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November 20-21 & 25-27, 2010 - The National Park Service announces their 147th Anniversary of the Battles for Chattanooga schedule of events at Lookout Mountain, Missionary Ridge and Ringgold Gap. Posted Nov. 1, 2010

September 17-20, 2010 - The National Park Service announces their 147th Anniversary of the Battle of Chickamauga schedule of events at Chickamauga Battlefield. Posted Sept. 9, 2010

Virginia Remembers Chickamauga; but, does Chickamauga Remember
Virginia's 54th & 63rd Volunteer Infantry Regiments? Posted June 12, 2010.

May 31 to August 2010 - The National Park Service announces their summer schedule of events at both Chickamauga Battlefield and Lookout Mountain Battlefield.

May 26 - June 23, 2010 - "Abraham Lincoln, A Man of His Time, A Man for All Times"
a special traveling exhibit on the 16th President put together by the Gilder-Lehrman Institute
of American History; at the downtown Chattanooga Public Library. Speakers scheduled for:
June 7 (Monday), 6:30 PM - Dr. Charles Hubbard; and, June 9 (Wednesday), Noon to 1 PM - Jim Ogden.

What Is Happening to Those Tablets in Chickamauga & Chattanooga
National Military Park?
   Posted May 22, 2010.

TCWPA This campaign will provide an opportunity for Tennesseans to preserve their family's Civil War Heritage and have digital copies of their ancestor's writings and belongings become part of a virtual exhibit commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Civil War in Tennessee.

TSLA will send teams of professional archivists and conservators to communities across Tennessee. You may schedule an appointment and they will digitally copy and help you preserve your Civil War era manuscripts, artifacts and photographs. They'll do the digital imaging (scanning and photography) on site and all materials will be carefully handled and returned to their owners. They'll begin in April, 2010 and continue through 2015. And they'll do advance publicity to let you know when they'll be in your community. TCWPA

TCWPA
What items are eligible for digitization?
All items pertaining to the Civil War
Letters, photographs, diaries, weapons (swords, knives, etc), military passes and discharges, hand-drawn maps and sketches, and uniforms.
All items must be original (no photo copies) and owned by the person who is bringing them in for digitization.
Participants will receive:
Basic conservation supplies for their items
Digital copies of the images
The opportunity to have their Civil War memorabilia preserved, digitized, and shared online for future generations!
For more information:

Call 615.253.3470, email: civilwar.tsla@tn.gov or visit http://www.tn.gov/tsla/cwtn.

Image courtesy of TSLA, Pvt. Robert Archer Cheatham, Company C, 1st (Field's) Tennessee Infantry


March 2010 Civil War Symposium
From: Antoinette van Zelm
Date: Wed, Jan 6, 2010 10:43 am

Dear Colleagues:

In partnership with the Stones River National Battlefield, the Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area is coordinating its sixth Legacy of Stones River Symposium, to be held on March 20, 2010. We have a terrific program planned--please see the information below. We would greatly appreciate it if you could help us promote this event in your upcoming newsletters or online calendars of events. Thank you!

Antoinette van Zelm
Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area

“The Legacy of Stones River: Why They Fought” symposium will take place on Saturday, March 20, 2010, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in Murfreesboro, TN. The program features talks by Keith Bohannon, Sam Davis Elliott, and Kenneth Noe at the Rutherford County Courthouse in the morning, followed by park ranger-led programs at Stones River National Battlefield in the afternoon. Bohannon of the University of West Georgia has written extensively about the war, including essays on John Bell Hood and the Battle of Chickamauga. Elliott, an attorney in Chattanooga, is the author of the forthcoming Isham G. Harris of Tennessee: Confederate Governor and United States Senator. Noe is the Draughon Professor of Southern History at Auburn University. His Reluctant Rebels: The Confederates Who Joined the Army After 1861 will be published this year. The $10 registration fee includes continental breakfast. Call 615-893-9501 or visit www.nps.gov/stri or www.tncivilwar.org to download a registration brochure.

Antoinette G. van Zelm, Historian
Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area
Center for Historic Preservation
Box 80
MTSU
Murfreesboro, TN 37132
(615) 217-8013
Fax (615) 898-5614
www.tncivilwar.org

(Posted January 6, 2010)


If you are familiar with Dave Powell and Jim Ogden's "Seminar in the Woods" tours in March each year, then you'll want to check Dave Powell's Blog for the Study Group 2010 agenda and all the latest information.

