With the advent of September, the 25th Anniversary Campaign of the First Defenders Civil War Roundtable is set to get underway beginning on Tuesday, September 14th, at Giannotti’s Country Restaurant on Pricetown Road. Renowned storyteller Chris Mackowski will kick off the silver anniversary year with his new program: “I’m too late: Joe Johnston & the...
Our first program of the 24th Campaign was not a sure thing. The lasting impact of COVID-19 threw our speaker line-up into some confusion; however, more importantly, many of our members are justifiably hesitant to venture out in public. Add to that the uncertainties of a new meeting venue, and the campaign could have worked...
On April 14, 1861, the Stars and Stripes were lowered over Fort Sumter. The next day, President Abraham Lincoln, with an iron will to “preserve the Union”, issued a proclamation calling for 75,000 volunteers to put down the rebellion. Thousands of Northern men left cities, farms, and towns to answer the call. The first to arrive in...
