Presented by: Dr. Steven Woodworth, Professor, TCU Dinner: 6:00 PM Menu: Grilled Chicken Breast – Served over Mediterranean Relish, Roasted Vegetables, New Potatoes, Garden Salad, Dessert – $25, RSVP to jimrosenthal5757@aol.com or by calling or texting 817-307-9263 Program: 7 PM Location: UNT Health Science Center, MET Building, 1000 Montgomery, Fort Worth 76109, Room 109-111 Dr. […]
Speakers & Events
May 12, 2026 – Grant Assumes Command – Becomes the first Lieutenant General since Washington
Presented by Gen. Grant (Dr. Curt Fields, Historian) Location: UNT Health Science Center, MET Building, 1000 Montgomery Street, Fort Worth 76107 Dinner: 6 PM Program: 7PM Dinner Menu: Pan Seared Chicken Breast with Poblano Sauce, Roasted Vegetables, Spanish Rice, Assorted Desserts– $20 per person – RSVP to jimrosenthal5757@aol.com or call or text 817-307-9263. In early […]
April 14 – Fightin’ Joe Wheeler – Once a General – Always a General – From the Civil War to the Spanish-American War
Presented by – Patrick Falci, Actor and Historian Dinner: 6:00 PM Menu: Yankee Pot Roast, Broccoli and Red Peppers, Mashed Potatoes, Salad and Dessert $20, RSVP to jimrosenthal5757@aol.com or by calling or texting 817-307-9263. Program: 7 PM Location: UNT Health Science Center, MET Building, 1000 Montgomery, Ft. Worth 76109, Room 109-111 One of the more spectacular stories […]
March 10, 2026 – The Iron Dice of Battle: Albert Sidney Johnston and the Civil War in the West
Presented by: Dr. Timothy Smith, University of Tennessee at Martin Location: UNT Health Science Center, MET Building, 1000 Montgomery Street, Fort Worth 76107 Dinner: 6 PM Program: 7PM Dinner Menu: Italian Sausage and Beef Lasagna, Beans with Almonds and Shallots, Bread Sticks, Caesar Salad and Desserts – $20 per person – RSVP to jimrosenthal5757@aol.com or […]
February 10 – Defending the Arteries of Rebellion
Presented by Dr. Neil Chatelain – Historian Dinner: 6:00 PM Menu: Menu: Chicken Piccata with Julienne Vegetables, Roasted New Potatoes, Garden Salad and Desserts, Cost: $20, RSVP to jimrosenthal5757@aol.com or by calling or texting 817-307-9263 Program: 7 PM Location: UNT Health Science Center, MET Building, 1000 Montgomery, Fort Worth 76109, Room 109-111 Most studies of […]
January 13th Meeting – Confederate Generals in Conflict – Gen. Seth Barton’s Court of Inquiry
Presented by Dr. Richard “Rick” Selcer – Historian Dinner: 6:00 PM Menu: Italian Sausage and Beef Lasagna, Beans with Almonds and Shallots, Bread Sticks, Caesar Salad and Desserts – $20 per person – RSVP to jimrosenthal5757@aol.com or call or text 817-307-9263 Program: 7 PM Location: UNT Health Science Center, MET Building, 1000 Montgomery, Fort Worth […]
December 9, 2025 – A. Wilson “Will” Greene to talk on “the most spectacular cavalry raid of the War”
Presented by A. Wilson “Will” Greene – Historian Dinner: 6:00 PM Menu: Chicken Breast – w/ Rosemary Pan Jus, Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans with Caramelized Onions, Assorted Desserts – $20, RSVP to jimrosenthal5757@aol.com or by calling or texting 817-307-9263. Program: 7 PM Location: UNT Health Science Center, MET Building, 1000 Montgomery, Fort Worth 76109, Room 109-111 By […]
November 11 – Peter Cozzens Presenting on his latest book – “Deadwood”
Dinner: 6:00 PM Menu: Chicken Marsala – Green Beans and Carmalized Onions, Mashed Potatoes, Garden Salad, Desserts – $20, RSVP to jimrosenthal5757@aol.com or by calling or texting 817-307-9263. Program: 7 PM Location: UNT Health Science Center, MET Building, 1000 Montgomery, Fort Worth 76109, Room 109-111 The Civil War changed Americans. Not only did it expose […]
September 9th – BREAKING NEWS – Gen. Lee Wins Battle of Gettysburg
Presented by Dr. Steven Woodworth, Professor, TCU Dinner: 6:00 PM Menu: Chicken Breast – Pan-seared with corn and Pablano Sauce, Roasted Vegetables, Cilantro Lime Rice, Southwest Salad, Dessert – $20, RSVP to jimrosenthal5757@aol.com or by calling or texting 817-307-9263. Program: 7 PM Location: UNT Health Science Center, MET Building, 1000 Montgomery, Fort Worth 76109, Room […]
March 12, 2024 – The Real Horse Soldiers
Presented by Dr. Timothy Smith – University of Tennessee at Martin Location: UNT Health Science Center, MET Building, 1000 Montgomery Dinner: 6 PM – Menu: Chicken Piccata with Julienne Vegetables, Roasted New Potatoes, Garden Salad and Desserts, Cost: $20, RSVP to jimrosenthal5757@aol.com or by calling or texting 817-307-9263 Program: 7 PM Benjamin Grierson’s Union cavalry […]
February 13, 2024 – Comparing Grant and Lee During the Overland Campaign
Presented by Gordon Rhea, Author and Historian Location: UNT Health Science Center, MET Building, 1000 Montgomery Street, Fort Worth 76107 Dinner: 6 PM Program: 7PM Dinner Menu: Pecan Crusted Chicken with Serrano Suace, Beans with Almonds and Shallots, Mashed Potatoes, Garden Salad and Assorted Desserts – $20 per person – RSVP to jimrosenthal5757@aol.com or call […]
January 9th Meeting – Program Change – Dr. Walter Kamphoefner (Professor at Texas A&M University) to talk on “Germans in Civil War Texas: Dissenters or Conformists?”
