Upper Lake >> This month 150 years was one of the most momentous months in American history. Robert E. Lee surrendered his army of Northern Virginia on April 9, which triggered the rapid collapse of the Confederate States of America. Five days later, Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
These are the topics that will be discussed at this month’s Redwood Empire Civil War Roundtable. The meeting will be held at the Tallman Hotel in Upper Lake on Monday at 6:15 p.m. Zane Jensen and Phil Smoley, co-founders of the group, will lead the discussion through a multimedia presentation.
The roundtable began in January 2011 to commemorate the sesquicentennial of the Civil War. The group has attempted to follow events of the war month by month, each month being the 150th anniversary of events during the war. The roundtable has covered most every aspect of that tumultuous time period of the country’s history.
Attendance is free and open to everyone, from the novice to expert. Reservations are not necessary.
The Tallman Hotel is located at 9550 Main St. in Upper Lake.
