UPPER LAKE, Calif. – The next Redwood Empire Civil War Roundtable will be this coming Tuesday, Aug. 2, at 6:15 p.m. at the Tallman Hotel in historic Upper Lake.

The main presenter will be Dr. Bill Cornelison, a former Lake County superintendent of schools and a professor of history at Yuba College.

Dr. Cornelison will review the life of John C. Fremont, known to history as “The Great Pathfinder.”

Fremont had an extensive historical resume, including helping secure California from Mexico, being the first senator from California, the Republican Party's first candidate for president and controversial Civil War general.

After the presentation, Dr. Cornelison will lead a round table discussion on the merits and faults of Fremont's Civil War decisions.

Lisa Deppe will open the roundtable with a brief presentation on the Battle of Wilson's Creek where Gen. Nathaniel Lyon was killed by a mixed army of southern soldiers and Cherokees.

Eleven years earlier it was the same Lyon who came to Lake County and committed the Bloody Island atrocity, killing upwards of 300 Pomo men, women and children.

The Redwood Empire Civil War Roundtable meets once a month and attempts to review what happened that month 150 years ago during the Civil War.

Admission is free and everyone is welcome.

For more information, contact Phil Smoley at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or Zane Jensen at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..