Honorary Member
Claire Hoy
Past Meetings and Presentations
2) Gettysburg: The NeverEnding Battle. Presentation by Jim Lutz on April 13, 2005. Jim also give this presentation to the Civil War Round Table of Greater Kingston in October 2006, which is summarized in the Kingston Newsletter.
3) Canadians in the Civil War. Well-known journalist Claire Hoy discussed his recent book "Canadians in the Civil War" on May 18, 2005.
4) Nathan Bedford Forrest: The God of War. Presentation by Teddy Pope on September 14, 2005.
5) The Dahlgren Raid. Presentation by Kieran McAuliffe on October 26, 2005.
6) The Best Generals of the Civil War. Group discussion on December 14, 2005. The members nominated and voted on their selection of the best generals. Major General George Thomas ("The Rock of Chickamauga") was voted best general. James Longstreet was voted second best, and William Sherman was voted third best. Here is an article from North & South magazine in which several top historians debate this issue among themselves: Top Ten Generals.
7) Canada's Black Surgeon in the Civil War. Presentation by Cathy Slaney on February 15, 2006 about her great-grandfather, Dr. Anderson R. Abbott, an African-Canadian graduate of the University of Toronto medical school who served as a Surgeon in the Union Army. Cathy's book "Family Secrets: Crossing The Colour Line" is published by Natural Heritage Books, Toronto. Article on Dr. Abbott in the "Dictionary of Canadian Biography".
8) Spotsylvania: Grant vs. Lee on the Road to Richmond. Presentation by Doug Hope on March 15, 2006: Battle of Spotsylvania.
9) Re-enacting the Civil War. Presentation by Re-enactor Captain Mark Somerville, 49th New York Volunteer Infantry on May 11, 2006. Website of the 49th NY Volunteer Infantry.
10) "The Rock of Chickamauga": The Life and Times of General George Thomas. Presentation by Kingston CWRT member Alan Kidd on October 11, 2006. The first of our exchange presentations with the Kingston CWRT, and a fitting tribute to General Thomas, who was voted "Best General of the Civil War" by the members of our CWRT. A summary of Alan's presentation is in the Kingston CWRT newsletter.
11) Shock Troops of the Confederacy: The Sharpshooter Battalions of the Army of Northern Virginia. Presentation by Miles Krisman on December 6, 2006: Sharpshooters. Miles' powerpoint presentation is available by emailing the CWRT at blueandgray@canada.com.
12) N.B. Forrest at Fort Pillow: Hero or War Criminal? Presentation by Teddy Pope on January 10, 2007: Forrest at Fort Pillow.
13) The Battle of Franklin: Southern Apocalypse. Presentation by John Kellett on February 7, 2007. For information about the Confederate Cemetery, see Robert Hicks' novel "The Widow of the South".
14) USS Tecumseh: Ironclad Legacy. Presentation by Wilson West on March 7, 2007. Wilson's presentation was based on his personal experience with efforts to preserve the Tecumseh, as well as his background in maritime history and shipwreck preservation. For information, see the Wikipedia article about the "USS Tecumseh".
15) Chancellorsville: High Tide of Southern Generalship. Presentation by Doug Hope on April 18, 2007.
16)Fooling Some of the People Some of the Time: The Politically Correct Critics of Lincoln. Presentation by John Rosolak on May 23, 2007.
17) Hallowing the Ground: How the US Preserved its Civil War Battlefields. Presentation by Jim Lutz on September 19, 2007.
18) Jedediah Hotchkiss: Jackson's Map Maker. Presentation by Kieran McAuliffe on November 7, 2007.
19) Forgotten Generals in Blue. Presentation by Tom Cundill on December 5, 2007. You may request a copy of Tom's notes by emailing blueandgray.org@gmail.com.
20) How Could the South Have Won the Civil War? An open discussion of our members' ideas on how the South could have emerged victorious, held on January 30, 2008.
21) Fogotten Generals in Blue, Part II. Presentation by Tom Cundill on February 27, 2008. You may request a copy of Tom's notes by emailing blueandgray.org@gmail.com.
22) A Civil War Campfire. A series of short presentations and book reviews by Miles Krisman, Jim Lutz, Kieran McAuliffe, Eric McGeer, Teddy Pope, John Rosolak and Bob Sears on May 28, 2008.
23) Music of the Civil War. Presentation by Jim Lutz on September 17, 2008: Music of the Civil War.
24) JEB Stuart and the Defeat at Gettysburg. Presentation by Doug Hope on October 15, 2008.
25) Shiloh: The End of Innocence. Presentation by Kingston CWRT member Paul Van Nest on December 3, 2008.
26) The Civil War and the Development of Cavalry. Presentation by Tom Cundill on March 18, 2009. You may request a copy of Tom's notes by emailing blueandgray.org@gmail.com.
27) The Irish Brigade. Presentation by Kieran McAuliffe on April 15, 2009.
28) A Civil War Campfire. A series of short presentations by Teddy Pope, Miles Krisman, Teddy Pope and John Rosolak on June 3, 2009. Bob Haraldson presented his recommended Civil War tours.