Tuesday, July 2, 2024

McHenry County CWRT Discussion: The Beginning of the End December 1864, January 1865

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The McHenry County (Illinois) Civil War Round Table discussion group met at Panera Bread on December17, 2022 to discuss events in these two ...
Monday, July 1, 2024

Six More Questions on Fort Fisher-- Part 2

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Answers below. 6.  The fall of Fort Fisher closed of what Confederate port? 7.  Who was the Confederate general in charge of the whole area ...
Saturday, June 29, 2024

McHenry County CWRT Discussion Group: Quiz on Fort Fisher

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The McHenry County Civil War Round Table discussion group met December 17, 2022 at Panera Bread in Crystal Lake, Illinois, with "The Be...
Friday, June 28, 2024

About That John Brown-- Part 5: Well, What Was He?

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He was found guilty and condemned to death which is exactly what he wanted.  He became a martyr to the North and, of course, was the very es...
Thursday, June 27, 2024

About That John Brown- Part 4: The Attack and Capture

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John Brown developed a group of close associates referred to as The Secret Six.  He was definitely a religious fanatic by now.  The year 185...
Tuesday, June 25, 2024

About That John Brown-- Part 3: 'I Consecrate My Life to the Destruction of Slavery'

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John Brown had a slow arc to his militaristic hatred of slavery.  He further careened with the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 and then the Kansa...
Monday, June 24, 2024

About That John Brown-- Part 2: Becoming More and More Radical

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John Brown was unknown nationally until almost five years before Harpers Ferry.  His father was an outspoken opponent of slavery and that ca...
Saturday, June 22, 2024

McHenry County CWRT Presentation June 11, 2024: John Brown: Hero or Terrorist, Martyr or Mad Man?

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 The McHenry County Civil War Round Table met June 11, 2024, at the Woodstock Public Library in Woodstock, Illinois, and were treated to an ...
Thursday, June 20, 2024

McHenry County CWRT Discussion Group Meets Saturday to Discuss Union General Steven Hurlbut

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The McHenry County Civil War Round Table (MCCWRT) will meet this Saturday June 22 at Panera Bread in Crystal Lake, Illinois between 10 am an...
Wednesday, June 19, 2024

Adele Cutts Douglas-- Part 2: A Second Marriage

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Adele was just twenty when she first met the widowed Stephen Douglas.  Though he was more than twice her age (she was born in 1835 and he wa...
Tuesday, June 18, 2024

Adele Cutts Douglas-- Part 1: Related to Dolley Madison

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From House House Divided site. As I was writing about this woman in my last post, I couldn't help but think she might have been consider...
Monday, June 17, 2024

The Colonel and Stephen Douglas' Widow-- Part 2: Adele Cutts Douglas

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Colonel Robert Williams remained in the Army after the war, serving during the Indian Wars.  In July 1892, now a brigadier general, he was n...
Saturday, June 15, 2024

The Colonel and Stephen Douglas' Widow-- Part 1

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From the July 2021 America's Civil War magazine "Love in the Ruins." As I said before, I sure miss this magazine. Colonel Robe...
Thursday, June 13, 2024

2024 'Talks' at McHenry County CWRT-- Part 2: 'Rank Discord'

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JULY 9:  And Then He Was a Lion:  Major General James Steedman AUGUST 13:  Meade at Gettysburg  (Impersonation)--  David Eisele SEPTEMBER 10...
Wednesday, June 12, 2024

'Talks' at the McHenry County Civil War Round Table 2024: 'Last Man Standing'

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Earlier this month I listed the presentations that have been and will be given to the Rock River Valley CWRT. I decided to list the ones at ...