Presented by Dr. Cecily Zander, Assistant Professor, Texas Woman’ University Dinner: 6:00 PM Menu: Italian Sausage and Beef Lasagna, Breadsticks, Ceasar 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, Fort Worth 76109, Room 109-111 Politics. It has always been about […]
Speakers & Events
September 10, 2024 – Freedom’s Captain – The Remarkable True Story of Robert Smalls
Presented by Kraig McNutt, Historian 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 109-111 In May 1862 a […]
May 14, 2024 – Surrender at Appomattox
Presented by: General U. S. Grant (a.k.a. Dr. Curt Fields) 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 Boursin Sauce, Roasted Vegetables, Roasted New Potatoes, Garden Salad and Desserts – $20 per person – RSVP to jimrosenthal5757@aol.com or […]
April 9, 2024 – The Yankee Plague: The Mass Escape of 3,000 Union POW’s
Presented by Dr. Lorien Foote Professor – Texas A & M University Location: UNT Health Science Center, MET Building, 1000 Montgomery Dinner: 6 PM – Menu: Herb Crusted Pork Chop, Green Beans with Caramelized Onions, Mashed Potatoes, Garden Salad and Desserts, Cost: $20, RSVP to jimrosenthal5757@aol.com or by calling or texting 817-307-9263 Program: 7 PM […]
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 […]
January 10, 2023 – 2022 Pate Award Presentation to Dr. Fay A. Yarbrough for Her Book “Choctaw Confederates: The American Civil War in Indian Country”
We are pleased to announce that Dr. Fay Yarbrough is the winner of the 2022 A. M. Pate, Jr. Award in Civil War history for her book “Choctaw Confederates: The American Civil War in Indian Country.” The Pate Award is given annually for the best book providing original research on the Trans-Mississippi sector of the […]
December 13, 2022 – Behind the Rifle – Women Soldiers in the Civil War
Presented by Shelby Harriel – Historian Dinner – 6 PM Program – 7 PM Menu: Pork Chops with Fig Demi Glaze, Roasted Potatoes and Vegetables, Garden Salad, and Assorted Deserts – $15 per person – (To RSVP contact Jim Rosenthal by email – jimrosenthal5757@aol.com or call or text 817-307-9263.) Location: UNT Health Science Center, MET […]
November 8, 2022: The Good, the Bad, and the (Really) Ugly: Leaders and Leadership at Petersburg
Presented by A. Wilson Greene Historian Dinner: 6:00 PM – Pecan Crusted Chicken, with Serrano Gouda Cream Sauce, Mashed Potatoes, String Beans, Garden Salad and Desserts – $15, 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 Petersburg Campaign featured […]
October 11, 2022 – General A. P. Hill Talks About The Battle of Gettysburg
Presented by Pat Falci, Reenactor/Historian Dinner: 6:00 PM – Menu: Blackened Redfish with Herb Butter Sauce, Wild Rice, String Beans with Almonds and Shallots, Garden Salad and Desserts – $15, 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 Confederate General […]
September 13th – Grant, Beauregard, and Albert Sidney Johnston: Styles of Command at Shiloh
Presented by Dr. Steven Woodworth, Professor, TCU Dinner: 6:00 PM Menu: Chicken w/ King Ranch Sauce, Roasted Vegetables, Southwest Salad, Dessert – $15, 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 Battle of Shiloh was the first major […]