Cleveland Civil War Roundtable

The Charger: May 2026 Special Supplement

Outgoing Roundtable President Charles Patton presents his thoughts on three of the meetings from the 2025-2026 season in a President's Message about the presentations made by Ed Gantt on United States Colored Troops, Professor Brian Mitchell on Louisiana Reconstruction Governor Oscar Dunn, and Brian Burtka on General Winfield Scott Hancock. The May 2026 Special Supplement of The Charger can be found on the Roundtable's website (https://www.clevelandcivilwarroundtable.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/charger-may_2026-suppl.pdf).

Cleveland Civil War Roundtable Website's Summer Series

The Cleveland Civil War Roundtable typically has its season of meetings from September through May. Meetings are normally not held during the summer months of June, July, and August. In order to fill the summer months of 2026, some articles that were published during the 2025-2026 season in the Roundtable’s newsletter, The Charger, will be posted on the Roundtable's website during the summer months of 2026. Articles, all of which were written by members of the Roundtable, will be posted every week or so during the summer. The first installment of the Roundtable website’s summer series is Edwin Cole Bearss, 1923-2020 by Brian D. Kowell. Brian's article is a biography of Ed Bearss, who unquestionably was one of the greatest Civil War historians ever. In addition to this, Ed Bearss lived an incredible life, and Brian's article is an excellent way for Civil War enthusiasts to learn about this illustrious historian and extraordinary person. Brian's article can be found on the Roundtable's website (https://www.clevelandcivilwarroundtable.com/edwin-cole-bearss-1923-2020/).

Latest History Brief (April 2026) Posted

Roundtable Historian Dan Ursu’s April 2026 history brief has been posted. Dan’s latest history brief is Sherman’s Atlanta Campaign, Part 5, The Fall of Atlanta. Dan’s history brief finishes his discussion of William Tecumseh Sherman’s pivotal Atlanta Campaign, and it can be found on the Roundtable's website (https://www.clevelandcivilwarroundtable.com/shermans-atlanta-campaign-part-5/).

April 2026 Charger Uploaded

The April 2026 issue of The Charger has been uploaded onto the Roundtable's website (https://www.clevelandcivilwarroundtable.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/charger-apr_2026.pdf).