August 22 Mtg - BLACK JACK LOGAN -- THE POLITICIAN AND MAJOR GENERAL

WE ARE ENJOYING IN-PERSON MEETINGS!

JOIN US ON FOR THIS MONTH'S PRESENTATION:

"BLACK JACK LOGAN -- THE POLITICIAN AND MAJOR GENERAL"
with Dean Smith

How did John Logan get nicknamed, “Black Jack,” and how did he earn the derogatory title, “Dirty Works Logan?” Was he really from Egypt? What caused him to become a Republican, after being a Democrat, raised by a slave-owning father? Why did he call his 31st Illinois Regiment the “Dirty-first?” What were the rewards for his part in the sieges of Vicksburg and Atlanta? How did he help Lincoln get reelected? After the Civil War, why were his speeches called “bloody shirt” oratory? Why is a man, who was so popular that he: could have been President; was honored with statues in five states; had a fort, and a mountain, in Colorado, named after him; was just the seventh person to lie in state at the U.S. Capitol Rotunda; has a museum, and a college named after him; and his is one of only three surnames in the Illinois state song, best known today for his role in founding Memorial Day? To learn the answers to these questions, and more, come to our next meeting, to hear Dean Smith’s new talk on a Union hero, whose fame in the 19th century has not carried over into the 20th and 21st centuries.
Our speaker will also be sharing some items from his personal collection of Logan images, CDV's, cabinet cards, trade cards and a coin.
Dean Smith is a third generation Los Angeles native. He earned his B.A, (1968), and M.A. (1970), degrees in Political Science, from the University of California, at Riverside. He had a 34-year career in public service, with Los Angeles County, and has been retired since 2004. Dean is a member of the Civil War Trust; Commander of the Gen. W. S. Rosecrans Camp No. 2 of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War; a Charter Member of Logan’s Brigade, an affiliate of the National Women’s Relief Corps; a former member of the Board of Directors for the Drum Barracks Museum; and, President and Program Chair of the Los Angeles Civil War Round Table. He has given presentations to all five Southern California Round Tables, as well as to a number of other organizations, on a variety of Civil War topics.

Find us at: www.PasadenaCWRT.org