Next Meeting: April 21st 7:30PM - SCCC "D Building" Student Center
The featured speaker for the evening will be Joe Mongi, Ordinance Sgt of the 27th NJ Union Volunteers. His topic will be “The Spencer: Arms Upgrade or Just Not Quite Right?” The presentation includes a small history of the civil war era weapon and its significance, as well as his “beautiful but painful” personal reflections on the weapon, will be on display at the meeting.
Joe has been instructing in Civil War ordnance for over 20 years.​​
Admission to the Round Table is free, donations appreciated. A book raffle follows the presentation.
Interested in joining the leadership team? We'd love your help... ask for info at the next meeting.
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COLONEL HENRY RYERSON CIVIL WAR ROUND TABLE 2026 SPRING TOUR
"The Haunted Places of Gettysburg Battlefield"
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Date: Saturday, May 2, 2026.
Time: 9 a.m. until noon (arrive 8:45)
Meeting Place: The Gettysburg Heritage Center at 297 Steinwehr Avenue, Gettysburg PA.
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Licensed Gettysburg Battlefield Guide Jessie Wheedleton leads our tour from the Heritage Center to several locations on the Battlefield, including paranormal hotbeds such as: Iverson’s Pits, the Rose Farm, Sachs Bridge, the Triangular Field, and the Wheat field. Not only will Jessie describe the battle activity at each site, but also the Haunted Lore surrounding the site since its fateful day.
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As in the past, the Round Table will be paying the Guide fee, but travel, dining, and accommodations are on your own. Gettysburg received many visitors in May, so we recommend making your arrangements as soon as possible. Simply gather at the Meeting Place and we will go from there.
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We hope the topic will be of great interest to our membership and friends. An evening Haunted Tour in town on your own could also cap off your spooky weekend at Gettysburg!
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About Us:
The Colonel Henry Ryerson Civil War Round Table is an independent organization committed to promoting and expanding interest in historical topics surrounding the American Civil War. One of hundreds across the country, the CHRCWRT organized in Sussex County NJ under the guidance of the SCCC president Brad Gottfried in 2003 as a non profit organization.
​At those first few meetings, it was decided that the group would be named after Colonel Henry Ryerson, a resident of Newton who helped recruit, and then volunteered into, the 2nd NJ Volunteer Infantry regiment. He was fatally injured at the Battle of the Wilderness in 1864 in Virginia and is buried in the Old Newton Burial Grounds in Newton, New Jersey.
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Our accommodations at the College are superb with easy parking and a spacious room fully equipped with modern audio-visual presentation equipment. Our regular meetings start at 7:30 p.m. on the third Tuesday of September, October, and November (December hiatus) then again January through April. Each meeting is headlined by an expert presentation of Civil War significance, with special events each May (dinner with guest speaker) and January (movie night).​ ​​
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The CHRCWRT organizes historical tours, typically twice a year, most of which occur in Gettysburg or Northern Virginia. ​​
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M​eetings are free and open to the public. All are welcome.
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For more information about the Round Table, please contact:
Jim Rawson, Phone: 973-362-0132, Email: james.rawson.cwrt@gmail.com.
Address
One College Hill Road, Newton, NJ, United States, New Jersey
Phone
James Rawson
Phone: 973-362-0132
