About Us

The Col Henry Ryerson Civil War Round Table was organized in September of
2003 as a New Jersey Non-profit corporation. The purpose of the Round Table
is to gather together people who have an interest in the American Civil War. The
group holds it's meetings on the third Tuesday of the month, with no meetings in
June, July, August and December. The meetings are held in the Theatre
(building D)of the Sussex County Community College, in Newton N.J. At it's
monthly meetings the group discusses and studies all aspects of the War's
history, including the causes, battles, Southern and Northern political ideology
and prominent participants. It's goal is to promote and further stimulate interest
in all aspects and phases of the Civil War period, with an emphasis on the
contributions of the State of New Jersey.
The Round Table participates in the Adopt-A-Position Program at the
Gettysburg Battlefield Park in Gettysburg PA. We have adopted two 12th NJ INF
positions on the Battlefield. We perform a "Cleanup" on these two positions in
the Spring and Fall of the year.

Membership:
Membership levels per year are: Full Member $25, Associate Member $15
(non-voting), Family Membership $40 (all members of a family including children
up to the age of 21 still living at home). Voting members must be at least 18
years of age to vote. Also a Life Membership is available for a one time fee of
$150. The membership year runs from July 1st to June 30th of the next year.