Upcoming Meetings and Presentations
Jerrie Berentz, Education Committee Chairperson, announce the organization's 2025 event calendar.
Meetings are open to the public and there are no required membership dues or admission fees to attend. Small donations are accepted to offset a portion of the cost of the meetings.

Event: November Meeting of The Civil War Roundtable of the Mid-Ohio Valley
When: November 13, 2025 @ 7:00 p.m.
Where: Knights of Columbus #478, 312 Franklin Street Marietta, OH
Presentation: Buckeyes and Mountaineers at Gettysburg, presented by Wayne Motts
The state of Ohio contributed significantly to the Union war effort during the American Civil War. At Gettysburg, some 4,400 Ohioans fought the Union army during the three-day battle, while some Confederate soldiers in Lee's army had connections to the Buckeye state. Join historian, author, licensed guide, and president Emeritus and Historian of the Gettysburg Foundation Wayne E. Motts as he explores some unique stories of Ohio during the battle.
The Gettysburg Foundation is the non-profit partner of the National Park Service in operating the Gettysburg National Military Park and Eisenhower National Historic Site in Gettysburg, PA. The Foundation leads preservation and educational missions that include land and artifact preservation, educational events and programs, and owns and operates the George Spangler Farm and Field Hospital, the Children of Gettysburg 1863 and the Gettysburg Lincoln Railroad Station.
Mr. Motts is the youngest person to ever achieve the status of Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide and is renowned among students of the Civil War for his enthusiastic interpretation of battlefield sites and events. You will not want to miss this rare opportunity to experience Mr. Motts' energy, enthusiasm and stunning command of Gettysburg and Civil War history.
Calendar of Events
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October
3 - 5
November
13
Friday thru Sunday , October 3 - 5, 2025 -- Shenandoah Valley Field Trip w/stops in Harpers Ferry, Winchester & more. More info to come or contact nancyadvantage@yahoo.com
Thursday, November 20, 2025 -- 7pm -- Buckeyes at Gettysburg, presented by Wayne Motts. Knights of Columbus #478, 312 Franklin Street, Marietta OH.
Past Programs and Presenters
2025
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The Autobiography of Daniel Parker: Dr. David Torbett
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The Battle of Perryville and the Kentucky Campaign: Darryl Smith
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Ulysses S. Grant Reenactor, Dr. Curt Fields. (Click here for photos)
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History in the Park 2025 (Click here for photos)
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Cincinnati in the Civil War: David L. Mowery
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Louisa May Alcott and the Red Cross: Joan Leotta
2024
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Our Flag Was Still There: Tom McMillan
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First Stop on the Journey to Freedom: Jessica Cyders
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Frederick Douglas' Travel in Ohio, 1843 --1856: Robert Wallace
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Benjamin Fearing Historical Marker Dedication
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Juneteenth Freedom Day
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History in the Park (Click here for photos)
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First Stop on the New Journey to Freedom: Scott Britton
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Rufus Dawes Historical Marker Dedication (Click here for photos)
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Field Trip to Virginia Battlefields
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Ohioans and West Virginians at the Second Battle of Winchester, June 1863: Scott Mingus
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Lincoln's Favorite Musical Selections: Steve Ball
2023
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General Moses: Stories from the Life of Harriet Tubman: Ilene Evans, M.A.
