North Country Civil War Round Table
Trostle's Barn near Gettysburg after the battle; the 9th Massachusetts Monument is located here
Scott Wilson
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.
- Tuesday, May 22, 7:00 PM - Sacrifice Your Battery, If Necessary
"We did not know that we were making history at the time. We did realize the safety of the whole Union depended for a time upon holding our ground. We held it." Lieutenant William Park, at the age of 84, spoke those words about his Captain and comrades in arms from the 9th Massachusetts Battery and the role they played at the Battle of Gettysburg. Learn about the amazing courage of this unit when Scott Wilson, Civil War Artillery Living Historian and Captain of the 11th New York Battery of Light Artillery reenactment unit, presents Sacrifice Your Battery, if necessary: Actions of the 9th Massachusetts Battery on the 2nd Day at Gettysburg at the Civil War Roundtable on Tuesday, May 22nd at 7 pm at the Louisville Historical Center (Directions), near the Louisville Community Center (Arena). Please note this program is not at the usual Sunday afternoon meeting time. This Civil War Roundtable program is part of the SLCHA's Commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, which began in 1861.
Wilson will take a comprehensive look into the heroic action of the 9th Massachusetts Battery on the 2nd day at Gettysburg, which was the unit's first taste of combat. In particular he will discuss the actions of Captain John Bigelow and Bugler Charles Reed, detailing how they prevented the Union lines from collapsing, which could have enabled the confederates to win the day and possibly the war.
Scott Wilson lives in Louisville and is a Civil War Artillery Living Historian. He is Captain of the 11th New York Battery of Light Artillery reenactment unit, the personal owner of a full-scale Civil War cannon, and a frequent presenter at the St Lawrence County Historical Association's Civil War Roundtable.
The SLCHA Gift Shop is a great way to take home some Civil War history. Books include Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad, the graphic novel Free At Last: How the Freeing of the Slaves Changed American History, and Isaac Johnson: From Slave to Stonecutter.
- 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
- From The Historical Marker Data Base:
Sue Longshore, Collections Manager and CWRT Coordinator
Directions to the Louisville Museum
The museum is located on County Route 36. It is between Louisville Fire Station #1 and the Community Center/Hockey Arena.
From State Hwy 37 - turn onto County Route 39 near the former Louisville Elementary School and follow that across the bridge. At the top of the second hill, turn right onto County Route 36 (Fire Station is right on the corner) and then into the second driveway on the right.
From Route 310 and State Hwy 56 - turn onto County Route 39 near the gas station across from Raymondville Golf Course. Stay on that road until entering a speed zone, then turn left onto County Route 36 (Fire Station is right on the corner) and then into the second driveway on the right.
