Our first in our new home – the Bone & Joint Center!
The next meeting of the Clarksville (TN) Civil War Roundtable will be on Wednesday, May 19th in our new home at the Bone & Joint Center, 980 Professional Park Drive, right across from Gateway Hospital. This is just off Dunlop Lane and Holiday Drive and only a few minutes from the mall on Wilma Rudolph Blvd. The meeting begins at 7:00 pm and is always open to the public. Members please bring a friend or two – new recruits are always welcomed.
OUR PROGRAM
“CIVIL WAR ARTILLERY AT THE BATTLE OF FORT DONELSON”
Our own John Walsh will present a program on artillery at the Battle of Fort Donelson. Known as an artillery expert, John’s program will not emphasize artillery movement or tactics, but will show how an artillery gun crew worked its piece and what it took to fire the gun. The program will cover the types of cannon and artillery projectiles that were utilized during the Battle of Fort Donelson in February 1862. Additionally, John will be bringing examples of artillery projectiles from the battle for the CWRT to view. John’s program will be delivered via Power Point and is designed to be an introductory program on Civil War Artillery and its nomenclature. Besides teaching the uses of artillery in the battle, the program will show the diversity of gun and shell types used by both sides in the battle.
John Walsh has been involved in almost every aspect of the Civil War hobby. Since the age of 13, he has participated in Civil War Roundtables, re-enacting, relic hunting, collecting and researching. John is co-owner of Fort Donelson Relics in Dover, TN and was inspired to own such a store after visiting Yesteryear Antiques in Murfreesboro during the late 1980's.
He is a member of the Clarksville Civil War Roundtable, Tennessee Military Collector's Association, and he volunteers at Fort Donelson National Battlefield. John is also a field host
for Our History Project and actively supports both local SCV camps in Dover and Clarksville.
Please join us as John Walsh presents his excellent program on artillery at Fort Donelson!