Also, please note that Dave's long awaited book (146 years in the making), The Maps of Chickamauga is now "hot off the press." You can order your copy from SavasBeatie.com. Just go to their website, click on the Books tab, type in the Keywords search box: The Maps of Chickamauga. No serious student of Chickamauga will want to be without this one....

The Maps of Chickamauga
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Check out the General Management Plan for Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park at: General Management Plan (Posted February 10, 2009)

Check here for the National Park Service's anniversary program: 146th Anniversary of the Battles for Chattanooga detailing their Saturday and Sunday, November 21-22, 2009 schedule of events.

Check here for the National Park Service's anniversary program: 146th Anniversary of the Battle of Chickamauga detailing their Thursday through Sunday, September 17 - 20, 2009 schedule of events.

Check here for the Major General Patrick Cleburne Statue unveiling and dedication ceremony in Ringgold, Georgia on October 3, 2009.

[KCWRT 1865] Fwd: UNKNOWN SOLDIER RECOVERED FROM FRANKLIN BATTLEFIELD
From: hwmorgan@comcast.net
To: kcwrt1865@discoveret.org
Date:Fri, Aug 21, 2009 5:11 am

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

August 12, 2009

UNKNOWN SOLDIER RECOVERED FROM FRANKLIN BATTLEFIELD

To Be Reinterred at Historic Rest Haven Cemetery in Franklin, Honored with Monument

FRANKLIN, Tenn. - A construction project in the area where the calamitous Battle of Franklin was fought on Nov. 30, 1864, has disturbed the resting place of an unknown soldier who was buried in a shallow grave 145 years ago during the tragic last days of the Civil War in Tennessee.

The City of Franklin's Battlefield Task Force, along with local historians and government officials, led the recovery of the soldier's remains and will direct a funeral ceremony to re-inter his body at the Historic Rest Haven Cemetery in downtown Franklin, where other brave veterans - both Union and Confederate - were laid to rest.

It is not known for which army the unknown soldier fought. A coffin containing his remains will lie in state at St. Paul's Episcopal Church at 510 West Main Street in Franklin - the circa 1827 sanctuary which served as barracks for Federal troops during their occupation of the town in 1864 - from 8 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 8 until the funeral ceremony at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 10. One Union and one Confederate honor-guard sentry will be posted at the front doors of the church during the 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. visitation period each day and prior to the ceremony on Saturday morning.

The soldier will receive full military honors from re-enactors representing brothers-in-arms from both the Union and the Confederacy. On Saturday morning, a Union and a Confederate Chaplain will conduct a brief funeral service in the church. Following the service, the casket will be borne from the church by uniformed pallbearers (Union and Confederate) and placed on a waiting, horse-drawn caisson in front of the church. Accompanied by a color guard, honor guard, and Civil War-era bagpiper, the caisson will move north on Main Street, crossing Fifth Avenue, circling the Square, proceeding north on Third Avenue, and then west on North Margin Street to the Rest Haven Cemetery gates.

As the procession leaves St. Paul's and continues up Main Street, townspeople and visitors are invited to fall in behind the ranks of the marching re-enactors.

After arriving at Rest Haven Cemetery, a brief eulogy will be delivered by the chaplains, and will conclude with period-appropriate military honors including a 21-gun salute and the playing of "Taps" by a uniformed bugler.

A Monument to The Unknown Soldier who died on the Franklin Battlefield will be unveiled as part of the ceremony. Active participation in the ceremonies at Rest Haven and at St. Paul's will be restricted to uniformed re-enactors only, but the public is invited to view the ceremonies from designated areas.

Any re-enactment unit that wishes to participate is encouraged to contact Robert Huff at (615) 500-8211, or via email at: rghuff123@aol.com .

For information on Franklin and Williamson County, go to www.visitfranklin.com.

At the August 2009 meeting of our Round Table, we discovered how easy it is to view the Civil War troop movements and positions in Hamilton County during the time of the Battles for Chattanooga. The link below will take you to the website of the Hamilton County Geographic Information Systems (HCGIS). Alexander Archaeological Consultants, Inc, and The Trust for Public Land, through a grant from the American Battlefield Protection Program, have overlayed the six Betts Maps of 1896 & 1901. The result is a display of troop positions relative to today's streets and topography.

