ÿþ<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd"> <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=iso-8859-1" /> <meta name="Description" content="The Civil War Round Table of Chicago presents noted Civil War era historians and authors from September through June. 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See list of meeting dates and speakers below for our 2011-2012 program year.</p> <table> <tr> <td width="300px" valign="top"> <p> Our meetings take place at the<br /> Mart Plaza Holiday Inn<br /> 350 N. Orleans Street, <br /> Chicago, IL 60654<br /> Validated hotel parking is $12<br /> <a href="http://www.martplaza.com/maps.cfm" target="_blank">Click here</a> for a map and directions</p> </td> <td valign="top"> <p> 5:30 pm Cash Bar<br /> 6:30 pm Dinner<br /> 7:30 pm Presentation</p> </td> </tr> </table> <p> Dinner/Presentation is $45 per person &#8211; There is always a choice of entrée.<br /> (Entrée options are listed below.)<br /> Presentation only is $10 per person. <br /> Payable at the door, cash or check.</p> <p> Please make your reservation in advance by contacting us at (630)460-1865 or <a href="mailto:DinnerReservations@ChicagoCWRT.org"> DinnerReservations@ChicagoCWRT.org</a>.</p> <p> When you make your dinner reservation, please be sure to indicate your entrée choice.</p> <h3> <!-- CHANGE DATE TO CURRENT MEETING DATE --> June 8, 2012</h3> <p style="text-align: justify"> <!-- ADD SMALL IMAGE (25K-ish)TO "IMAGES" FOLDER THEN CHANGE IMAGE NAME BELOW --> <img border="1" src="../images/Frye.JPG" alt="Dennis Frye" title="Dennis Frye" width="180" height="240" align="right" hspace="15" vspace="10" style="margin-left: 15px" /> <strong> <!-- CHANGE TO UPCOMMING SPEAKERS NAME --> <span class="style1">Dennis Frye </span></strong>on:<br /> <!-- CHANGE PRESENTATION TITLE --> <strong> &#8220;September Suspense; Lincoln s Union in Peril.&#8220;</strong> <br /><br /> <!-- INSERT MEETING SYNOPIS HERE - ITS BEST TO SAVE THE COPY TO NOTEPAD FIRST SINCE WORDPAD AND WORD, ETC HAVE ADDITIONAL HIDDEN CHARACTERS WHICH TEND TO SCREW UP THE PAGE DISPLAY--> By September, 1862, the United States had entered the 18th month of its Civil War. General Robert E. Lee s Confederate army had invaded the north, the Union cause seemed at a standstill, and many observers wondered whether the north would begin to question if the carnage was worth the cause. <br /><br /> In Dennis Frye s new book <u>September Suspense</u>, he examines just how fragile the national bond had become in the autumn of 1862. Frye s June talk to the CWRT will be based on that book. <br /><br /> Dennis E. Frye is the Chief Historian at Harpers Ferry National Historical Park. Dennis served as an Associate Producer for the Civil War movie Gods and Generals, during which he recruited and coordinated nearly 3,000 re-enactors for the film. Dennis also is one of the nation s leading Civil War battlefield preservationists. He is co-founder and first president of the Save Historic Antietam Foundation, and he is co-founder and a former president of today s Civil War Preservation Trust, where he helped save battlefields in twelve states. Dennis is a tour guide in demand, leading tours for organizations such as the Smithsonian, National Geographic, numerous colleges and universities, and Civil War Round Tables. <br /><br /> Dennis also is a well-known author, with 77 articles and six books. His latest books are <u>September Suspense</u>, <u>Antietam Revealed</u> and <u>Harpers Ferry Under Fire</u>. Dennis has written for prestigious Civil War magazines such as Civil War Times Illustrated, America s Civil War, Blue & Gray Magazine, North and South Magazine, and Hallowed Ground, and is a guest contributor to the Washington Post. <br /><br /> Dennis grew up near Antietam. He currently resides near the battlefield in Maryland, and he and his wife Sylvia have restored the home that was used by General Burnside as his post-Antietam headquarters. <br /><br /> <!-- END SYNOPIS INSERT --> </p> <p> <b>Entrée choices are:</b><br /> Sliced Roast Sirloin<br /> Baked Salmon<br /> Vegetarian or Fruit Plate </p> <br /> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="index.html">Back to Top</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="home.html">Home</a> <p> <b>For our 2011-2012 program year, we proudly welcome these outstanding speakers:</b></p> <p> <b><span class="style4">September 9, 2011</span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br /> Bruce Allardice</b><br /> <i>"Baseball and the Civil War"</i><br /> <br /> <b><span class="style4">October 14, 2011</span> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br /> Nora Titone<br /> </b><i>"My Thoughts be Bloody". The Bitter Rivalry Between Edwin and John Wilkes Booth</i><br /> <br /> <b><span class="style4">November 11, 2011</span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="../Meetings/xxx.html" target="_blank"></a><br /> Gail Stephens<br /> </b><i>Jubal's in the Valley, Summer, 1864</i><br /> <br /> <b><span class="style4">December 9, 2011</span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="../Meetings/xxx.html" target="_blank"></a><br /> James Robertson Jr.<br /> </b><i>The Untold Civil War</i><br /> <br /> <b><span class="style4">January 13, 2012</span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="../Meetings/xxx.html" target="_blank"></a><br /> Parker Hills<br /> </b><i>Chickamauga</i><br /> <br /> <b><span class="style4">February 10, 2012</span> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="../Meetings/xxx.html" target="_blank"></a><br /> Harry Bulkeley<br /> </b><i>U. S. Grant: "I Propose to Fight it Out"</i><br /> <br /> <b><span class="style4">March 9, 2012</span> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="../Meetings/xxx.html" target="_blank"></a><br /> A. Wilson Greene<br /> </b><i>Nevins-Freeman Address</i><br /> <br /> <b><span class="style4">April 13, 2012</span> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="../Meetings/xxx.html" target="_blank" > </a> <br /> Marshall Krolick<br /> </b><i>Riding for the Union: Memoirs of the 8th Illinois Cavalry</i><br /> <br /> <b><span class="style4">May 18, 2012</span> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="../Meetings/xxx.html" target="_blank"></a><br /> Bruce Holden Reid<br /> </b><i>The Strategy of the Civil War</i><br /> <br /> <b><span class="style4">June 8, 2012</span><br /> Dennis Frye<br /> </b><i>September Suspense: Lincoln's Union in Peril</i><br /> </p> <p align="center" > <a href="../meetings.html">Back to Top</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="../index.html">Home</a></p> </td> </tr> </table> </div> </div> </div> <div class="footer"> Copyright 2009, The Civil War Round Table of Chicago.</div> </body> </html>