Location: UNT Health Science Center, MET Building, 1000 Montgomery Street, Fort Worth 76107 Dinner: 6 PM Program: 7PM Dinner Menu: Chicken Breast with King Ranch Sauce, Roasted Vegetables, Cilantro Lime Rice, Southwest Salad and Desserts – $20 per person – RSVP to jimrosenthal5757@aol.com or call or text 817-307-9263. Unfortunately, our winner of the 2023 Pate […]
December 12th – Some Old Friends From Another Time
Presented by John C. “Jack” Waugh, Author and Historian Location: UNT Health Science Center, MET Building, 1000 Montgomery Street, Fort Worth 76107 Dinner: 6 PM Program: 7PM Dinner Menu: Herb Crusted Pork Chops with Fig Demi Glaze, Mashed Potatoes, Roasted Broccoli and Cauliflower, Garden Salad and Desserts – $20 per person – RSVP to jimrosenthal5757@aol.com […]
November 14 – The Story of the Confederate Monuments at the Texas Capitol
Presented by: Dr. Richard McCaslin, Professor, University of North Texas Location: UNT Health Science Center, MET Building, 1000 Montgomery Street, Fort Worth 76107 Dinner: 6 PM Program: 7PM Dinner Menu: Italian Sausage and Beef Lasagna, Beans with Almonds and Shallots, Bread Sticks, Caesar Salad and Desserts – $20 per person – RSVP to jimrosenthal5757@aol.com or […]
October 10th – The Battle of Cold Harbor – Grant’s Forgotten Victory
Presented by Dr. Steven Woodworth Professor, TCU Dinner: 6:00 PM Menu: Yankee Pot Roast, Broccoli and Red Peppers, Mashed Potatoes, Salad and Dessert $20, RSVP to jimrosenthal5757@aol.com or by calling or texting 817-307-9263. Program: 7 PM Location: UNT Health Science Center, MET Building, 1000 Montgomery, Ft. Worth 76109, Room 109-111 Of all the battles between Grant and […]
September 12th – Fort Worth Fights the Civil War – 1865-1913
Presented by Dr. Richard Selcer, Author, Professor, Tour Guide Dinner: 6:00 PM Menu: Pecan Crusted Chicken, Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans, Salad and Dessert $20, RSVP to jimrosenthal5757@aol.com or by calling or texting 817-307-9263. Program: 7 PM Location: UNT Health Science Center, MET Building, 1000 Montgomery, Ft. Worth 76109, Room 109-111 In 1861 Fort Worth was […]
May 9, 2023 – From Vicksburg to Chattanooga with General U. S. Grant
Presented by General U. S. Grant (aka Dr. Curt Fields) Location: UNT Health Science Center, MET Building, 1000 Montgomery Street, Fort Worth 76107 Dinner: 6 PM Program: 7PM Dinner Menu: Pecan Crusted Chicken, Roasted Vegetables, Mashed New Potatoes, Garden Salad and Desserts – $20 per person – RSVP to jimrosenthal5757@aol.com or call or text 817-307-9263. […]
April 11, 2023 – “A Thousand May Fall” – The Tale of a German Regiment from Ohio
Presented by Dr. Brian Jordan, Associate Professor, Sam Houston State University Location: UNT Health Science Center, MET Building, 1000 Montgomery Street, Fort Worth 76107 Dinner: 6 PM Program: 7 PM Dinner Menu: Herb Crusted Pork Chop with Fig Demi Glaze, Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans with Caramelized Onions, Garden Salad and Desserts – $20 Per person […]
March 14, 2023 – Art as History – Lessons About the Civil War from the Amon Carter Museum
Presented by Andrew Walker, Executive Director, Amon Carter Museum Location: UNT Health Science Center, MET Building, 1000 Montgomery Street, Fort Worth 76107 Dinner: 5:30 PM Program: 6:30 PM (The Amon Carter Museum is open until 5 PM. We encourage everyone attending our program to visit the Museum before our meeting. Admission is Free.) Dinner Menu: […]
February 14, 2023 – Texas Cotton and Confederate Finance: Regulating Blockade Runners and Border Merchants in the Trans-Mississippi
Presentation by: Dr. Richard McCaslin, Professor, University of North Texas Location: UNT Health Science Center, MET Building, 1000 Montgomery St., Fort Worth, TX 76107 Dinner: 6PM Program starts at: 7PM Menu: Italian Sausage and Beef Lasagna, Grilled Vegetables, Caesar Salad, Garlic Bread, Desserts. – $20. To RSVP email jimrosenthal5757@aol.com or text or call 817-307-9263. The […]