Civil War Round Table of Northeast Indiana

07/14/2026

Thanks to Aaron Siever of Aaron's Civil War Travels , for joining us last night and and sharing the story of Morgan's Raid!

06/25/2026

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Ever wonder what happened to undelivered letters during the Civil War? Join us on July 8 for a free virtual program and discover their fascinating story!

📅July 8, 2026
🕛6:30 PM ET
💻Zoom (register here): https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/S0MotiCZSvSVwkJFEMIP8Q #/registration

During the Civil War years, hundreds of thousands of soldiers wrote letters home, many containing card-sized photos of themself. By the end of the conflict, thousands of letters and images remained undelivered at the Dead Letter Office in Washington, D.C. For decades after the war, the employees of the Dead Letter Office went to extraordinary efforts to return these images to a rightful recipient. Melissa Winn shares photos from her collection of Dead Letter Office images and tells the touching story of these interrupted sentiments and the noble efforts by many to send them home.

Email [email protected] for any questions.

06/18/2026

Here is another great opportunity to learn some really great history about the Civil War times!

This Juneteenth, join us for the 2026 Rolland Lecture, presented by the Friends of the Lincoln Collection and the Fort Wayne Black Chamber Of Commerce, Inc..

Douglass Sizes Up Lincoln: From Fierce Critic to Great Admirer
📆 June 19
🕛 Noon
📍 Main Library Theater or virtual

Registration is required for the virtual viewing option. Link in comments.

Drawing on speeches and letters by Frederick Douglass, some to British abolitionists that have not been seen since they were first written, the lecture presents an account of how the great abolitionist came to appreciate Lincoln’s anti-slavery statesmanship over the course of the Civil War.

Lucas Morel leads this lecture derived on the book Measuring the Man: The Writings of Frederick Douglass on Abraham Lincoln, which he co-edited with Jonathan White.

05/27/2026

Sad to report the recent passing of a long term leader and member of our Roundtable. Dick was super knowledgeable and always shared interesting Civil War details. We will miss him.

Celebrate the life of Richard Tagtmeyer, leave a kind word or memory and get funeral service information care of Klaehn, Fahl & Melton Funeral Home.

05/12/2026

Last night we were educated with some really great Civil War history from Robert Girardi who traveled from Chicago to share about the critical importance of Railroads to Gen. Sherman's Atlanta Campaign and the March to the Sea. It required a highly planned and executed effort to enable the rails to carry 1600 tons of supplies to the front lines on a daily basis.

12/09/2025

Sad to report the passing of one of our long-time members. Steve was a great guy and loved history, both Civil War and other. He will be missed!

View Stephen J. Williams's obituary, send flowers and sign the guestbook.