Civil War Round Table

Civil War Round Table

of West Central Indiana

Established 1984

The Civil War Round Table of West Central Indiana, an organization dedicated to learning about the Civil War and all of its aspects, meets the fourth Tuesday of the month, September through April, at the F. W. Olin Biological Sciences Building on the Depauw University campus, Greencastle, Indiana. Our August meeting is the annual picnic in Robe Ann Park in Greencastle, and our May meeting is the annual banquet.

Doors open at 7:00 p.m. and the meeting begins at 7:30 p.m. We always have our "pre-meeting-on-your-own dinner with the guest speaker" at the Putnam Inn at Greencastle, at 5:30 p.m.

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Donna Schmink

April 24

Indiana Battle Flags

This presentation will cover the images of Hoosier Battle Flags and the wonderful Hoosier stories of our brave men and the Hoosier families supporting them at home. Ms. Schmink has served two terms on the Indiana Battle Flags Commission. For the past ten years she has been the Collection Manager for the Indiana War Memorials including the Colonel Eli Lilly Civil War Museum.

Last fall she received the Distinguished Service medal for Outstanding Meritorious Service for her work as the Artifact Responsible Officer for the 38th Division National Guard Museum. Three of her ancestors fought in the Union Army including her maternal Great Grandfather Christian Bradymeyer and his brother Anthony. These two brothers fought in the 70th Indiana Volunteers, Co E with Colonel Benjamin Harrison. Christian was seriously wounded at Golgoth Church in Georgia.

Ms. Schmink is a seventh generation Hoosier. An educator of twenty-one years, she taught seventh and eighth graders at Our Lady of Lourdes School in Indianapolis. During her teaching career she created an Honors American Civil War Class including 4th through 8th graders. These same students spoke to the Indiana Governor and State Legislators on behalf of the Indiana Battle flags. The students worked with legislators and fellow citizens to bring about legislation to preserve Indiana's battle flags.

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OFFICERS OF THE CIVIL WAR ROUND TABLE OF WEST CENTRAL INDIANA

Jim Beam, President

Jim Goecker, Vice President and Program Director

June Brattain, Secretary

Louis Baldwin, Treasurer

Ken Anderson and Emmaline Henry, Editors of the Long Roll newsletter

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since 5/1/04