CWRTDC'S NEXT MEETING

IN-PERSON AND VIA ZOOM

ALL ARE WELCOME TO JOIN US!

"Civil War Combat
Cowardice and Dread" 

presentation by

LESLEY J. GORDON

March 25, 2026

AT A NEW LOCATION

Mylo's Grill

in the Chesterbrook Shopping Center (free parking)

6238 Old Dominion Dr, McLean, VA  22101

Dinner will include a side Greek salad, 

chicken kabob with vegetables and rice, and pita with hummus 

For dessert: baklava & coffee

(vegetarian entré also available)



(See Below for Schedule for Zoom Attendees)
5:30 pm ET: Social Period at Mylo's for In-Person Attendees (cash bar)
6:30 pm ET: Start of Meeting and Presentation of the Ed Bearss Awards
7:00 pm ET: Speaker Presentation and Q&A
8:15 pm ET: Meeting Adjourned

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OR JOIN US VIA ZOOM

Schedule for Zoom/Remote Attendees:
6:00 pm ET: Zoom Platform Opens for Remote Social Period (Optional)
6:30 pm ET: Start of Meeting and Presentation of the Ed Bearss Awards
7:00 pm ET: Speaker Presentation and Q&A
8:15 pm ET: Meeting Adjourned

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About the Topic:

In her new book from Cambridge University Press, “Dread Danger: Cowardice and Combat in the American Civil War," Dr. Lesley Gordon expands her examinations of soldiers’ experiences from combat by looking at the Union’s initially highly regarded and drilled Ellsworth’s Fire Zouaves and the CSA’s Second Texas Infantry. Both went to War in high spirits only to fail and rout in first battles. 

How did this happen? How did the Regiments and survivors recover, if ever?  Dr. Gordon will discuss this topic with our Round Table.

Dr. Gordon's book was a 2025 “Finalist” for Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize bestowed annually to a work that enhances the general public’s understanding of Abraham Lincoln, the American Civil War soldier, or the American Civil War era. See https://history.ua.edu/professor-lesley-gordons-dread-danger-named-a-lincoln-prize-finalist/



 About the Speaker:

Connecticut raised, William & Mary undergraduate, University of Georgia doctorate, with  Faculty positions at Murray State and University of Akron, Lesley J. Gordon, PhD, is now the prestigious Charles. G. Summersell Chair of Southern History at the University of Alabama. She has recently finished a sabbatical teaching cadets from 2024-25 at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. 

Dr. Gordon is a well regarded author on topics of General George E. Pickett’s life and legend as well as on issues of soldiers’ responses to service and combat during the Civil War and to their post-war memories.




PRESENTATION OF THE EDWIN C. BEARSS AWARDS

At this meeting, the CWRTDC will also present the awards to honor the extraordinary life and legacy of Civil War historian Edwin Cole Bearss. The recipients of the 2026 CWRTDC Edwin C. Bearss Awards are: [TBD].  

For more information about the Awards, including last year's Legacy Award recipient, visit: https://cwrtdc-calendar.blogspot.com/




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