The next meeting of the Middle Tennessee Civil War Round Table is scheduled for Tuesday, October 18, 2005 (7:00 P.M.) at Bradley Academy. Anyone interested in open discussion of the Civil War topics with a local flavor are welcome to attend.

This month’s meeting will feature a group discussion of one of the most ambitious campaigns of the Civil War, the Confederate invasion of Kentucky in 1862. Coupled with the Maryland Campaign in the east, the Kentucky campaign was part of the true “high water mark” of the Confederacy during the war. Yet, like it’s counterpart in the east, the Kentucky campaign ended in failure with a battle that could have been a disaster for the Army of Tennessee at Perryville. We will spend the evening debating the planning and execution of the Kentucky Campaign and spend some time looking at the impact of the invasion on the civilian population of the Bluegrass State.

The Middle Tennessee Civil War Round Table meets every third Tuesday of the month at Bradley Academy, located on Academy Street in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Membership applications are available at each meeting. Membership costs $10 per year for individuals and $15 for families. All meetings are open to the public regardless of membership status. Each meeting will include time for interested parties to share stories and memorabilia from the Civil War era with the membership.

For more information contact Jim Lewis at 615-849-7945 (before 8 PM) or by e-mail at lewisjb66@comcast.net.