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UPPER LAKE, Calif. – The American Civil War is generally viewed as a war fought by whites and blacks for the North versus whites in the South. What about Americans Indians? Did they play a part?
The next Civil War Roundtable will look into the part that the Navajo, Cheyenne, Sioux, Cherokee and others played.
One focus will be on Confederate General Stand Watie, who was the last Confederate to surrender, disbanding his all-Indian Confederate army months after Robert E. Lee surrendered at Appomattox.
These are some of the things to be explored at this months Redwood Empire's Civil War Roundtable, to be held Monday, June 1, at 6:15 p.m. at the historic Tallman Hotel in Old Town Upper Lake.
The other big event to be discussed is transition of Vice President Andrew Johnson into the presidency after the Lincoln assassination.
Radical Republicans had been butting heads with Lincoln over Reconstruction, the Radicals wanted a more harsh and punitive policy.
They hoped Johnson would be more inclined to do their bidding, but Johnson resisted. This political battle resulted in a great constitutional crisis that led in the first impeachment trial for an American president.
The roundtable will consider the events leading up the crisis and review how things played out.
The Civil War Roundtable meets once a month to discuss topics related to that war, and is attempting to review the war month by month.
The group was founded to coincide with the sesquicentennial of the conflict. Topics are presented in a manner that can be enjoyed by novice and expert alike.
Future topics will expand to include some topics related to World War I, as they observe the centennial of that conflict.
Admission is free and everyone is welcome.
For more information, contact Phil Smoley,
