The McHenry County Civil War Round Table's (Illinois) held its May meeting at the Woodstock (Illinois) Public Library both in person and by Zoom.
The announcement was made that McHenry High School student Jack Waters was the recipient of the 2022 essay contest. He will be receiving a $1000 scholarship to college. Congratulations, Jack.
Tonight's speaker was Fred Reczkowiz and he spoke on a battle I've often heard of, but really didn't know much about, the Battle of Ball's Bluff on October 21, 1861.
He described the battle as a simple accident resulting from a faulty report. And, indeed, after hearing his presentation, Ball's Bluff reminded me a whole lot of the Union catastrophe at the Battle of Shepherdstown less than a year later. I have written a whole lot about that battle in this blog in January and February.
The battle included the 20th Massachusetts, so-called the Harvard Regiment because so many members were from that school. It was also called the "Copperhead Regiment" because so many members were Democrats and not in favor of Republicans.
--Old Secesh
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