Annual Minnesota Civil War Symposium
Minnesota Fights on Two Fronts: Tragic 1862
Sat., April 14, 2012 9:30 am - 3:30 pm
Fort Snelling History Center
200 Tower Ave.
Saint Paul, MN 55111
Program Schedule:
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9 am - Registration
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9:30 am - Welcome, Introductions and Announcements, Symposium Committee
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9:45 am - Minnesota and America in 1862, Joseph Fitzharris and Stephen Osman
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10 am - South Mountain and Antietam, Jim Rosebrock
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10:50 am - Break (browse a variety of Civil War-related gifts and books)
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11 am - Round Table Brief Introductions
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11:10 am - With the Second Minnesota Battery at Perryville, Vickie Wendel
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Noon - Lunch Break
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1 pm - Report - The Minnesota Civil War Sesquicentennial Task Force, Darryl Sannes
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1:15 pm - Lavina Eastlick and Her Sons, Survivors of the 1862 Lake Shetek Attack, John Isch
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2 pm - The Minnesota Historical Society's New Dakota Conflict Exhibit, Dan Spock
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2:45 pm - Field Music in the Union Army, W. James Moffet and John Guthmann
The annual Minnesota Civil War Symposium is hosted by the Minnesota Historical Society and Historic Fort Snelling, and is sponsored by the Twin Cities Civil War Roundtable, the Rochester Civil War Roundtable, the Cannon Valley Civil War Roundtable, the St. Croix Valley Civil War Round Table, the Central Minnesota Civil War Roundtable, and the Hiawatha Valley (Winona) Civil War Roundtable.
Admission is FREE but ADVANCE REGISTRATIONIS REQUIRED due to limited seating.
Buffet Lunch: SOLD OUT
Registration
World War II Round Table
The Dr. Harold C. Deutsch WWII History Round Table meets monthly from Sept.-May at the Fort Snelling History Center. Authors, noted historians, and WWII veterans come together to discuss the history of the conflict and share the stories of those who lived through it. The Roundtable also organizes Spring trips to tour historic sites and battlefields of the European theater.
Programs start at 7 pm.
$5.00 admission is requested to help defray costs. Students are FREE.
2011-12 schedule of programs include:
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Sept. 8, 2011 - Beneath the Waves: Submarine Warfare, with author Don Keith and submarine veterans.
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Oct. 13, 2011 - Children Caught in the Brutality of War, with author Lynn Nicholas and non-combatant civilians and children who survived the war in Europe.
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Oct. 27, 2011 - The Resistance Against the Nazis, with author Peter Hoffman
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Nov. 10, 2011 - Bitter AppeasementL Munich, 1938, with author R. J. Q. Adams
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Dec. 8, 2011 - The Fighting in Europe, with author Peter Mansoor and veterans of the European Theater
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Jan. 12, 2012 - The Battle of Leningrad, with author Jonathan House and Russian veterans of the battle
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Feb. 9, 2012 - Code-Breaking and the Beginning of Computers, with author Colin Burke and group of pioneers of early computer development
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March 8, 2012 - Operation Plum: 27th Bombardment Group in the Western Pacific, with author Dr. Larry Stephenson and veterans of the 27th Bombardment Group
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March 22, 2012 - The Mistake by Japan to Start the War in the Pacific, with author Jeffery Record
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April 12, 2012 - Jedburghs: Jumping Behind Enemy Lines, with author Will Irwin
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May 10, 2012 - The Battle of Leyte Gulf, with author John Wukowits and veterans of the Battle of Leyte Gulf
2012 Battlefield Tour: May 14-29 Tour to England
Visit 8th AAF Bases, Bletchley Park, Duxford, Dover, Stonehenge, Bath, London, Canterbury, D-Day Ports and Churchill's HQ.
For more information visit the Dr. Harold C. Deutsch World War II History Round Table website or call 612-867-5144
Mailing Address:
The Dr. Harold C. Deutsch WW2 History Round Table
c/o Colonel Don Patton (Retired - U.S. Army)
7220 Fleetwood Drive
Edina, MN 55439
