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
campaign,
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for a membership form
All Programs are Free & Open to the Public
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What: |
Civil War Music
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| Who: |
Steve & Lisa Ball |
| When: |
Monday
April 13 at 6:45 P.M. |
| Where: |
MCL Cafeteria - Township Line
(2370 West 86th Street) |
Steve Ball is a musician from Columbus, Ohio specializing in the music of the American Civil War, as well as the music and life of Stephen Foster. He’s studied the Civil War since his teens and devoted the past thirty-five years to music of this era. Steve has performed programs for the Ohio Statehouse, the National Civil War Museum, the American Civil War Museum of Ohio, and countless historical societies, genealogical societies, libraries, museums, Civil War Round Tables and other historical venues such as re-enactments or living history programs. He has released two CDs of Civil War music. Steve has also served as an instructor for Life Long Learning through Central Ohio Technical College, provides music for the annual Springfield, Ohio Civil War Symposium, and is narrator for the 73rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry Civil War Brass Band. He is the current Department of Ohio Commander of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, and a member of the American Battlefield Trust. In addition, Steve has participated in the annual Windham New York Civil War Music Gathering, and the Gettysburg Music Muster at the Gettysburg Military Park visitor center.
Lisa and Steve were married in June of 2015. Lisa often joins her husband on upright bass and vocal harmonies. Lisa plays piano, guitar, bass and autoharp and as an excellent musician in her own right, she’s also very knowledgeable about the history of music in all presentations. She is the lead vocalist on the Carter Family program. Lisa is from Grove City, Ohio, started playing piano as a child, and began playing upright bass in 2013. Lisa has six ancestors who served in the Union Army.
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2025-2026 Program Schedule
| September 8, 2025 |
Lincoln’s Thinking Bayonets: Union Re-enlistment &
The Election of 1864
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Stephen Goldman, M.D. |
| October 13, 2025 |
Dan Butterfield |
James Pula, Ph. D |
| November 10, 2025 |
George Thompson and Emancipation: Britain, Trans-Atlantic Slavery, and Civil War |
Ron Gifford, Ph. D. |
| December 8, 2025 |
Northern Prisoner of War Camps, Part 2 |
Gerald Jones |
| January 12, 2026 |
Civil War Show and Tell |
YOU! |
| February 9, 2026 |
The Stonewall Brigade |
Mike Eisenhut |
| March 9, 2026 |
The First Fighting Irish: 35th Indiana Volunteer Infantry - Hoosier Hibernians in the War for the Union |
Kevin Charles Murray |
| April 13, 2026 |
Civil War Music |
Steve & Lisa Ball |
| May 11, 2026 |
Burnside's East Tennessee & Knoxville Campaigns |
Steve Phan |
| June 8, 2026 |
Stories of the Kentucky Campaign |
Darryl Smith |
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for information on a book describing the first 50 years of the Indianapolis Civil War Round Table
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