Each meeting features a presentation on a Civil War topic—often with special attention to East Tennessee and the Knoxville region.
Meeting basics
Bearden Banquet Hall • 5806 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37919
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- Dinner buffet 6:30 p.m.
- Business approximately 7:15 p.m.
- Program follows business 7:30 p.m.
Dinner reservations
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- $22 Members / $25 Non-members
- Reservations must be made or cancelled no later than 11 a.m. Friday before the meeting.
- Call (865) 671-9001 to make or cancel reservations.
2026 Speaker Series
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- January 13, 2026 — David Needs, Professor & Director of Athletics Development – Carson-Newman University
- Topic: “A Test of Leadership–How the Small-Scale Battles Defined the Civil War Experiences for Many Who Fought”
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- February 10, 2026 — Daniel Feller, Historian & Author
- Topic: “1860: The Second American Revolution?”
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- March 10, 2026 — Patrick Schroeder, Historian – Appomattox Court House NHP
- Topic: “Myths About Lee’s Surrender”
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- April 14, 2026 — Bob Zeller, President – The Center for Civil War Photography
- Topic: “Grand Review of Civil War Photography”
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- May 12, 2026 — Bennett Parten, Historian & Author
- Topic: “Somewhere Toward Freedom– Sherman’s March and the Story of America’s Largest Emancipation”
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- June 9, 2026 — Sean Michael Chick, Historian & Author
- Topic: “Only the Flag of the Union Greets the Sky: Northern generals and the Just Cause”
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- July 14, 2026 — Leslie Goddard, Playwright & Actor
- Topic: “Clara Barton”
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- August 11, 2026 — Steve Nash
- Topic: TBA
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- September 15, 2026 — Lesley Gordon, Historian & Author
- Topic: “Cowardice and Combat in the American Civil War”
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- October 13, 2026 — Drew Gruber, Park Manager, Culpeper Battlefields State Park
- Topic: “The Siege of Yorktown”
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- November 10, 2026 — TBA
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- December 15, 2026 — Jim Ogden
- Topic: TBA
Speaker Suggestions
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