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Texas Terror: Revolution and Secession in the Lone Star State: Brian Schoen
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Lincoln's Navy: The Men, Ships and Organization, 1861-1865: Donald L. Canney
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Civil War Quilts, Meta Van Nostran, M.A., author, retired
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Charlotte Scott Historical Marker Dedication (Marcia E. Cole "A Marker for Charlotte Scott" YouTube Video)
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Unthinkable Outcomes from the Battle of Port Royal: The Impact of the Civil War on the South Carolina Low Country and Introduction to the Gullah Geechee, Victoria Smalls
2022
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The Trouble With Monuments: Wes Clarke
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Armistead and Hancock: Behind the Gettysburg Legend of Two Friends at the Turning Point of the Civil War, Tom McMillan
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George Armstrong Custer at Gettysburg, Dave Finney
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Seceding from Secession: The Civil War, Politics, and the Creation of West Virginia, Eric Wittenberg
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The Lincoln Assassination Trial, Kevin Ritter
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Meade at Gettysburg: A Study in Command, Kent Masterson Brown
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The Seventh West Virginia Infantry: An Embattled Union Regiment from the Civil War’s Most Divided State, David Mellott
2021
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But Not For My Children: The Holland Brothers' Unlikely Journey from Slavery, Scott Britton
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Ohio Women in the Civil War Home Front, Kelly Mezurek, author, lecturer, and Professor of American History at Walsh University
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The Fragile Fabric of Union: Cotton, Federal Politics, and the Global Origins of the Civil War. Brian Schoen, Assistant Professor of History at Ohio University
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Behind Enemy Lines: Harriet Tubman in the Civil War - The Port Royal Experiment Ilene Evans, Davis WV, dancer, historian, teacher, storyteller, and creator of General Moses: Stories from the Life of Harriet Tubman, will tell us about one of her favorite subjects.
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The Underground Railroad in Southeast Ohio, Peter N. Cultice, an attorney and historian from Zanesville, Ohio
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"Music and Narrative of the Civil War", Steve Ball, Columbus OH, musician and storyteller.
2020
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A Mouldering in the Grave: John Brown's Raid and the Abolitionists' Cause on the Eve of the Civil War, Brian Schoen, Assistant Professor of History, Ohio University
2019
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Gettysburg Hero: The Life of Marietta's Rufus R. Dawes, Scott A. Britton
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Ohio at The Battle of Shiloh, Dan Hinton
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Women's Clothing in the Civil War, Jessica Cyders
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Lee Versus Everyone Else and Then Grant, Jeffrey W. Danner, M.A.
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Black Men in Blue: The Civil War, Ohio, and U.S. Colored Troops, Kelly Selby, Ph.D.
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Touched By Conflict: Southeast Ohio in the Civil War, Larry Strayer, J.D.
2018
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Women of Gettysburg: Their Experiences from Written Legacies, Jane Ellen Young, M.S.
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Morgan's Great Raid: Taking the War to the North, David Mowery
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The Last Fourteen Days of Father Abraham, Robert Burgler, M.A.
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The Bermuda Hundred Campaign, George L. Fickett
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Ohio and West Virginia Troops at Petersburg, Edward Alexander
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Soldier Fraternization Throughout the American Civil War, Lauren K. Thompson, Ph.D.
2017
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The Anaconda Plan and the Civil War on the Water, Gary Johnson, P.E.
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Opdycke's Tigers at Chickamauga, Larry Strayer, J.D.
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John C. Breckenridge, U.S. Vice-President, Confederate General and Secretary of War, Larry Emerson
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Decapitating the Union: The Confederate Plot to Assassinate Lincoln, John C. Fazio, J.D.
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The Controversial History of the Confederate Flag, Jeffrey W. Danner, M.A.
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Washington County Generals in the Civil War, Scott A. Britton
2016
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Emancipation Proclamation, Peter N. Cultice, J.D.
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Give Them Rocks: Stonewall Jackson's Stand at Second Manassas, Dan Welch, M.A.
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A Personal Conversation with Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, Doug Riley
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Civil War Leader from Parkersburg's Julia-Ann Square Historic District, Katherine L. Brown, Ph. D.
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Soldier of Courage, Solider of Compassion: The Story of Capt. Bennet K. Munger, Brian S. Kesterson, M.A.
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Pathway to Freedom: Foundation for the Abolitionist Movement, Bill Reynolds
2015
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Intrepid Mariners: U.S.S.Kearsarge v. C.S.S. Alabama, John C. Fazio, J.D.
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Courage, Honor, Love in the Civil War: Rufus R. Dawes and Mary Gates Dawes, Steven R. Magnusen, P.E.
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Ku Klux Klan: From Nathan Bedford Forest to Ohio's Klan in the 1920s, William Trollinger, Ph.D.
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Mother Bickerdyke, Carolyn Caskey