North Country Civil War Round Table
General Jonah Sanford organized the 92nd Infantry Regiment which trained in Potsdam and was made up mostly of men from St Lawrence County. (Photograph courtesy of the Potsdam Public Museum, P2851)
Round Table
The North Country Civil War Round Table, sponsored by the St Lawrence County Historical Association, is an informal discussion group that centers on the Civil War period. Each meeting focuses on a particular topic related to the Civil War and emphasizes the North Country's role in that turbulent era. The Round Table is free and open to the pubic and light refreshments will be served.
- Sunday, February 26, 2:00 PM - General McClellan and President Lincoln
Bob Wells will speak at SLCHA about the relationship of General McClellan and President Lincoln
- Sunday, March 18, 2:00 PM - General Scott's Great Snake - The Anaconda Plan
Ron Semple will give a powerpoint presentation about the importance of the US Navy during the Civil War, and in particular the USS Monitor
- Saturday, July 28 through Sunday, July 29 - Civil War Weekend
Civil War Reenactment at Robert Moses State Park in Massena
The St Lawrence County Historical Association at the Silas Wright House is open Tuesday through Saturday noon to 4 pm, Friday noon to 8 pm. Admission to the museum is free; admission to the archives is free for members and children, $2.50 for college students, and $5 for the general public.The St Lawrence County Historical Association is located at 3 East Main Street, Canton. Parking is available in the back of the SLCHA, next to the museum's main entrance.
The St Lawrence County Historical Association is a membership organization open to anyone interested in St Lawrence County history. For more information, or to become a member, call the SLCHA at 315-386-8133 or e-mail. Exhibits and programs are made possible in part with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency.
Civil War Graves Project
Read
about the Civil War Graves project and
see the results- See a picture of the 60th New York Infantry at the dedication of a monument to General George Sears Greene at Culps Hill, Gettysburg PA, and help identify the people in it
Links
- New York State Civil War Sesquicentennial Homepage
- From the library at Morrisville
State College:
- New York State and the Civil War
- Civil War Round Tables around New York State
- National Parks Service Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System
- Find your New York State Civil War ancestor online
- Civil War Research in New York State from Dick Hillenbrand
- Other Civil War Round Tables
Sue Longshore, Collections Manager and CWRT Coordinator