What is a Civil War Round Table?

​Civil War Round Table groups include men and women from all walks of life who have one thing in common: a sincere interest in the history of their country and especially the history of the War Between the States of 1861 - 1865.  The first Civil War Round Table was organized in Chicago in 1940 and currently over 300 of these groups meet regularly throughout the world.

The Manitowoc County Civil War Round Table was organized in 1988 and now has members in several communities throughout Northeastern Wisconsin.  Members gather for nine regular meetings each year to enjoy simulating and informative programs and for social contact with fellow enthusiasts who may have a general interest, be serious students of the period and/or they may be collectors of various Civil War memorabilia.

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Our Mission Statement

To honor and commemorate the memory of 'The Manitowoc Guards,' the first company of volunteers to leave Manitowoc County in 1861 to fight in the American Civil War, and to all those who followed.

Officers & Board Members

President - Kerry Sievert
Vice President - ​John Neuser
Secretary - Barb Holschbach
Treasurer - Rogene Moore
Connie Hansen
Dennis Moore
Daniel Reinke
Virginia Temme
Jim Mallion
Gerald Neuser
​Laurie Shawhan
Don Shawhan

THOSE THAT GAVE ALL.

O' WRAP THE FLAG AROUND ME BOYS
By Taylor R. Stewart (1862)

O' wrap the flag around me boys,
To die were far more sweet,
With freedom's starry emblem boys,
To be my winding sheet, 
In life I loved to see it wave,
And now my eyes grow dim, my hands
Would clasp its last bright shreds.

Then wrap the flag around me boys,
To die were far more sweet,
With freedom's starry emblem, boys,
To be my winding sheet.

O' I had thought to greet you, boys, 
On many a well won field,
When to our starry banner, boys,
The trait'rous foe should yield:
But now, alas! I am denied,
My dearest earthly prayer,
You'll follow and you'll meet the foe,
But I shall not be there.

Yet weep and wrap the flag around me boys,
To die were fare more sweet,
With freedom's starry emblem boys,
To be my winding sheet.

But though my body moulders, boys,
My spirit will be free,
And every comrade's honor, boys,
Will still be dear to me.
There, in the thick and bloody fight,
Ne'er let your ardor lag,
For I'll be there still hov'ring near, 
Above the dear old flag.

So wrap the flag around me boys,
To die were fare more sweet,
With freedom's starry emblem, boys,
to be my winding sheet.