The Civil War Round Table of Kansas City holds its monthly dinner meetings on the third Wednesday of each month.

The Round Table meets at the Milburn Country Club, 7501 W. 69th Street in Overland Park, KS. 

There is a social event, including a Cash Bar, which begins at 5:00 p.m. The meeting begins at 6:00 p.m.

Dinner 

A dinner reservation is required to attend. You must make your dinner reservation known to our meeting coordinator, Marlene Natoli (contact info is in the newsletter), on or before the Tuesday prior to the meeting. The cost of the dinners is $35.00 per person.

There are several options available for making a dinner reservation:

• We recommend using our Online Dinner Reservation page.
  • Choose the "Pay at the Door" option. If you prefer to pay at the door, please email an RSVP to Marlene Natoli (e-mail address:  marnatoli@att.net)
• Mail a check, made out to the Civil War Round Table of Kansas City, for $34.00 per person to: Dick Titterington 4125 NW Willow Dr, Kansas City, MO 64116.
• Our deadline for reservation changes is the preceding Tueday afternoon, so promptly report any necessary adjustments to Marlene Natoli at marnatoli@att.net or 913-764-1336.

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2026 Speakers

January 21, 2026: Ralph Monaco II will give a program titled: “Scattered to the Four Winds, General Order No. 11 and Martial Law in Jackson County MO, 1863.”

February 18, 2026: Eric Smallwood will be giving a program about the Wakarusa War.

March 18, 2026: John L. Hopkins will be giving a program about the Battle of Gettysburg 50th Anniversary Reunion in 1913.

April 8, 2026: Arnold Schofield will be our speaker.

May 27, 2026: Dr. Brian Matthew Jordan will be our speaker. His topics are: “Final Resting Places: Reflections on the Meaning of Civil War Graves” and “More Than an Eagle on the Button: Black Lives beyond the Battlefield.”

June 17, 2026: Kellie Gormley will be giving a program titled: “Cease Firing! Life and Death at Swope Manor (an inn in downtown Gettysburg).”

July 15, 2026: Dr. Chris Mackowski, Editor-in-chief and co-founder of Emerging Civil War will be our speaker. 

August 19, 2026: James Hessler will be giving a program titled "The Dan Sickles vs. George Meade Gettysburg Peach Orchard spat"

September 16, 2026: Robert J. Amsler, Jr. will be giving a program titled "Railroads During the War of the Rebellion - Their Use as Both Strategic and Tactical Assets."

October 21, 2026: David Jackson will be giving a program titled "LOCKDOWN: Outlaws, Lawmen & Frontier Justice in Jackson County, MO"

November 18, 2026: speaker tbd

December 16, 2026: Dick Titterington giving a program titled "Gunpowder Girls: Tragedy at Civil War Armament Factories."

2027 Speakers (tentative)

January 20, 2027: Dr. Harry Laver will be the speaker.

February 17, 2027: Speaker is being confirmed.

March 17, 2027: Speaker is being confirmed.

April 21, 2027: Speaker is being confirmed.

May 19, 2027: Speaker is being confirmed.

June 16, 2027: Speaker is being confirmed.

July 21, 2027: Speaker is being confirmed.

August 18, 2027: Speaker is being confirmed.

September 15, 2027: Speaker is being confirmed.

October 20, 2027: Speaker is being confirmed.

November 17, 2027: Speaker tbd.

December 8, 2027: Speaker is being confirmed.