GRANT TAKES COMMAND

The River Valley 150th Anniversary Civil War Roundtable will meet Monday, March 24th at 6:00pm at the River Valley District Library, 214 S Main St in Port Byron to discuss Civil War events in March of 1864. Our main topic will be Ulysses S. Grant being appointed to the newly created rank of Lieutenant General placing him in charge of the entire Union Army: we will look at the Grant's career to date and the challenges he faced. We will also discuss the Kilpatrick Raid on Richmond: were the papers found on Ulric Dahlgren forged? The Jones County "rebellion against the rebellion" in Mississippi reached its climax: we will look at Newton Knight and his fight against the Confederacy and his shocking later life. There was a bloody riot in Charleston Illinois involving soldiers home on furlough and Copperheads. We meet the fourth Monday of every month to discuss Civil War events in that month, 150 years ago. Everyone is always welcome.