The mission of the Civil War Round Table of Kansas City is to promote historical, educational, literary, and preservation activities related to the Civil War.
581st Regular Meeting
Wednesday, December 10, 2025
Milburn Golf and Country Club 7501 West 69th Street, Overland Park, KS 66204 Social hour begins at 5:00 p.m. and dinner is at 6:00 p.m.
This meeting will include a plated dinner at a cost of $35.00 per person. Reservations are required in order to attend the dinner meeting.
Reservation Deadline: Tuesday, December 2 To make a reservation, please contact Marlene Natoli (contact info in newsletter).
December 2025
At our dinner meeting on December 10th, Mr. David Von Drehle will give a program about his book: Rise to Greatness, Abraham Lincoln and America's Most Perilous Year.
Mr. Von Drehle is an American author and journalist who has worked for the Denver Post, Miami Herald, Washington Post, and Time magazine. He is also the author of five books.
Mr. Von Drehle’s book Rise to Greatness, Abraham Lincoln and America’s Most Perilous Year is a New York Times bestselling biography that follows President Lincoln through the fateful year of 1862, as he rose to the moment of America's greatest crisis.
Dinner Menu
Milburn Golf and Country Club will serve the following meal at our dinner meeting: Oven roasted prime rib, winter vegetable medley, and mashed potatoes. Dessert will be NY Cheesecake. All dinners are served with house salad with Milburn house dressing, sliced bread, iced tea, water, and coffee.
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November 2025
At our dinner meeting on November 19th, Mr. David N. Duncan, President of the American Battlefield Trust, gave a program about battlefield preservation.
The American Battlefield Trust was founded in 1987 and is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, whose primary focus is on saving battlefields of the American Revolution, the War of 1912, and the Civil War.
The American Battlefield Trust and its members have saved more than 60,000 acres in 25 states.
Click here for a summary of our dinner meeting.
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Book Auction
With apologies to our speakers, one of the highlights of each dinner meeting is the book auction led by Arnold Schofield.
There will be a silent auction for the following set of books: The Civil War, A Narrative by Shelby Foote (see below). This is a complete set containing 14 volumes of the 40th Anniversary Edition, published in 1998-1999. The set is in mint condition. The Civil War, A Narrative was originally published in 1958-1959 as a 3-volume set, in a large book edition.
Newsletter Articles
Unveiling Ceremony of Historic Markers on the Battle of Westport Battlefield
We are very sorry to report that George Leff, a long time member of our Round Table, died on October 14th at the age of 87. George died peacefully, surrounded by his family. Learn more about George in the In Memoriam Archives.
Member News
Chris Cotten Receives the Steve Treaster Civil War Preservation Award
At our dinner meeting on July 16th, Dan Smith, Chairman of the Battle of Westport Fund, presented Chris Cotten with the prestigious Steve Treaster Civil War Preservation Award. Chris is Parks and Recreation Director for the city of Kansas City MO. He has supported battlefield preservation efforts, including the addition of ten historic markers interpreting the Byram’s Ford Battlefield of the Battle of Westport last fall.
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We would like to welcome the following new members:
- Terri Conner said she is a new grandmother. Her granddaughter, Lee West Eugster, was born on May 22nd. Congratulations Terri!
- Dick Titterington gave his program titled: "The First Lost Cause: Confederate Missourians Exiled into Mexico" on June 14th at the Bushwacker Museum in Nevada MO. This was part of the Bushwacker Days festival in Vernon County MO.
- Gary Nevius said he sent letters on behalf of both Freedom’s Frontier and the CWRT-KC requesting support for Freedom’s Frontier to Kansas Representative Sharice Davids and Kansas Senators Roger Marshall and Jerry Moran. Gary said he also talked to a Davids aide at length. Representative Davids and Missouri Representative Emanuel Cleaver have sent a letter to their colleagues, requesting support for all heritage areas. Senator Moran replied positively to Gary’s letter. However, Senator Marshall has not responded.
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