CIVIL WARRIORS MONTHLY MEETINGS

The major activity of the Civil Warriors in promoting education is hosting an invited speaker at our monthly meeting to address the group on a topic relevant to some aspect of the Civil War.  Our speakers reflect a wide range of contributors, from university professors and authors to our and other Round Tables’ members.  Meetings are normally held on the second Wednesday of every month, with the scheduled presentation starting promptly at 7 PM.  In-person meetings were discontinued in 2020 due to the COVID pandemic, being replaced with online meetings by Zoom.  While the camaraderie of meeting together has, obviously, suffered, the Zoom environment has allowed us to significantly expand our resources of presenters from beyond Southern California to the entire U.S., as well as our cadre of attendees.  Currently, we are evaluating the possibility of resuming our in-person meetings, possibly augmented by combining with a Zoom connection, potentially as early as late 2023.

Preceding the presentation, a few minutes is devoted to Round Table business, addressing announcements, introduction of new members or visitors, and general questions about Civil War-related activities.  Time is allowed both before and following the meeting to both promote free discussion and foster camaraderie among the speaker, members, and visitors.

Presentations are about an hour in length, usually augmented by audio-visual aids and artifacts.  Questions are usually taken during the talk but may be reserved for a discussion period following the presentation.  You may refer to the “Recent Presentations” and "Future Presentations" sections for a summary listing of recent and planned future meeting presentation topics.

Periodically, the monthly meeting will host an open forum discussion of a relevant Civil War or Civil War-related topic.  These discussions are moderated by a knowledgeable CWRT member or an outside expert, with the intent of generating a broad spectrum of thoughts, ideas, and reactions to interesting aspects of the subject.  Past discussions have included, What If the Confederacy Had Achieved Independence?, The Confederate Monument Controversy, Who Was Responsible for The Civil War?

Reminders about the monthly meeting and presentation topic, as well as meeting on-line connection information, are e-mailed to members and those on our mailing list shortly before our meeting day.  If you are a first-time visitor to the Civil Warriors, please contact us at cwrtsfv@gmail.com for information regarding the hookup or if you would like to be added to our e-mail mailing list.

Because there are no annual membership dues, Civil Warriors collects a fee from the attendees at each in-person meeting to provide funds to pay for in-person meeting expenses and to support the Round Table’s other activities.  Currently, the fee is $5.