
Kalamazoo Civil War Round Table
Dedicated to preserving the History and Stories of The American Civil War
Dedicated to preserving the History and Stories of The American Civil War
1856 - Southern Congressman Preston Brooks savagely beat Massachusetts Senator Charles Sumner. Sumner had made comments about South Carolina Senator Andrew D. Butler, Brooks' cousin, in Butler's absence. The comments were related to the controversial Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854. The act allowed the two new territories to decide the slave issue by vote.
1863 - The War Department established the Bureau of Colored Troops to recruit and assemble black regiments.
1865 - Confederate President Jefferson Davis was imprisoned at Fortress Monroe in Virginia.
U.S. Civil War Quote:
"Look at Jackson's brigade! It stands there like a stone wall!"
- Confederate General Barnard E. Bee of South Carolina gave this description of Stonewall Jackson's brigade at First Manassas
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.
The Kalamazoo Civil War Round Table was founded in 1957 to support an interest in the American Civil War. We are devoted to education, social exchange, and historic preservation. Meetings are free and open to all regardless of race, religion, gender, or knowledge of the Civil War. Guests and visitors are always welcome.
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