Kalamazoo Civil War Round Table
Dedicated to preserving the History and Stories of The American Civil War
The next KCWRT Meeting....
from 7:00 - 9:00pm at Westwood United Methodist Church - Basement
June 30
1862 - Confederate Robert E. Lee failed in his attack against George B. McClellan's Army of the Potomac at the Battle of Glendale (White Oak Swamp).
U.S. Civil War Quote:
"The struggle of today, is not altogether for today--it is for a vast future also."
- Abraham Lincoln (December 3, 1861)
KCWRT Activities
Albert Castel Book Award
Historical Preservation Efforts
Albert Castel Book Award
To stimulate new scholarship on the Civil War, every other year KCWRT presents the Albert Castel Book Award to the author of the best recent book on the Civil War in the Western Theater.
WMU History Day 2023
Historical Preservation Efforts
Albert Castel Book Award
To help promote local interest in the Civil War, KCWRT awards an annual prize for the best Civil War-related entry in the Kalamazoo District Michigan History Day Competition.
Historical Preservation Efforts
Historical Preservation Efforts
Historical Preservation Efforts
KCWRT has conducted fund raisers to support numerous preservation efforts over the years. Generally, this is in the form of a donation to a preservation fund organized to save a specific Civil War site from development.
Happy Memorial Day
From the Kalamazoo Civil War Roundtable Families to Yours!!