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.
588th Regular Meeting
Wednesday, July 15, 2026
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, July 7. To make a reservation, please contact Marlene Natoli (contact info in newsletter).
July 2026
Dr. Chris Mackowski, editor-in-chief and co-founder of Emerging Civil War will give a program about the book he co-authored titled: The Last Days of Stonewall Jackson.
May 1863. The Civil War was in its third spring, and Confederate Lt. Gen. Thomas Jonathan Jackson stood at the peak of his fame. He had risen from obscurity to become "Old Stonewall," adored across the South and feared and respected throughout the North. On the night of May 2, however, just hours after Jackson executed the most audacious maneuver of his career and delivered a crushing blow against an unsuspecting Union army at Chancellorsville, disaster struck
Dinner Menu
Milburn Golf and Country Club will serve the following meal at our dinner meeting: Lemon Dijon Chicken, roasted potatoes, and glazed carrots. Dessert will be the Chef’s choice. All dinners are served with house salad with Milburn house dressing, sliced bread, iced tea, water, and coffee.
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June 2026
Round Table member Dick Titterington gave a program titled: “Gunpowder Girls.” Dick’s presentation is inspired by the book, Gunpowder Girls, by Tanya Anderson.
Ms. Anderson wrote: “[Young women] came from around the world to live the American dream. They, along with hundreds of other poor girls and women, found work in the arsenals making small-arms cartridges. They toiled up to 72 hours a week making sure that the armies of the North and South never ran out of bullets. They worked in unsafe conditions with little training. If just one person at the arsenal wasn’t careful, something terrible might happen ….”
Click here for a summary of our dinner meeting.
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We are very sorry to report that Jim Beckner passed away on May 16th. Jim was a long-time member of our Round Table and served as president of our Round Table in 2000. Many of you may remember that Jim gave a presentation about Civil War Santas in December of 2018. Learn more about Jim in the In Memoriam Archives.
We are very sorry to report that a long-time member of our Round Table, Monet Kietzman, passed away on February 21st. Please keep Monet’s family in your prayers. Learn more about Monet in the In Memoriam Archives.
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
Happy Birthday Bill Buckner!
Bill Buckner’s 100th birthday is on June 29th. At the dinner meeting on June 17th, we celebrated Bill’s birthday. Chip Buckner read a congratulatory birthday letter from Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe (see photo on Page 5). After dinner, Bill’s birthday cake was served as dessert and we sang “Happy Birthday” to Bill.
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