Meeting Information

The story of cotton is intertwined with the war as it is intertwined with slavery. Both sides factored cotton into their strategies, fiscal as well as military. Gordon Gidlund will discuss many cotton-picking matters that you may have never even … Read the rest

At 3:00 p.m., at the Mission Valley Branch Library, the San Diego Civil War Round Table is hosting a “Show and Tell” program where buffs are invited, for example, to present a book review of their favorite campaign narrative … Read the rest

On Saturday, October 18, at 4:00 p.m., at the Mission Valley Branch Library, Author Tonya Graham McQuade—whose family roots go deep in Missouri— will discuss Missouri’s interesting Civil War history and share excerpts from her book, A … Read the rest

Professor Edward J. Blum of SDSU will speak on “Counting in a Time of Crisis: A Discussion on the Census and the Civil War.” He will explore how the United States conducted its national census amid the upheaval of the … Read the rest

At 3:00 p.m., at the Mission Valley Branch Library, 2123 Fenton Pkwy, San Diego, CA, long-time Round Table member Carl Ingwalson has for many years been writing biographies of ordinary Civil War soldiers and their families. At this meeting, he … Read the rest

At 3:00 p.m., at the Mission Valley Branch Library, Clay Hoffman will speak on “The Misunderstood Life of General Fitz John Porter.” Although Porter served well in the early battles of the Civil War, his military career was ruined … Read the rest

At 3:00 p.m., at the Mission Valley Branch Library, the San Diego Civil War Round Table is hosting a “Show and Tell” program where buffs are invited, for example, to present a book review of their favorite campaign narrative … Read the rest