History of the Fort Sumter Civil War Round Table

In July 2018 several people gathered at Society Hall on Meeting Street to discuss the need for a new Civil War round table to serve the greater Charleston area. The group met regularly over the following weeks to organize the round table. By February 2019, the plans were near complete, and the Fort Sumter Civil War Round Table held its first general meeting in Daniel Library on the campus of The Citadel. Over eighty people interested in the war met to hear the distinguished Civil War historian Gordon Rhea speak on the Overland Campaign of 1864. With that meeting, the group also established a unique relationship with the college as all members of the student population would be able to attend round table events at no cost. A few months later, the round table was fully organized as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. The founding Directors and Officers were President James A. Morgan, First Vice President Richard T. Dorval, Second Vice President Richard W. Hatcher III, Secretary Kyle S. Sinisi, and Treasurer J. Brett Bennett.