~~~~The Old Liner~~~~
- Online edition of newsletter -

Robert Ford, Interim Editor
Future Meetings: 4th Tuesday of each month
January 27, 2026, February 24, March 24, April 28, May 26, June 23, July 28, August 25, September 22, October 27, November 24, December 8.
(Time: Doors open at 7:00, Business meeting and Speaker: 7:30 p.m.
Place: Hiss United Methodist Church, 8700 Harford Rd, Parkville, MD 21234 (from the beltway (I-695) the church will be on your right. Pull into the upper parking lot-the lot just before the church building- and walk to the semi-circle at the front. Enter the first door on the right, go up the stairs to the second floor and turn right to the library (rm #208).
 
Views expressed in this Newsletter do not necessarily reflect the views of members as a whole,
nor do they represent a position taken by the Baltimore Civil War Roundtable.
Next Meeting: July 28, 2026

This July, we have two meetings: One virtual and one regular.

Meeting One: Baltimore CWRT Special Virtual Mtg. Ty Seidule on his book; A Promise Delivered.

 

“Seldon do politicians use twenty seconds of personal politicking to erase months of bipartisan triumph. But on June 10, 2025, President Donald Trump did just that.

 

At stake were the names of Army bases that once honored Confederates. In 2020, Congress reaffirmed what their predecessors knew during the Civil War itself: Confederates did not deserve military commemoration. They committed treason to try to dissolve the United States and create an entirely and eternally enslaved nation. “*

 

*Preface of A Promise Delivered Ten American Heroes and the Battle to Rename Our Nation’s Military Bases by Ty Seidule and Connor Williams.

 

Retired General Ty Seidule will discuss the aforementioned book with the Baltimore CWRT virtual audience on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, at 7:30 p.m. The book focuses on the lives of the 10 individuals whose names were chosen by the bipartisan Congressional Naming Commission in renaming nine US army bases.

 

Ty Seidule is a retired United States Army brigadier general, historian, and author known for his work dismantling the "Lost Cause" myth of the Confederacy. He is currently the Professor Emeritus of History at West Point and a professor at Hamilton College.

 

Holder of a Ph.D. from The Ohio State University and a B.A. from Washington and Lee University, in 2021, Seidule was appointed by the Secretary of Defense in 2021 as Vice Chair of the commission tasked with renaming Department of Defense assets that honor the Confederacy.

He headed the History Department at West Point for nearly two decades. Dr. Seidule last appears before the BCWRT in March of 2021 to present his book Robert E. Lee and Me.

 

Remember, Baltimore Civil War Roundtable will present, via Zoom, General Ty Seidule (Rt.) discussing his book; A Promise Delivered Ten American Heroes and the Battle to Rename Our Nation’s Military Bases on Tuesday, July 21. at 7:30 p.m.

 

Register for the Zoom at: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/3VVi6W2yTKau2RMNAwYcOA

 

Part Two: The controversial Colonel James Montgomery was, in many ways, the prototypical Jayhawker. Montogomery was one of the nation’s most aggressive anti-slavery and pro USCT supporters before and during the civil war.

Learn more about Montgomery when authors Todd Mildfelt and David Schafer discuss their work Abolitionist of the Most Dangerous Kind/James Montgomery and his War on Slavery. This Baltimore CWRT meeting occurs on Tuesday, July 28, 2026, at 7:30 p.m. The meeting will be held the library of Hiss United Methodist Church, 8700 Harford Road, Parkville Md., 21234. (From the beltway (I-695) the church will be on your right. Pull into the upper parking lot-the lot just before the church building- and walk to the semi-circle at the front. Enter the first door on the right, go up the stairs to the second floor and turn left then right into the library (rm #208).

 

Todd Mildfelt taught history, social studies, and science in special education programs in secondary schools. He researches and writes about territorial Kansas, the Underground Railroad, and African American migration. Todd grew up in Richmond, Kansas and majored in history at Pittsburg State University. Todd lives in Baldwin, Kansas.

 

David D. Schafer served as a park ranger for the National Park Service for over three decades at historic sites in Kansas, Hawaii, Missouri, Oklahoma, Puerto Rico, and Texas. Dave grew up in Richmond, Kansas and majored in history at Pittsburg State University. Dave lives in Stonewall, Texas. Dave was stationed at the Harry S Truman National Historic Site and from 2009 to 2013, was stationed at Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site in Topeka. Dave retired from the National Park Service in 2019.

 

Remember, the Baltimore Civil War Roundtable will present  authors Todd Mildfelt and David Schafer discussing their book Abolitionist of the Most Dangerous Kind/James Montgomery and his War on Slavery on Tuesday, July 28. at 7:30 p.m. in the library of Hiss United Methodist Church. We urge you to attend in person. If you can’t, register for the Zoom at: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/_svgkxPZQpees-J74cuJ0w

 

 

    

 

 Notes from the President


It's hotter than July Is an old phrase used to describe July being the hottest temperature period in the northern hemisphere. Our recent weather at the start of this month proves that point, it also marks the time of my annual viewing of the movies Gettysburg and glory! (You may recall seeing the Baltimore civil war roundtable acknowledged in the closing credits of Gettysburg.) Some of you long-time members may remember seeing a special screening of Gettysburg at the senator theater).

 

This July, our round table will feature a double header in presentations! We will have a Special All Zoom meeting Tuesday, July 21, at 7:30 p.m. Ret. Gen ty Seidule speaks on his new book; A Promise Delivered Ten American Heroes and the Battle to Rename Our Nation’s Military Bases. The book is an inspiring story behind the ten American heroes whose names had been originally chosen by two members of the Naming Commission charged with renaming the military bases named for confederates. This is A rescheduled presentation you to the death of general seidule’s father two months ago. Register for the Zoom at

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/3VVi6W2yTKau2RMNAwYcOA

 

This well written book, published by McMillan, is available through a number of platforms including amazon. Seidule co-wrote the book with Connor Williams.

 

Our regularly scheduled Meeting Will take place on July 28, when Authors Todd Mildfelt and David Schafer present Abolitionist of the Most Dangerous Kind/James Montgomery and his War on Slavery.  It would be an understatement to say that Jayhawker James Montgomrty, an ally of John Brown, Charles Jennison and Senator James Lane, was one of the nation’s most aggressive anti-slavery and pro USCT supporters before and during the civil war.

 

We will be back at Hiss UM church for this meeting. Join us for a very busy July!!
Links:   July News Articles    Previous Meetings 

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