Civil War Fortification Study Group

Past Meetings-Minutes
Winchester
Memphis

Past Meetings- Report                  

1996 Fredericksburg, PDF File Format
South Carolina Works 2005 PDF File
North Ga. Puzzle

Trench Nerds do the Bermuda Hundred 2006

Fortification Classifications
Add'l Classification Material

Field Observations

Gallery 

Forum Members Only

Membership

Miscellaneous Essays

Abbot on Earthworks PDF file

Fish Hook Assessment  2.9mb PDF

Smyth on Rapid Entrenching, PDF

Hare House Dialog PDF

   Boyds Landing.pdf

 

Some files are saved in PDF format, to view you will need Acrobat Reader get it here:

 

Search for:

ALL materials on this site are copyrighted by either the CWFSG or their respective authors. All material used by permission. No material can be disseminated without prior written permission.

 



The Civil War Fortification Study Group is dedicated to the study, preservation and dissemination of information of the most visible reminders of the sacrifices made during the American Civil War, the fortifications.

 The CWFSG also known affectionately as the "Trench Nerds". was founded in 1993. Membership is comprised of historians, NPS personnel, preservationists, lecturers, other professionals and avocationals.

The CWFSG holds an annual meeting and seminar, in the Spring. 

 


CWFSG Forum

Now open is a forum for the dissemination of news, information or to just ask a question.

Open to MEMBERS ONLY you must register before using the forum.

 

Members of the CWFSG during the St. Patrick's Day Blizzard, Winchester, Va. meeting 2007, 1st day in the sleet!

 

2008 Spring Meeting

The sixteenth annual meeting of the Civil War Fortification Study Group was held April 16 - 20, 2008,  The meeting  encompassed three and a half days of field trips to study and explore fortifications preserved in northern Mississippi, eastern Arkansas, and western Tennessee. Including Helena, Ark., Ft. Pillow, Tn, Fort Pemberton, Greenwood, Ms. 

Stay tuned for a complete recap!

 

Itinerary for 2008 Meeting

Civil War Fortification Study Group 2008.pdf