Civil War Roundtable Fredericksburg

The September meeting got the 2026-2027 Program Year off to a great start. The 108 attendees set a record for the month of September, and perhaps the largest ever. The speaker, Dr. Scott Hippensteel, was superb and challenged us to think critically about some of the most iconic Civil War photographs. He noted that some photographers staged photos by moving bodies, weapons, and surrounding features on the battlefield. The main reason for doing this was financial in nature, but there may...

The Civil War Round Table of Fredericksburg was honored to receive the Wallace Rueckel Award for Innovation from the Civil War Round Table Congress. During the September 23 meeting, Mr. Mike Movius, president of the Congress, presented the award to Jerre Wilson, president. The award is named in honor of Mr. Rueckel, who established the Brunswick Civil War Roundtable, the largest in the nation. He was a leader in the roundtable community and led a group of organizers to found the Civil War...

John Grant Griffiths (1938 – 2026) It’s been several years since John attended one of our Round Table meetings, but we have fond memories of the times when we were honored to have him among our membership. This photo shows John with Steve Koppelman and our late treasurer, Jim Davis. John was the great-great-grandson of President and General Ulysses S. Grant, the great grandson of former Secretary of War Elihu Root, and the grandson of Major General Ulysses S. Grant III. While born in...