Wednesday, Jan 15, 2024 @ 7pm
Chris Mackowski
A Tempest of Iron and Lead: Spotsylvania Court House
The
Phil
Kearny
Civil
War
Round
Table
(PKCWRT)
is
an
independent
historical
organization
dedicated
to
studying
the
American
Civil
War
(1861–1865),
focusing
on
its
military,
political,
and
social
impacts.
Founded
over
25
years
ago
as
the
41st
New
Jersey
Infantry
Round
Table,
it
was
renamed
to
honor
General
Philip
Kearny,
a
one-armed
Civil
War
hero
from
New Jersey.
Initially
meeting
at
Barnes
&
Noble
in
Woodland
Park,
NJ,
then
at
the
Wayne
Public
Library,
PKCWRT
and
later
Hasbrouck
Heights
Library,
we
now
hosts
monthly
Zoom
meetings
on
the
third
Wednesday
at
7:00
PM,
with
a
summer
break
in
July
and
August.
These
meetings
feature
historians,
authors,
and
experts
presenting
on
Civil
War
topics,
followed
by
Q&A
sessions.
In
November,
the
group
organizes
an
annual
field
trip
to
Civil
War
battlefields
with
licensed
guides,
and
in
December,
a
Holiday
Party
with
a
special
guest
speaker
or
musician.
Membership,
which
supports
events
and
speaker
stipends,
is
$25
per
year
and
includes
newsletters
on
recent
and upcoming activities.
The
town
of
Kearny,
NJ,
was
named
in
honor
of
General
Kearny,
who
died
at
the
Battle
of
Chantilly
in
1862.
Everyone
is
welcome
to
join
and participate.
ONLINE ZOOM MEETING
Wed, Jan 15 - 7pm
Chris Mackowski
A Tempest of Iron and Lead:
Spotsylvania Court House,
May 8-21, 1864
Click Here to Register
Members and friends will receive an
email inviting them to these presentations.