		Camp Olden Civil War Round Table

Upcoming Events

Camp Olden Civil War Round Table

Speakers for September- December 2026. Everyone's invited.

7 pm at The Hamilton Township Library,

1 Justice Samuel A. Alito Way, Hamilton, NJ 08690 Lower level.

September 3, 2026
7:00 PM

General Meeting - in person

Speaker: Don Dileo: Lincoln Witness.

Lincoln Witness.This presentation will share information from a written statement by a witness to the assassination of President Lincoln and on the draft riots in New York City in July of 1863.

Free

October 1, 2026
7:00 PM

General Meeting - in person

Speaker: Doug Kiovsky: Gersom Mott

Doug was a Hunterdon County Park Ranger and Historian for 26 years. He now lives in Bordentown and served a President and is currently VP of the Bordentown Historical Society. Doug will be speaking on Bordentown resident Civil War Union Major General Gersom Mott. Some Civil War service and connection to our area. While in Bordentown Mott lived on Prince Street overlooking the Crosswicks creek.

Free

November 5, 2026
7:00 PM

General Meeting - in person

Speaker: Gary Wilson : The Union Blockade: Crippling the South's Ability to Wage War.

There were only 100,000 sailors in the Union Navy, but their efforts greatly wrecked the South's economy and its ability to keep armies in the field. Gary's Great-Great-Grandfather, John Frederick Ehlers, USN, served 3 years as Carpenter's Mate on the USS Samuel Rotan which was commission in Philadelphia on 12 Nov 1861. Gary will explore the concept, implementation, and effectiveness of the Union Blockade and show how the Samuel Rotan assisted.

Free

December 3, 2026
7:00 PM

General Meeting - in person

Speaker: Michael Wunsch: Andrew Johnson's Drunken VP Inaugural Speech- March 4, 1865

Recovering from typhoid fever Johnson made a drunken and rambling, 20-minute harangue within the context of Lincoln's Second Inaugural address. We'll have some light holiday refreshments this month.

Free