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JOIN US ON TUESDAY, JULY 22, 2025 AT 7:15 P.M. (Pacific Time)
FOR A PRESENTATION ON:
"BARONS OF THE CIVIL WAR"
WITH Dr. Dave Schrader, Los Angeles Civil War Round Table
Gail Borden's Eagle Brand Condensed Milk, which fed Union troops during the Civil War
The North was already becoming an industrialized economy by 1960 but the Civil War gave production techniques a power boost. In this talk, we’ll survey various fields like transportation, arms manufacturing, medicine and food production to understand how factory owners adapted to the massive requirements the war presented, as well as how the government innovated to pay them.
As usual, this talk goes behind the scenes to describe the Good Barons involved, some of whom are now household names like Borden, Armour, and Squibb. Some like Parrott and Cooke are well known to Civil War buffs, but several lesser-known entrepreneurs like Burden and Eads will also get some limelight.
We’ll wrap with some stories about the Bad Guys, including fraudsters.
Dr. Dave Schrader has been giving CWRT talks to Los Angeles audiences since 2013, and has spoken to our round table on several occasions. We enjoy a well researched, informative and entertaining presentation each time he joins us.
He is particularly fascinated by “the rest of the story” – for example, the activities of support organizations such as the Signal Corps, the Commissary Corps and the Quartermaster Corps, who often played major but behind-the scenes roles in the abilities of generals and presidents to achieve their goals. Or people like Lincoln’s Secretaries or his Ambassadors who played pivotal roles in supporting the President and his policies. Or the Fire-Eaters who drummed up support for secession in the south while the Abolitionists were busy motivating people in the North.
Most of his talks are interactive so be prepared for audience participation!
Thanks to the volunteer efforts and expertise of our Pasadena CWRT members, Tina Miller and Monika Skerbelis, we are now able to record our monthly meetings and post the videos to our YouTube Channel for your enjoyment and edification if you are unable to join us for our live meetings. We invite you to check out the videos from our two years of virtual meetings, as well as our most recent presentations, at our YouTube Channel:
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We are indebted to Tina and Monika for helping us to bring this wonderful added benefit to allow our non-local members and guests to enjoy the presentations of our distinguished roster of speakers.
PLEASE JOIN US FOR OUR IN-PERSON MEETING:
Pasadena CWRT - TUESDAY, JULY 22, 2025 - 7:15 PM (Pacific Time)
The Blinn House - 160 North Oakland Avenue - Pasadena
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