 23 January 2010 - Lancashire and the American Civil War
Speaker: Len Ellison
In 1974 Dr Mary Ellison conducted extensive research on how the people of Lancashire suffered during the Civil War. At that time the county of Lancashire stretched from Liverpool in the South West, to Manchester in the South ... read more ›
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 28 November 2009 - The Alleged Rifle Revolution
Speaker: Paddy Griffith
The conventional American view of their ACW tactics is that the Rifle-Musket changed everything, i.e.:
- It had a range of 1,000 yards, which gave the defence a great superiority over attacking Infantry, Cavalry ... read more ›
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 17/18 October 2009 - ACWRT (UK) Lincoln Weekend
2009 is the two hundredth anniversary of the birth of President Abraham Lincoln.
Speakers.
Dr. Craig L. Symonds is Professor Emeritus of American History at the United States Naval Academy from which he retired ... read more ›
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 8 August 2009 - Engagements at Auburn, Va. October 1863
Speaker: Joe Whitehorne
Most studies of the Gettysburg campaign end with the Army of Northern Virginia’s 16 July 1863 crossing of the Potomac River back into Va. A few acknowledge that the last pursuit engagements occurred at Wappings near Front ... read more ›
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 23 May 2009 - Admiral Du Pont
Speaker: Kevin Weddle
Highly entertaining - not Greg's effort to make the computer and projector work, but the May talk by Kevin Weddle on the life and career of Admiral Du Pont.
Kevin started off by giving us an overview of the ... read more ›
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 18 April 2009 - Custer: The Union's Prince Rupert
Speaker: Kevin Galvin
The April meeting saw an overview of the Civil War career of George Armstrong Custer by Kevin Galvin. Kevin explained that the phrase "Cavalier" emerged from the South after the war ended perhaps as a "foil" ... read more ›
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 31 January 2009 - British Political and Public Involvement with the Union & Confederate Propaganda Movements
Speaker : Tom Sebrell
Tom was preparing a PhD on British Propaganda in the American Civil War. This required him to evaluate the propaganda war and assess its role in keeping Britain neutral during the conflict. He looked forward to completing it ... read more ›
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 29 November 2008 - Spring Hill & Franklin
Speaker: Rees Taylor
Mystery, Romance, Grandeur, Tragedy, Lies, Recrimination, Misunderstanding and above all Bravery are all adjectives that apply to the events surrounding Spring Hill and Franklin but to whom and to what? In his memoirs, posthumously ... read more ›
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 27/28 September 2008 - Heros and Zeros
Speaker 1: David Kirkpatrick - Albert Sidney Johnston.
At the start of the Civil War, Albert Sidney Johnston had the reputation of being one of the best soldiers in the US Army, and he was given a high command in the Confederate army. ... read more ›
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 9 August 2008 - Making Sense of Battles
Speaker: Stephen Chowns
Let me say straight away that I have never taken part in a battle - and perhaps many readers have; so this will not be an article in which personal expertise and erudition are on display! I want, instead, to guide you ... read more ›
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