Guest presenter for Civil War group

 Historian, author and UNCW professor Chris E. Fonvielle Jr., Ph.D will be the guest presenter at the June 1 meeting of the Brunswick Civil War Round Table that begins at 7 p.m. at Trinity United Methodist Church, 209 E. Nash St. in Southport, across from the Southport Post Office. Everyone is welcome.

Fonvielle has a lifelong interest in American Civil War, North Carolina, Lower Cape Fear and Southern history. His in-depth research focuses on Civil War coastal operations and defenses, blockade running and the navies. The evening’s topic will be on the “Confederate Command Structure in the Wilmington Campaign.”

For more information, contact Wally Rueckel at wrueckel@questor.com or call 253-7382 or contact Round Table president Tom O’Donnell at tomkat450sl@yahoo.com or call 253-3249.