May Program
On Wednesday, May 18, 2011 at 7:30 PM the SDCWRT will hold its 297th meeting at Palisades Presbyterian Church, at 6301 Birchwood St., San Diego, CA 92120.
This month, SDCWRT member Gene Armistead will present “Generally Despicable: Men Who Wore the Star During the Civil War”. Some Civil War Generals, like Forrest and Sherman, are thought despicable—even despised—by partisans of the other side. Some, like Ben Butler, are thought to be despicable by nearly everyone even though charges against him were actually false. Some, like Dan Sickles, really were despicable people but somehow managed to pretty much behave during the war. Gene will review the actions of a dozen generals, mostly little known, who wore the star and excelled in personal despicability during the Civil War.