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
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All Programs are Free & Open to the Public
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What: |
The Dawes Brothers in Battle
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| Who: |
Steve Magnusen |
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Monday
October 12 at 6:45 P.M. |
| Where: |
MCL Cafeteria - Township Line
(2370 West 86th Street) |
Steve Magnusen enjoyed a nationally recognized management and engineering career in north suburban Chicago after receiving his degree from Purdue University. He has led several professional and non-profit organizations, as well as serving fifteen years as an infantry and armor officer in the US Army Reserve.
Steve’s particular interest in the Civil War’s elite “Iron Brigade” led him to diligently research the life of Rufus Dawes, the intrepid young commander of the Sixth Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry. Extensive original documentation revealed new details of battlefield heroism and his incredible wartime romance with young Mary Beman Gates of historic Marietta, Ohio. Steve was inspired to bring their captivating personal saga to life in To My Best Girl. Steve’s new book, The Dawes Brothers in Battle, is due out in December 2026.
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2025-2026 Program Schedule
| September 14, 2026 |
The Flower of Gallantry: Lew Wallace & The Montgomery Guards Militia |
Thomas R. Meeks Jr. |
| October 12, 2026 |
The Dawes Brothers in Battle |
Steve Magnusen |
| November 9, 2026 |
My 30-Year Journey to Becoming a Licensed Gettysburg Battlefield Guide |
Rob Webb |
| December 14, 2026 |
Nathan Bedford Forrest’s September 1864 Railroad Raid |
Gene Salecker |
| January 11, 2027 |
Civil War Show and Tell |
YOU! |
| February 8, 2027 |
Indiana Regiments at Gettysburg |
Mike Eisenhut |
| March 8, 2027 |
Vicksburg: Confederate Gibraltar |
Matt Atkinson |
| April 12, 2027 |
The Confederate Sea Raiders |
John Chalfin |
| May 12, 2027 |
The Spinning Wheel, the Civil War Home Front, and Life on a Civil War Film Set |
Olivia Treen |
| June 14, 2027 |
Hampton’s “Beefsteak” Raid |
A. Wilson Greene |
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