Monument to the 19th Indiana Infantry at Gettysburg
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About Us
The Indianapolis Civil War Round Table is
a group of amateur and professional historians in Central Indiana
dedicated to studying and understanding the 1861-1865 consflict between the North and South.
We welcome anyone interested in the American Civil War to join
the ICWRT. Annual dues are $30 for an individual, $35 for a
family, or $15 for a student. The dues are used to defray
production costs of our newsletter, Hardtack, and other
programs.
We invite you to attend a meeting as a guest and we feel that you
will enjoy your visit and enlist. To enlist for the upcoming
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All Programs are Free & Open to the Public
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What: |
But Not For MY Children: The Holland Brothers’ Remarkable Journey from Enslavement
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| Who: |
Scott Britton |
| When: |
Monday
May 13, 2024
6:45 P.M.
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| Where: |
MCL Cafeteria - Township Line
(2370 West 86th Street) |
Brothers Milton, William, and James Holland were all born to an enslaved woman in Texas on the Spearman Holland cotton plantation. Their father, Bird Holland, was a prominent politician and brother of the plantation owner. In a complex and unexpected dichotomy of attitudes regarding slavery and his own family, Bird arranged to send these three sons to be educated in Ohio. They were enrolled in the Albany Manual Labor Academy, a school in Athens County that taught free black children.
While their father Bird would serve as Secretary of State for Texas, and be killed while serving as an officer in the Confederate army, the three brothers would all join the Union cause. Milton played a role in recruiting Ohio’s first black regiment, the 5th U.S. Colored Infantry, and was awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism and leadership during the Petersburg Campaign. His brother William would serve as one of the first black legislators after returning to Texas, helping to establish Prairie View A&M University and other educational institutions for black youth. Mr. Britton has also discovered new details on their other often overlooked brother James’ amazing and unexpected service, post-war life, and burial at Arlington National Cemetery.
Scott Britton is the Executive Director of The Castle Museum in Marietta, Ohio. Scott is a frequent speaker on a plethora of topics related to the Civil War and multicultural history in Southeastern Ohio. At The Castle Museum, he conducts a wide variety of educational programs for students and adults, including frequent walking tours of Marietta’s historic cemeteries. Scott is a graduate of Penn State University and is a Past Commander of the General Benjamin D. Fearing Camp #2 Sons of Union Veterans and historian for the Marietta Chapter SAR. He co-founded the Civil War Roundtable of the Mid-Ohio Valley in 2012 and has been a tour guide for their popular battlefield bus trips where he relates the stories of Mid-Ohio Valley veterans of the American Revolution and Civil War at the exact location of their service through personal stories discovered during his research.
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2023-2024 Program Schedule
| September 11, 2023 |
A Campaign of Cat and Mouse: The Bristoe Station Campaign, October 9-19, 1863 |
Kevin Pawlak |
| October 9, 2023 |
Jackson at Cedar Mountain |
Greg Mertz |
| November 13, 2023 |
Harriet Beecher Stowe |
Dan Bauer |
| December 11, 2023 |
Infectious Diseases of the Civil War |
Steve Buxsen, Ph.D. |
| January 8, 2024 |
Civil War Show and Tell |
YOU! |
| February 12, 2024 |
Lincoln’s Views on Death |
Dr. Brian Direk |
| March 11, 2024 |
The Life & Legacy of Ulyesses Grant and the Women Who Molded the Man |
Chris Burns |
| April 8, 2024 |
General George G. Meade |
Kent Brown |
| May 13, 2024 |
But Not for My Children |
Scott Britton |
| June 10, 2024 |
19th Indiana & the Iron Brigade |
Phil Spaugy |
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