The Rochester Civil War Round Table

The First Minnesota Infantry- Gettysburg Pennsylvania, July 2, 1863

If you have an interest in the history of the events surrounding and part of the American Civil War then we are interested in you!

Want to learn more? Attend a meeting listed below. Public is welcome and we will be glad to see you.

Have questions? We have answers! Contact club President Harold Rodakowski at (507) 282-0412 or Vice-President Chuck Weisbrod at (507) 282-0672.

Club Meetings and Topics

All club meetings are on the second Wednesday of the month starting at 7pm. The club meets at the History Center of Olmsted County in Rochester, Minnesota. Click here for a map and directions to the museum.

September 9, 2009
"Medicine & the Civil War" presented by Randy Brown

October 14, 2009
"Antietam" presented by Bud Ames

November 11, 2009
"JEB Stuart vs Custer" presented by Tom Ostrom

December 9, 2009
"General P.G.T. Beauregard" presented by George Romano

January 13, 2010
"Lincoln's Funeral Train" presented by Tony Mueller

February 10, 2010
Annual Banquet

March 10, 2010
"Sully" presented by Dick & Sharon Krom

April 14, 2010
"Minnesota Civil War Cavalry" presented by Harold Rodakowski

May 12, 2010
"Funeral of the Hunley Crew" presented by Marry Harrison

June 9, 2010
"Glory! The 54th Massachusetts" presented by Ken Allsen

Our Club’s Mission Statement

Why We are here: We are the members of the Rochester Civil War Round Table

Our Club Mission: Our club is dedicated to the study of, and the retelling of, history, specifically that of the history of the American Civil War.

As members of this club and enthusiasts about this period in our Nation's history, we are dedicated, through this study and this retelling, to keeping alive that history and the stories of those great Americans of those times.

We do this so that we and all Americans should not forget the lives that these Americans led in their time and in hope that the stories of their lives help us to gain insight into our own lives and into our own time.