Monument to the 19th Indiana Infantry at Gettysburg
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About Us
The Indianapolis Civil War Round Table is
a group of amateur and professional historians in Central Indiana
dedicated to studying and understanding the 1861-1865 consflict between the North and South.
We welcome anyone interested in the American Civil War to join
the ICWRT. Annual dues are $30 for an individual, $35 for a
family, or $15 for a student. The dues are used to defray
production costs of our newsletter, Hardtack, and other
programs.
We invite you to attend a meeting as a guest and we feel that you
will enjoy your visit and enlist. To enlist for the upcoming
campaign,
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All Programs are Free & Open to the Public
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What: |
August Willich
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| Who: |
Don Heitman |
| When: |
Monday
December 9, 2024
6:45 P.M.
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| Where: |
MCL Cafeteria - Township Line
(2370 West 86th Street) |
Born into nobility in 1810, August Willich served in the Prussian military for 19 years, rising to the rank of captain. After resigning and renouncing his royal title, he participated in the revolutions that swept Germany in 1848, and after their failure, fled to England, where he challenged Karl Marx, who he found too conservative, to a duel. Arriving in the United States in 1853, he eventually settled in Cincinnati, where he helped recruit the largely German 9th Ohio Volunteer Infantry in 1861. After leading the regiment at Rich Mountain and Mill Springs, he resigned and helped raise the 32nd Indiana Infantry.
Willich returned to Prussia after the war, and earned a degree in philosophy in 1870. Following this, he returned to Ohio and died in St. Marys, Ohio, where he is buried, in 1878.
Don Heitman has a Bachelor's Degree in History from Indiana University, and a long interest in the American Civil War. He participated in reenactments for forty years, and rewrote Hardees' drill manual into contemporary English with pictures and diagrams. A voracious reader, Don has been a member of the Indianapolis Civil War Roundtable for many years.
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2024-2025 Program Schedule
| September 9, 2024 |
Indiana University Contrinutions to the Civil War |
John Summerlot |
| October 14, 2024 |
Hoosiers at Gettysburg: The Story of Indiana & Her Sons in the Civil War's Greatest Battle |
Wayne Motts |
| November 11, 2024 |
Admiral David G. Farragut |
John Chalfin |
| December 9, 2024 |
Union General August Willich, 32nd IN |
Don Heitman |
| January 13, 2025 |
Civil War Show and Tell |
YOU! |
| February 10, 2025 |
Northern Prison Life |
Gerald Jones |
| March 10, 2025 |
Indiana Generals in the Civil War |
Carl Kramer |
| April 14, 2025 |
TBD |
TBD |
| May 12, 2025 |
Wilder's Lightning Brigade |
Scott Diezman |
| June 9, 2025 |
The Sultana Disaster |
Gene Eric Salecker |
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