miles east of Atlanta on I-20) (10/21/05).

Battle of Missionary Ridge (re-enactment) - November 18 - 20, 2005
at the Sequoyah Caverns, Alabama (35 miles south of Chattanooga on I-59) (10/21/05).

Confederate Monument Dedication - City of Chickamauga Cemetery
Sunday, September 18, 2005 - 2:00 P.M.
Visit: www.cityofchickamaugageorgia.org (09/16/05)

War Between the States Day Dixieland Steam Engine Excursion
Tennessee Valley Railroad - Saturday, September 17, 2005 - 10 A.M. - 5:40 P.M.
Visit: www.tvrail.com (09/16/05)

Sixth Annual War Between the States Day and Arts & Crafts Festival
City of Chickamauga - Saturday, September 17, 2005
Visit: www.cityofchickamaugageorgia.org (09/16/05)

September 19, 2005 - Friends of Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park Leonard Fant "Play for the Park Golf Tournament," Battlefield Golf Club, Fort Oglethorpe. For more information, (423) 624-6914 or www.chickchatt.org. (6/17/05)

May 17, 2005 Meeting Location Change - Hospitality Room, Sports and Activity Center,
The McCallie School (Webmaster-5/13/05)

Volunteers Needed April 2, 2005 (CTFP-03/30/05)

Champion Hill:Decisive Battle for Vicksburg by Timothy B. Smith (2/11/05)

Regional CWRT Conference Proposal (02/10/05)

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Symposium: New Interpretations of the American Civil War - January 28 - 29, 2005 (12/01/04)

Park Monuments Struck by Vandals (11/17/04)

Cleburne Statue Needs Funds (10/27/04)

"Readers Sound Off On the Price of Preservation in Franklin" (Tennessean.com-10/17/04)

"Civil War preservationists here winning struggle" (CTFP-08/25/04)

Ever True new book by Lisa Saunders about "Civil War Letters of a Canadian private and his wife." (5/30/04)

Trailhead Graphics offers tear-resistant & waterproof maps of many Civil War Battlefields (5/17/04)

H. L. Hunley Burial Ceremony (4/17/04)

Battlefield Transportation Plan (4/07/04)

Battlefield Transportation Plan (3/31/04)

2004 Central Kentucky Civil War Heritage Trail, July 19-24, 2004 (3/12/04)

New Civil War Novel (3/02/04)

Ringgold Gap Area (1/21/04)

Park Monuments Shot With Paintballs (1/21/04)