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- Regular meetings are currently suspended.
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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 will describe the experiences of the soldiers of the 21st Iowa Infantry Regiment. For example, we will hear of the difficulties of Arnold Allen in trying to confirm that his […]
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 by a controversial court-martial instigated by political rivals. After the war, he worked for almost 25 […]
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 or a travelogue about an especially fulfilling battlefield visit. We also certainly invite descendants to talk […]
UCSD Professor of History, Rebecca Jo Plant will explore the topic of underage soldiers who fought in the American Civil. She focuses on the political, military, and legal debates over young enlistees in both the Union and Confederacy. The problem of youth enlistment intersected with larger issues, including the relationship between parental rights and children’s […]