Welcome to The Kalamazoo Civil War Round Table
Dedicated to preserving the History and Stories of The American Civil War
January 30
1816 - Union General Nathaniel Banks was born in Waltham, MA.
1862 - The ironclad Monitor was launched into New York's East River. The vessel was commissioned on February 25.
1975 - - Monitor National Marine Sanctuary was designated as the first national marine sanctuary in the United States.
U.S. Civil War Quote
"You can have no conflict without being yourselves the aggressors."
- U.S. President Lincoln in his inauguration address on March 4, 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.