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Preferred Citation

Box/folder, Richmond Civil War Round Table Archives, M 186, Special Collection and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, Virginia Commonwealth University.

Acquisition Information

On deposit from the Richmond Civil War Round Table since December 1983.

Biographical / Historical

The origin of the Richmond Civil War Round Table was detailed in the first issue of the Newsletter, Vol. 1, No. 1 (1958): "As might be supposed, the interest of many Richmonders in serious study of the Civil War long antedated the date as of which the round Table was formally organized". Dr. Douglas S. Freeman's work and his affiliation with groups that promoted the erection of historical markers in the Richmond area and acquired historic properties along the line of the Richmond National Battlefield Park gave added impetus to the reviving of Civil War study." Early in 1951 a cadre of buffs in the Sandston area (the site of the Battle of Seven Pines and of part of the Seven Days Battle) more formally identified themselves under the title of the Richmond Civil War Round Table. First meetings were held at the Park Service Headquarters at Fort Harrison. Nip Warriner, who beyond doubt possesses the greatest collection of battlefield items, personally extracted from the Richmond area battlefields, was a prime mover in the Round Table endeavor. "The Round Table has sponsored undertakings of Civil War interest. In 1953 it joined the Chicago Round Table in sponsoring the first nationwide tour of Richmond Battlefields. In 1955, it joined the Manuscript Society in putting on its annual convention in Richmond, and in 1958 had U.S. Grant, III as guest speaker for the American Heritage dinner. The Round Table sponsors field trips and monthly programs.

Scope and Contents

For the most part, the Archives and Historical Collections of the Richmond Civil War Round Table are materials gathered together about the Civil War. Including papers presented to the Round Table and a number of magazines and reprints along with two artifacts. There are newsletters and attendance records for both the Round Table and the Prison Round Table at the State Penitentiary. Particularly significant is the scrapbook of Col. William M. Meyers, Captain of the Richmond Howitzers in the early part of the twentieth century.

Arrangement

There are five containers of records, two oversize containers, one boxed artillery shell, nine containers of periodicals, and two containers of audiotapes.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Prison Civil War Round Table (U.S.)
• Richmond (Va.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Societies, etc.
• Richmond Civil War Round Table ( Va.)
• United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Societies, etc.
• Virginia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Societies, etc.