Save yourself a lot of head scratching and pavement pounding by visiting the Chattanooga Battlefields GIS Project.

FROM: Mike Dyer
SUBJECT: National Geographic Civil War Map
TO: Chattanooga Civil War Round Table
DATE: Wed, 29 Apr 2009 4:41 pm

Hello Chattanooga CWRT,

In April 2005 National Geographic Maps in collaboration with the Civil War Preservation Trust and the National Park Service published a supplement map to accompany the magazine article “Civil War Battlefields: Saving the Landscape of America’s Deadliest War” which ran in National Geographic Magazine. Since then we have received requests from Civil War aficionados, students, and preservationists to purchase reprints of this highly detailed thematic map.

I’m writing today to let your organization know that the map is once again available as a premium printed edition, ideal for framing. Additionally, we are offering the map to members of civil war round tables, descendent, historical, genealogical and preservation organizations like yours at a 40% discount and free shipping until June of 2009. If you or other members of your organization are interested in taking advantage of this special pricing simply visit www.natgeomaps.com/vip and enter the promo code: NGCIVILWAR in the “New Member Registration” section on the left-side of the page.

Proceeds from the sale of this map go to support The National Geographic Society’s non-profit mission to increase global understanding and promote conservation of our planet through exploration, research, and education.

Please feel free to spread the word to your members and other Civil War enthusiasts. We hope our map falls into the hands of those that truly appreciate it and find its content useful and beautiful.

Should you wish to view the map online or read the original article, you can visit: http://www.natgeomaps.com/battles_civilwar.

Thank you – Mike Dyer
Director, Marketing
National Geographic Maps 800.962.1643 x 117
mdyer@ngs.org
(Posted April 30, 2009)

A 2006 book by authors Charles and Barbara Whalen entitled: THE FIGHTING McCOOKS: America's Famous Fighting Family is available via their website: http://www.thefightingmccooks.com/index.html. Our Round Table is very familiar with this name, as nearly every battle we have studied in the Western Theater involved a McCook family member. "Heroic and bold, they fought on forty-six battlefields. No major battle took place in the western theatre of war that did not include at least one of the seventeen Fighting McCooks. They were on the front lines from the first shots of the war to the last." (Posted March 4, 2009)

A new book release has been announced by author James E. Stallings, Sr. It is entitled: GEORGIA'S CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS WHO DIED AS PRISONERS OF WAR 1861-1865. You can find out all you need to know at his website: http://www.jamesstallings.com/. (Posted February 24, 2009)

General Patrick Cleburne Monument dedication scheduled for October 2-3, 2009 in Ringgold, GA (Posted February 13, 2009)

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The new General Patrick Cleburne Monument is scheduled to be dedicated in Ringgold in October 2009. See the The Atlanta Journal-Constitution newspaper article. (Posted December 29, 2008)

Check here for The schedule of events commemorating the 145th Anniversary of the Battles for Chattanooga for the weekend of November 22-23, 2008 as announced by the Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park (Posted November 17, 2008)

Resaca Battlefield to be completed in 2010. (Posted October 30, 2008)

Chattanooga History Center Curator, Dr. Dr. Daryl Black will guide a bus tour group
on Saturday, November 15, 2008 from 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM following
General Joseph Hooker's column from Lookout Mountain to Ringgold Gap.
Must register to participate. Fee: $45. (for more information) (Posted October 15, 2008)

"The Life of a Cannoneer" Living History Programs at Chickamauga Battlefield
both Saturday and Sunday, October 4 & 5, 2008. (Posted October 3, 2008)

Vice President Dick Cheney visits Battle of Chickamauga
reenactment site September 19th. (Posted September 25, 2008)

The The Save The Franklin Battlefield will host a battlefield talk and tour of the Harlinsdale Farm in Franklin, Tennessee on Saturday, September 20, 2008. (Posted September 12, 2008)

The 2008 Nathan Bedford Forrest Seminar will take place Saturday, October 18, 2008. (Posted August 11, 2008)

