Local author Donald Grady Shomette discusses his latest book "Anaconda's Tail: The Civil War on the Potomac Frontier 1861-1865."
With the onset of the American Civil War the Federal Government instituted a massive naval blockade of the Confederacy dubbed "The Anaconda Plan." The northernmost extremity of the blockade the Potomac River was known as The Anaconda's Tail. Here is the untold story of the desperate struggle for control of that strategic waterway and the conflagration that ensued. Join the author for an hour-long presentation about this account of the chaos in the words of the participants, the leaders and every-men of both sides played against the greater war being fought across the entirety of the American landscape. Offered in conjunction with the Smithsonian "Water/Ways" exhibit.
AGE GROUP: | Adult |
EVENT TYPE: | Water/Ways | Lectures, Panels & Conversations | Book Events/Discussion |
TAGS: | Water/Ways |
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