January 8, 2013
The Southern Maryland Civil War Round Table is pleased to announce its next meeting will be held on Tuesday, January 8, 2013 at the College of Southern Maryland (LaPlata campus) at 7:00pm in the Business & Industry Building, Room 113.
Guest Speaker: Dr. Thomas Jarvis
A new year brings a new format for the first meeting of the Southern Maryland Civil 
War Round Table in 2013, as Dr. Thomas Jarvis will speak on the causes of the Civil War. Historians still debate this issue, with strong feelings regarding what on the surface may appear to be a simple question. Great events in history, such as the outbreak of a war, may seem to have been caused by a single event, but there are usually a complex series of issues, events and causes which lead to the actual outbreak of hostilities. The attack on Fort Sumter started the bloodiest war in U. S history, but there a great number of issues between the North and South that had festered over the years, which finally came to a head and triggered warfare. Dr. Jarvis will discuss various historical interpretations regarding the outbreak of the Civil War, review issues that caused sectional tensions and categorize general causes of the war. Those attending the meeting will have the opportunity question Dr. Jarvis and bring forth their own interpretation of the causes of the Civil War. (Kindly and gently, of course 🙂 ).
Dr. Thomas Jarvis has taught history as a Professorial Instructor at American University in Washington, D.C. and as a member of the adjunct faculty at the College of Southern Maryland. While at CSM, Dr. Jarvis developed and taught two specialty courses; “The History of American Warfare” and “The U.S. and Twentieth Century World Affairs.” He has a B.A. in history from Stony Brook University, NY, a master’s degree from the School of International Service, American University and a Ph.D in U.S. History from American University. Dr. Jarvis served three years in the Unites States Army, where he worked in the intelligence field with the Army Security Agency and retired from the Central Intelligence Agency as a Senior Executive.