The fifth Legacy of Stones River Symposium will take place in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, on Saturday, October 18, 2008, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Held at the Rutherford County Courthouse in the morning and at Stones River National Battlefield in the afternoon, “Pathways to Freedom” will take a fresh look at wartime emancipation through the experiences of men and women who were enslaved, Union officers and soldiers, and civilians. The symposium is coordinated by the Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area and Stones River National Battlefield. (Posted July 30, 2008)

There will be an Open House at the Chickamauga Battlefield Visitor Center on July 22, 2008 for the
Public Scoping Meeting to discuss options for the proposed rehabilitation of both
Alexander's Bridge and the Slough Bridge. (Posted June 23, 2008)

Hoofbeats in the Heartland Symposium in the Customs House Museum at Clarksville, TN
July 26, 2008 (Saturday) 8:30 - 4:30 PM (Posted June 23, 2008)

NPS Chickamauga-Chattanooga NMP Summer Schedule June 13 - August 3, 2008 (Posted June 20, 2008)

Book Release: "Stealing the General: The Great Locomotive Chase and the First Medal of Honor" by Russell S. Bonds (Posted June 18, 2008)

New Book Release: "The Shenandoah Spy" by Francis Hamit (Posted June 18, 2008)

New Book Release: "Pursuit: The Chase, Capture, Persecution and Surprising Release of Confederate President Jefferson Davis" published by Citadel Press and written by Clint Johnson. (Posted May 21, 2008)

Congratulations to Round Table members Bob Epperson and Harvey Scarborough. Bob is webmaster for the N. B. Forrest Camp #3, Sons of Confederate Veterans website and Harvey is webmaster for the Missionary Ridge Camp #63, Sons of Union Veterans website. Both camps are in the "Tennessee Division" of their respective organizations; and, both camps' websites won the "Best Website in the Tennessee Division" awards this year! (posted April 28, 2008)

Before May 2, 2008 - Reminder to respond to the Vicksburg Battlefield's “Cultural Landscape Treatment Alternatives Matrix” Survey before May 2, 2008! (posted April 28, 2008)

April 2008 - Blue and Gray Magazine Spring 2008 issue features Dr. William Glenn Robertson's fourth installment on the Chickamauga Campaign. This issue covers the action on September 19, 1863 - also known as the first full day of the Battle of Chickamauga. This issue should be at various outlets by now and has already been sent to subscribers. Dr. Robertson's first three issues are also available. The four issues are:

Fall 2006, Chickamauga Campaign - The Fall of Chattanooga
Spring 2007, Chickamauga Campaign - Bragg's Lost Opportunity
Fall 2007, Chickamauga Campaign - The Armies Collide!
Spring 2008, Chickamauga Campaign - Chickamauga, Day 1.
The fifth and possibly final issue on the Chickamauga series should be out this fall. (posted April 20, 2008)

April 9 (Wednesday) and April 11-12 (Friday & Saturday) - Pellissippi State Technical Community College Presents Civil War Programs (posted April 4, 2008)

April 4 - 5, 2008 - Tour of Forts Henry & Donelson sponsored by The Filson Historical Society (posted February 22, 2008)

Ongoing - http://www.CivilWarTraveler.com needs your help listing all "public friendly" Civil War sites
that will encourage public visitation and trip/vacation planning. For more information, click here:
http://www.CivilWarTraveler.com (posted February 20, 2008)

April 5, 2008 - Civil War Preservation Trust's annual VIP Day will be held at various Civil War battlefields.
Locally, Friends of Chickamauga Chattanooga NMP is joining CWPT and individual volunteers by helping out
(and requesting help from you) at Chickamauga, Moccasin Bend, Lookout Mountain, Missionary Ridge,
Orchard Knob and Signal Point. For more information, please check:
VIP Day 2008 - Chickamauga/Chattanooga NPS (posted February 14, 2008)

March 1, 2008 - Seminar at Kennesaw State University sponsored by the Center for the Study of the Civil War Era and the Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History
"Nathan Bedford Forrest: Hero or Villain?" (posted January 28, 2008)

April 20 - 25, 2008 - Seminar sponsored by the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA:
The Long Road to Richmond: How Colossal Miscalculations and
Audacious Generals Lengthened the Civil War
(posted January 16, 2008)

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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)