First Defenders Civil War Round Table of Berks County

CIA Publishes Overview of Intelligence in the Civil War

It has often been said, tongue-in-cheek, the Central Intelligence Agency is a contradiction in terms.  But, although is current-day activities are often veiled in secrecy, the CIA has recently turned out an interesting paper called Intelligence in the Civil War.   This is a (comparatively) short overview, but the subject has been one of increased interest over...

Edward Bonekemper Dies- May 2017 Program Presenter

The Hershey Civil War Round Table has passed along the sad information of the death of Edward H. Bonekemper, III, who died in Lancaster in December following a brief illness. Bonekemper presented a program based on his book The Myth of the Lost Cause which presented a compelling argument to contradict the romantic and still-cherished Southern...