Civil War Round Table to hear talk on Hunter’s retreat from Lynchburg

The Tuscarawas Valley Civil War Round Table will meet Thursday, March 12, at 6:30 p.m. in the Community Room at the Dover Public Library, 525 N. Walnut St. in Dover.

The featured presenter will be Jon-Erik Gilot, who will present, “The Hardest Campaign Ever Inaugurated: General David Hunter’s Retreat from Lynchburg.”

The program will examine Union Gen. David Hunter’s raid up the Shenandoah Valley during the summer of 1864 and the circumstances surrounding his subsequent retreat through West Virginia, which effectively removed a Union army from the war for nearly a month. The talk will compare how Hunter, his superiors and his soldiers viewed the events, along with the retreat’s impact on the broader war and Hunter’s legacy.

Gilot is an author, historian and archivist who has worked in public history for 20 years. He earned a history degree from Bethany College and a Master of Library and Information Science from Kent State University. A contributing historian at Emerging Civil War, his work has appeared in books, journals and magazines. His first book in the Emerging Civil War Series, “John Brown’s Raid,” was recently published by Savas Beatie. He serves as curator at the Captain Thomas Espy Grand Army of the Republic Post in Carnegie, Pennsylvania, and works as a business archivist and records manager in Wheeling, West Virginia.

The Tuscarawas Valley Civil War Round Table’s mission is to educate the community about the Civil War, preserve Civil War heritage and remember those who struggled for their cause.

For more information or to register for the free program, call the Dover Public Library at 330-343-6123 or visit www.doverlibrary.org.