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 fifty years, we have provided enthusiasts in the Detroit area a forum to discuss and hear topics on the Civil War.

Our 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.

In addition, each October MRRT members travel to a Civil War battlefield for a weekend tour. For 2009, the MRRT traveled to Fredericksburg, VA for a tour of the 1863 Fredericksburg and 1864 Chancellorsville battlefields. Our tour guide was Frank O'Reilly, NPS Historian, and author of The Fredericksburg Campaign: Winter War on the Rappahannock. A video replay of the trip is also available here.

This October 2010, Frank O'Reilly will again host the MRRT as it returns to the Fredericksburg area to visit the Wilderness and Spotsylvania Court House battlefields. This is sure to be an outstanding trip guided by a preeminent Civil War authority. For further information about the trip, visit our 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: Don Kadar
• Vice-President: Jeanie Graham
• Secretary: Mollie Galate
• Treasurer: Carroll Tietz
• Program Chair: Jim Burroughs
• Newsletter Editor: Jerry Maxwell
• Web Coordinator: Norman Carver

Volunteer Chair Members

2010 Schedule for
The Michigan Regimental Round Table

Meeting Date

Speaker

Topic

Monday, January 25, 2010

Tom Nanzig, Ann Arbor, MI

Civil War Statues & Sculptures of Wshington, D.C.

Monday, February 22, 2010

Dan Packer, Plymouth, MI

In the Presence of Lincoln

Monday, March 29, 2010

George Gouth, Taylor, MI

Those Spencers Who Won the War

Monday, April 26, 2010

Dr. John Todd, Rochester College

Lincoln and the Constitution

Saturday, May 15, 2010

The keynote speaker will be Gordon Rhea along with Dr. Bill Anderson, Dr. Weldon Petz and Jerry Maxwell

MRRT 50th Anniversary Celebration. Location will be Monaghan Knights of Columbus, 19801 Farmington Road, Livonia

Monday, June 28, 2010

Roger Rosentreter

TBD

Monday, July 26, 2010

Ron Cleveland, MRRT member

Civil War Artillery

Monday, August 30, 2010

Larry Jackson - MRRT Member

Battal of Trevilian Station

Monday, September 27, 2010

Robert & Cherie Allen, Washington, MI

A Guest of the Confederacy, the CW letters of CPT Keeler

October, 2010

2010 Field Trip: Frank O'Reilly, Field Trip Guide

Wilderness & Spotsylvania

Monday, November 29, 2010

Larry Hathcock—MRRT member

Blockade Runners

December, 2010

No Meeting

Happy Holidays!

Other Civil War Links

• Civil War Round Tables

• Ann Arbor Civil War Round Table
• 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.