The Civil Warriors Civil War Round Table
will hold its next meeting at 7:00PM Pacific Daylight Time on Wednesday, September 14, via Zoom. We will be hosting a presentation by Gordon Gidlund who will talk about “Civil War Prisoner of War Exchange Procedures.” What was Robert E. Lee really worth to the Confederacy? What was U. S. Grant really worth to the Union? The answer in both cases is 60 privates. And that is official! If either had been captured, 60 privates was their exchange value according to the convention on exchange of prisoners. Gordon Gidlund, Program Director of the Inland Empire Civil War Round Table, will present our September program, “Civil War Prisoner of War Exchange Procedures.” He will explain how the system for exchange of prisoners came about, how it was administered and problems encountered with exchanges. The Inland Empire Round Table recently welcomed Gordon Gidlund as their new program chair. Previously, Gordon served as treasurer of the San Diego Round Table. Originally from Wisconsin, Gordon is a retired attorney who practiced for 35 years in the IRS Office of Chief Counsel, and taught for 17 years as an adjunct professor at the University of San Diego School of Law. He first became fascinated by the Civil War during the centennial of 1961-1965. He has given talks on a range of subjects such as Johnston’s surrender, McClellan’s rehabilitation, pre-war politics, the Lincoln- Douglas debates, sectarian causes, soldiers’ motivations, monetary policies, peace negotiations, the Trent Affair, and Shakespeare’s influence. He lives in San Diego with his wife Linda. We will be meeting via the Zoom meeting app. We will send out the meeting on-line connection information shortly before our meeting day (9/14/22). Please plan on beginning your hookup a few minutes before the 7:00PM Pacific meeting time. If you are a first time visitor to the Civil Warriors, please contact us at cwrtsfv@gmail.com for info regarding the hookup. Guests, new members and returning members are always welcome to join us for this and future meetings! If you can’t make this meeting, please consider one of our exciting upcoming meetings noted in our Future Presentations section. |