We are so very fortunate to have such an abundance of civil war scholars and speakers available to us here in Southern California.  In addition, our latest Zoom meeting format has added to that an even wider cadre of presenters from across the country.  Above are photos of just a few of our many past speakers.  They, and many not shown, have entertained and informed us with excellent presentations, furthering our pursuit of education and our exploration of history.  A list of recent subject titles and their presenters is shown below.  We thank them very much for their outstanding capabilities and efforts!

2025

9 April, 2025 - "Tell Mother Not to Worry" - Ron Kirkwood

12 March, 2025 - “The World Will Never See the Like” - John Hopkins

12 February, 2025 - “Was Robert E. Lee a Traitor?” - Roundtable Discussion

8 January, 2025 - Meeting cancelled.  Presentation rescheduled to July 9

2024

11 December, 2024 - “Overlooked and Underappreciated: Dan Butterfield” - Prof. Jim Pula

13 November, 2024 - "The Barons of the Civil War " - Dr. Dave Schrader

9 October, 2024 - “Ormsby Mitchel: Astronomer, General, Visionary” - George Melrod

11 September, 2024 - "Bristoe Station, Part 2" - Prof. Jeff Hunt

14 August, 2024 - "Brigadier General Horace Porter" - Mike Reetz

10 July, 2024 - "They Came Only to Die" - Sean Chick

12 June, 2024 - "Unceasing Fury" - Scott Mingus

8 May, 2024 - "We Shall Conquer or Die"  -  Derrick Lindow

10 April, 2024 - "General Grant and the Verdict of History" - Dr. Frank Varney

13 March, 2024 - "Operational Art Applied at Chattanooga: Longstreet's Bridgeport Plan" - LTC Harold Knudsen

11 February, 2024 - "The Sergeant" - Dean Calbreath

10 January, 2024 - "Gettysburg In Color" - Pat Brennan

2023

13 December, 2023 - "The Boys of Illinois - The Teachers Reginent and the Rock River Regiment" - Dr. Dave Schrader

8 November, 2023 - “Jackson’s Forgotten Campaign” - Dave Goracke

11 October, 2023 - ”Taking Mobile in the Civil War” - Jay Wertz

13 September, 2023 - “John Gibbon: Iron Man of the Army of the Potomac” - George Melrod

9 August, 2023 - “The Road to Bristoe Station” - Prof. Jeff Hunt
12 July 2023 - “The War Within the War: The Battle to Form West Virginia” - Dr. Dave Schrader

14 June,2023 - “Canebreaks to Cotton: Botanical History of the Civil War” - Judith Sumner

10 May, 2023 - "James Longstreet and The American Civil War" - Harold Knudsen

12 April, 2023 - "Elizabeth Van Lew, Mary Bowser, And The Richmond Underground" - Stephen Romaine

8 March, 2023 - "13 Months In Dixie, Or The Adventures Of A Federal Prisoner In Texas" - Steven Knowlton

8 February, 2023 - "Women In The Civil War" - Martha Conway

11 January, 2023 - "Love Him Or Hate Him: General Benjamin 'Beast' Butler" - Dr. Dave Schrader

2022

14 December, 2022 - "Counterfactuals, Contingency, And The Civil War" - Dr. Brian Jordon

11 November, 2022 - "They Might Have Led: John F. Reynolds And James B. Mc Pherson, And The Loves They Left Behind" - George Melrod

12 October, 2022 - "When Hell Came To Sharpsburg"- Steve Cowie

14 September, 2022 - "Prisoner Of War Exchange Procedures" - Gordon Gidlund

10 August, 2022 - "The Forgotten Final Phase Of The Gettysburg Campaign" - Prof. Jeff Hunt

13 July, 2022 - "Johnsonville" - Dr. Jerry T. Wooten

8 June, 2022 - "Defending The Arteries Of Rebellion" - Prof. Neil Chatelaine

11 May, 2022 - "Did Forrest Make A Difference?" - John Scales

13 April, 2022 - "The First Fallen: The Life Of Col. Elmer Ellsworth, The North's First Civil War Hero" - Meg Groeling

9 March, 2022 - "Salmon P. Chase Lincoln's Vital Rival" - Walter Stahr

9 February, 2022 - "Radical Warrior August Willich - From German Revolutionary To Union General" - David Dixon

12 January, 2022 - "Black Jack Logan - The Politican And The General" - Dean Smith

2021

8 December, 2021 - "Hunters Of Men: Civil War Sharpshooters" - Dave Goracke
​10 November, 2021 - "Origins And Developments Of The Southern Economy" - Todd Kislac
6  October, 2021 - "Canada, Montreal And The Civil War" - Frank Mitchell
8 September, 2021 - "A Thousand May Fall" - Dr. Brian Matthews Jordan
​11 August, 2021 - "All Is Hell" - Dr. Edward J. Blum
4 July, 2021 - "West Point And  Mexican War -  Connections Galore"- Dr. Dave Schrader
​9 June, 2021 - "The South's Forgotten Fire Eaters" - Chris McIlwain
May 12, 2021 - "The Bloody Conspirators" - Frank Mitchell
​14 April, 2021 - "Old Abe' The Mascot Of The 8th. Wisconsin" - Jim Gallen
​10 March, 2021 - "Custer And The Evolution Of Cavalry" - Ted Behncke
10 February, 2021 - "Tales From Cedar Mountain And Other Virgina Adventures" - Brad Forbush
13 January, 2021 - "Before He Was Stonewall" - Dave Goracke