Sure Was Nice to Get Together With Civil War Folk Again-- Part 1: First MCCWRT Discussion Group Meeting Since February

This past Saturday morning, the McHenry Civil War Round Table (MCCWRT) discussion group held its first meeting since February and it was like old times, other than everyone agreeing to wear masks whenever we weren't eating or drinking at the Panera Bread store in Algonquin, Illinois.

It was even worth putting up with that horrible traffic on Randall Road and the choker at Randall and Algonquin roads.  We had been in the midst of a heat wave at the time, but at least it was breezy enough that I wasn't any worse for wear for it.

It was at least a step toward normalcy and I do love my history groups.  I love anything history.

The topic was about Lincoln's two presidential elections in 1860 and 1864.  Appropriate because of the election coming up in November.  A big factor in Lincoln's victory in 1860 was the Democratic party being essentially split into three groups.

Not much was said about the current situation with Confederate monuments other than that one of Lincoln's opponents in that election was Stephen Douglas and that things are happening to his statue and the name of Douglas Park in Chicago, named for him, is about to be changed to Douglass Park, to be named after Frederick Douglass.

Let's Talk Real Civil War History.  --Old Secesh