On Saturday August 22, 2020, the McHenry County (Illinois) Civil War Round Table (MCCWRT) discussion group had our second outdoor, social distanced and masked meeting since this virus thing hit. This was held outside at Panera Bread in Algonquin, Illinois. We haven't had a regular meeting since early March as they are in the Woodstock Library and that has been closed and now closed to meetings.
But, it sure is good to get back with like-minded folk, so I have enjoyed these two meetings immensely.
Our topic on August 22 was Union General Benjamin Butler. We had one guy there who had done a lot of research on the good (or was it bad) general and knew a whole lot of stuff.
These are some of the things we talked about to the best of my ability to write them down:
** Butler (BB) was always under the direct command of Abraham Lincoln.
** BB was a political general, not from West Point.
** New Orleans had the U.S. mint there which made coins. Lincoln wanted it which was why he sent BB there.
** There were chamber pots and spittoons with BB's face at the bottom for folks who didn't like him.
** Lincoln would try out things he wanted to do with BB before he himself would try it.
** Lincoln was looking into sending freed slaves back to Africa.
** Henry Clay was the founder of a movement to return freed slaves to Africa.
Enough Civil War Stuff for You? --Old Secesh
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