Join Tim Vane, local Civil War expert who currently serves as DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES for The Knoxville Civil War Roundtable for an interesting talk on “Civil War Generals: The Good, the Bad and the Political”. The Civil War produced a number of generals who were extraordinarily good and who seldom lost battles, some who were extraordinarily bad and seldom won battles and that peculiar mix of politicians who became generals and led soldiers -- with mixed results.