Robert I. Girardi
Historian
Civil War Historian, Author, Speaker and Consultant
Welcome to my world.
I believe the Civil War era to be the most critical in our history. ​I have been studying all aspects of the Civil War for my entire life, from reading books, conducting research, writing, and visiting battlefields, to working with artifacts and documents.
I speak to groups of all ages and can craft a discussion appropriate to your venue. My programs are informative. entertaining and affordable. Contact me, I'm the Civil War Guy.
email: cvlwarguy@aol.com
Phone: 773-319-3508
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Schedule
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2026
February 3 Patty Turner Center/Shadow Over Chicago, Al Capone and the Windy City
February 4 Lake Forest Library/Abraham Lincoln's Doctor's Dog
February 7 Seminar at Appomattox C.H., Farmville VA/The Civil War Generals
February 11 Warrenville Public Library/Abraham Lincoln and the Common Soldier
March 4 Kankakee CWRT/"The Very Spirit of War," General John A. Logan
March 10 Waukesha CWRT/Civil War Engineers
April 13 Ann Arbor CWRT/"The Very Spirit of War," General John A. Logan
April 16 Evergreen Park Library/Abraham Lincoln and the Common Soldier
May 11 Northeast Indiana CWRT/TBD
October 16-18 Pamplin Park Symposium/The Murder of Major General William "Bull" Nelson
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2025
March 7 Del Webb Huntley, IL/The Great Awakening: The Civil War in 1862
May 6 McHenry Public Library/Abraham Lincoln and the Common Soldier
May 17 Salt Creek CWRT/The Very Spirit of War: General John A. Logan
June 5 Boy Scouts, St. Paul Lutheran Church/Civil War Orientation
June 18 Lake Forest Library/The Union Prisoners of War at Camp Douglas
September 9 McHenry County CWRT/Lincoln and His Generals: LaSalle County at War
November 11 Hinsdale Community Center/Honoring the Brave: The Origins of Veterans Day
November 19 Kenosha Civil War Museum/G.K. Warren vs P.H. Sheridan, Five Forks and a Knife
in the Back
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Accepting the Nevins-Freeman Award
Chicago CWRT, Nov. 12, 2010
The Iron Brigade Association Award
Milwaukee CWRT, 2014