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Submarine mystery is topic of Civil War meeting

The story of a Confederate submarine captain will be shared during the next meeting of the Rochester Civil War Round Table at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the History Center of Olmsted County , 1195 West Circle Drive SW, Rochester.

Speaker Jim Ward will present "George Dixon: From Shiloh to Charleston." Dixon was captain of the Confederate submarine CSS Hunley . Ward will talk about the gold coin that was found in the Hunley when it was recovered in 2000, and the legend that connects the coin with Dixon.

The public is invited. Admission is a freewill offering.

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