Notices and Updates
Membership Dues:
2025 Dues, $30 individual / $40 family
Dues can be paid at the meeting or mailed to:
PCWRT
PO Box 1144, Powhatan VA. 23139
Books:
The Civil War Roundtable has a collection of interesting books, in excellent condition, that will make great additions to your Civil War library or as a gift.
**Contact Daniel Dos Santos at [email protected], with any questions.
Reminders
- Please consider donating to our silent auction…Civil War memorabilia and books, Richmond history, etc.
Menu
Menu
Meatloaf with gravy or red sauce, mashed potatoes, peas and rolls. Dessert will be chosen by the chef.
PLEASE RSVP to
Bill Shockley by January 11th. Cell number: 804-245-3822
email: [email protected];
Reservations received after the deadline may be offered soup/salad instead of the hot meal if hot meal quantities are limited. Also let him know if you prefer soup and salad. Please RSVP, then send your checks to our postal address below.
Don’t depend on your check only as your RSVP.
$25 members, $30 non-members
Our program...
Confederate General William “Extra Billy” Smith: From Virginia’s Statehouse to
Gettysburg Scapegoat
Our speaker is Scott Mingus is a multiple award-winning author, a retired scientist and executive in the global specialty paper industry. The Ohio native graduated from Miami University. He was part of the research team that developed the first commercially successful self-adhesive U.S. postage stamps, and he was a pioneer in the early development of bar code labels. He has written more than 35 Civil War and Underground Railroad books and numerous articles for Gettysburg Magazine and other historical journals. He has appeared on C-SPAN, C-SPAN3, PBS, PCN, and other TV networks. Mingus writes the
Cannonball blog on the Civil War history of York County, PA, where he and his wife Debi live. He also has written six scenario books for miniature wargaming and was elected to the hobby’s Legion of Honor. Mingus received lifetime achievement awards from the York County History Center and the Camp Curtin Historical Society for his many contributions to local Civil War history.
His biography of William “Extra Billy” Smith won two national awards for Confederate military history. The Gettysburg Civil War Round Table presented Mingus and co-author Eric Wittenberg with the 2023 Bachelder-Coddington Award for the best new book on the Gettysburg Campaign, If We Are Striking for Pennsylvania. His 4th -great-grandfather Moses Mingus served in the 1st NY in the American Revolution, and 3rd -great-grandfather Pvt. William Mingus was in the
2nd Ohio Militia in the War of 1812, fighting against Tecumseh’s warriors. Several direct ancestors were in the Union
army in the Civil War, including 15-year-old Pvt. John D. Sisson of the 51 st Ohio.
Past Programs
December 2025 - our president, Mike Hall, read a wonderful Civil War story written by his father.
June & July meetings were cancelled
February 2025 - Cancelled due to snow
March 2023
January 2023 - In addition to our program, we celebrated Max Travis, founding member of the club who has entertained and educated us all through the accounts of his family history and his knowledge of this period of history.
November 2022 - we had the pleasure of hearing member Mike Hall talk about his ancestor in the war