Who We Are

Founded January 8, 1960, the Michigan Regimental Round Table (MRRT) is a non-profit organization intended to stimulate interest in all aspects and phases of the Civil War Period. For over forty years, we have provided enthusiasts in the Detroit area a forum to discuss and hear topics on the Civil War.

Motto:

"If we have expertise in any area of the Civil War, let us always be ready to share it, remembering humbly that all the true 'experts' have long since departed."

What We Do

We meet monthly to hear from our members on the latest books, issues of preservation, and other items of Civil War interest. At each meeting, a keynote speaker provides a presentation on a Civil War topic. A monthly newsletter is mailed to members. Each October, MRRT members travel to a Civil War battlefield for a weekend tour. For 2008, the MRRT traveled to Vicksburg, Mississippi, for General Grant's 1863 Vicksburg Campaign. Our tour guide was Terry Winchel, Vicksburg National Park Historian. For further information on this trip and the upcoming trip for 2009, visit the Annual Field Trip page.

Where We Meet

We meet at the Farmington Community Library, Farmington Branch, 23500 Liberty St. Farmington, MI 48335. Meetings start at 6:30 p.m.

Get Driving Directions to the Farmington Branch from MapQuest.

See the Schedule of Meetings

Become A Member

The monthly program is open to all but only members receive the monthly newsletter and can participate in the MRRT annual field trip. Annual membership dues are $10.00 for students and $20 for all others. The dues are used to cover expenses for speakers, facilities, preservation and administrative costs.

For information on how to join the MRRT, come visit us at our monthly meeting, or email Norm Carver.

Michigan Regimental Round Table Officers

• President: Jim Burroughs
• Vice-President: Mark Farrell and Jeanie Graham
• Secretary: Mollie Galate
• Treasurer: Carroll Tietz
• Program Chair: Jim Burroughs
• Newsletter Editor: Jerry Maxwell
• Web Coordinator: Norman Carver

Volunteer Chair Members

2009 Schedule for
The Michigan Regimental Round Table

Meeting Date

Speaker

Topic

Monday, January 26, 2009

Larry Hathcock—MRRT member

Yankee Neptune: Secretary of the Navy, Gideon Welles

Monday, February 23, 2009

Dr. Weldon Petz—Lifetime MRRT member)

The Great Face, Abraham Lincoln

Monday, March 30, 2009

Dave Ingall—Monroe County Historical Museum

Traveling Civil War Mississippi

Monday, April 27, 2009

TBA

TBA

Monday, May 18, 2009

John Gibney, Director—Monroe County Historical Museum

Zouaves

Monday, June 29, 2009

Jerry Maxwell (MRRT member)

TBA

Monday, July 27, 2009

Richard Cahow—High School History Teacher, Portage,

Letters of Sam Hodgeman, 7th Michigan Infantry

Monday, August 31, 2009

Paul Taylor—ochester Hills, MI

Florida in the Civil War

Monday, September 28, 2009

Dave Jordan, Kalamazoo Civil War Round Table

Civil War Cycloramas

October, 2009

2009 Field Trip

Details will be forthcoming.

Monday, November 30, 2009

TBA

TBA

December, 2009

No Meeting

Happy Holidays!

Other Civil War Links

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• Israel Richardson Civil War Round Table (Rochester Hills)
• Kalamazoo Civil War Round Table
• Abraham Lincoln Civil War Round Table of Michigan
• Civil War Roundtables on the Web
• Grand Rapids Civil War Roundtable
• Greater Toledo Civil War Roundtable

• Gateways

• The American Civil War Homepage
• Civil War Archive
• A List Of Civil War Round Table Websites

At the beginning of Abraham Lincoln's presidency (1861–1865), the 33 State Flag flew over the land. On July 4, 1861, the 34 State Flag was added for the admission of Kansas (January 29, 1861). On July 4, 1863, the 35 State Flag (below) was added for the admission of West Virginia (June 20, 1863). The only President to serve under this flag was Abraham Lincoln.

Fling out the old banner, let fold after fold,
Enshrine a new glory as each is unfurled;
Let it speak to our hearts still as sweet as of old,
The herald of Freedom all over the world.

Let it float out in triumph, let it wave over head,
The noble old ensign, its stripes and its stars;
It gave us our freedom, o'ershadows out dead,
Gave might to our heroes, made sacred their scars.

Let it wave in the sunbeam, unfurl in the storm,
Our guardian at morning, our beacon at night,
When peace shines in splendor athwart her bright form,
Or War's bloody hand holds the standard of might.

Unfurl the old banner, its traitors crush down,
Let it still be the banner that covers the brave,
The star spangled banner, with glory we own,
'Tis too noble a banner for tyrant and slave.