Miami Valley CWRT

Miami Valley CWRT Educate, promote interest in and disseminate knowledge of the American Civil War, through various speakers at regular meetings and special events.

Open to public. We are a hybrid of a Civil War Round Table and the Chaplain William Earnshaw Camp #89 of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War. We meet the third Thursday evening of each month (except for June, July, August) at 7 pm in the Community Room of Wright Memorial Library in Oakwood (1776 Far Hills Ave, Oakwood, OH 45419) for a 45-minute history presentation. Open to the public; membership in the SUVCW is not required.

Strong Vincent saved the Union left flank at Little Round Top, and George Greene saved the Union right at Culp's Hill. ...
06/18/2026

Strong Vincent saved the Union left flank at Little Round Top, and George Greene saved the Union right at Culp's Hill. Without these two men, the outcome of Gettysburg would have been vastly different.

Happy birthday to Erie’s Strong Vincent, the Lion of Round Top, who was born on this day in 1837. During the defense of Little Round Top, Vincent stood upon a large boulder and shouted to his soldiers, "Don't give an inch!" He was struck by a bullet during the battle and died from his wounds on July 7, 1863 at age 26.

06/18/2026

Repeaters versus single-shot muzzleloaders!

06/18/2026
06/18/2026

Slight detail of a beautifully composed 1864 Petersburg field portrait of Captain John Crawford, 114th Pennsylvania. Neatly arranged items at his tent, pinky ring, medal, look of merriment or contentment, strong resemblance to Hugh Jackman, cool table, and more!  i’ll post in the comments a link to the full plate as well as an assembly of Crawford photos by the Center for Civil War Photography and a close-up of one of the medals.

06/17/2026
06/17/2026

This Tipton Gettysburg image can be dated to pre-1876 based on the Codori house in the background is shown prior to the 1876 extension that was added on to the house. At first glance, it might appear to be a rather mundane photo of a man in a field. However, in fact, this is a significantly historical image for the following reasons. First, the view is south along the Emmitsburg Road with the Codori house in the background. As the first wave of Pickett's Charge approached the Emmitsburg Road from right to left they were halted by the stout 5-rail post and rail fence that had to be climbed and crossed on both sides of the road. This broke the Confederate formation and resulted in many soldiers seeking the shelter of the sunken road and halting their advance. The mass of men in the road kept increasing providing multiple targets for the Union troops just 400 yards away. The bravest of the brave continued on past the second fence where they reformed on the ground seen in the photo before advancing on to the Angle. The AI colorized photo shown below shows the two fences that temporarily halted the advance of Pickett's men. You can see that the Emmitsburg Road was sunken at the time contrary to the elevated Rt. 15 we see today. One can certainly understand the temptation to remain in the sunken road as it provided their only protection from the musketry and cannister being pouring into their ranks.

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1776 Far Hills Avenue
Oakwood, OH
45419

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7pm - 9pm

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(937)9034662

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