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The mission of the Civil War Round Table of Gettysburg is to promote and perpetuate the study of the American Civil War, with particular concern for its relationship to Gettysburg and the surrounding area.

11/04/2026

10/26/2026

A few snaps from our meeting last Thursday with Keith Kehlbeck "The Old Capital Prison". We enjoyed a most interesting presentation by Keith, who spoke about the history of the prison, notables who were imprisioned there, the daily life in the prison, the escapee, and what's there in its place now! Thanks Keith for a talk packed with information. Information about future meetings can be found on our web page: cwrtgettysburg.org.

10/10/2026

08/04/2026

For those of you that like to plan ahead....
Because of scheduling conflicts, the date for our NOVEMBER roundtable meeting has been changed. We will meet on TUESDAY, November 3rd, 2026 for Dr. Christian Keller's presentation " The Great Partnership: Lee, Jackson, and the Fate of the Confederacy". Doors open at 6:30 pm at ACHS's Battlefield Overlook Event Center, 625 Biglerville Road. Program begins at 7 pm.
All programs for 2026 can be found on the web page: cwrtgettysburg.org.

07/26/2026

It was an absolutely beautiful night for our July summer walk, through the Evergreen Cemetery with Licensed Battlefield Guide Deb Novotny. We had over 50 people on hand and were honored to also experience the playing of Taps. Thank you Deb for a great tour!

06/26/2026

There's something to be said for spending a beautiful late afternoon on the battlefield with like minded friends, learning about specific actions of the battle. Last evening our roundtable was treated to an expert presentation by LBG Jasan Hileman 'Plowshares to Swords" - the history of the Moses McClean Farm before, during, and after the battle. Thank you Jasan for enriching our understanding of this farm as a collision point of the battle, and the lives affected as the armies clashed. For more information about our upcoming programs cwrtgettysburg.org.

05/31/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our May meeting! And a special thank you to Seminary Ridge Museum and Education Center's Codie Eash, who delivered an excellent program despite our unexpected technical issues. We’re working with Gettysburg History to prevent future livestream or presentation problems, and we appreciate everyone’s patience.

If you’d like to watch Codie’s full presentation *with* slides, you can view a recording of the same program here:
🔗 [https://youtu.be/JroHoCKP2xc?si=V7tXSRKWS7UyD_EK](https://youtu.be/JroHoCKP2xc?si=V7tXSRKWS7UyD_EK)

We also extend our congratulations to Jon M. Neese and Jeffrey F. Harding, winners of the 2026 Bachelder‑Coddington Distinguished Book Award of the Civil War Roundtable of Gettysburg for "The Weather Gods Curse the Gettysburg Campaign". A well‑deserved honor!

Below is our Summer Battlefield Walk schedule, we hope to see you there!

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📅 Thursday, June 25
(Rain date: Monday, June 29)
Program: The McClean Farm
Presenter: Jasan Hileman
Meeting Location: Eternal Light Peace Memorial
🕡 Start Time: 6:30 PM
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📅 Thursday, July 23
(Rain date: Monday, July 27)
Program: The Evergreen Cemetery – Part 2
Presenter: Deb Novotny
Meeting Location: The Evergreen Cemetery
🕡 Start Time: 6:30 PM
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📅 Thursday, August 27
(Rain date: Monday, August 31)
Program: Archaeology on Seminary Ridge
Presenter: Kaleb Kusmierczyk
Meeting Location: Behind the Seminary Ridge Museum
🕕 Start Time: 6:00 PM
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Visitors are always welcome at our programs. Wishing a great summer to all!

05/29/2026

Some snaps from last evening's excellent program, with the announcement by Therese Orr, Chair of the Book Committee, of this years' recipient of the Bachelor Coddington Book Achievement award, and the fascinating presentation by Coddie Eash, Director of Education and Interpretation...."Did R.E. Lee use the Seminary Cupola during the battle?"
The Book Award winner was "The Weather Gods Curse the Gettysburg Campaign", by Jeff Harding and Jonathan Nese.
Because of an unfortunate malfunction in the power point, the program was not live-streamed, but Codie said he did the same presentation previously, and it can be viewed with the power point on YouTube at "Seminary Ridge Museum: Did R.E.Lee use the cupola in the Battle of Gettysburg"
Despite being unable to use his power point, Codie did a great job of presenting all the evidence pro and con that he has uncovered in his research. So, the answer to the question of... was he, or wasn't he in the cupola.........most believe he was not.... but only The Shadow knows for sure!!

04/24/2026

An excellent program last evening to a full house by Ron Kirkwood, who presented anecdotes from his second book about the historic George Spangler Farm. "Tell Mother Not to Worry" . Ron's book has received the 2025 Gettysburg Civil War Roundtable's prestigious Bacheldor - Coddington Book Achievement Award. Thanks Ron for adding a wealth of knowledge to our understanding of this militarily and medically important farm.

Address

P. O. Box 4236
Gettysburg, PA
17325

Telephone

+17173982072

Website

http://www.cwrtgettysburg.org/

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