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Civil War Sesquicentennial Lecture-William Connery

Title:Civil War Sesquicentennial Lecture-William Connery
Date & Time:Mon May 11, 2015 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Location:Lloyd House, 220 N. Washington St. (Map This)
Event Details:When Did the War Between the States End (Ever?) and What Did Australia Have to do With It?

The War did not end with Lee’s surrender to Grant at Appomattox on April 9, 1865. There were other armies still in the field and ships at sea. The struggles of the US and Confederate armies may be better known than those of their navies, but their sea stories are compelling. These battles resulted in innovations in ship construction, an important addition to international law, and even 19c. civilians’ change from whale oil to kerosene as a source of energy. There were naval engagements as far distant as the English Channel and off the north Pacific coast. Australia also figures in the story of the last Confederate raider and one of its most feared.

Mr. Connery’s talk will focus on the remarkable journey of The Shenandoah, the only ship to carry the Confederate flag around the globe. She caused disorder and devastation as she captured and sank 38 ships and took hundreds of prisoners in just a little more than a year. When she finally surrendered, her flag was the last sovereign Confederate flag to be furled. Her legacy also includes an important development in international law.

William Connery is an award-winning author of two History Press books, Civil War Northern Virginia 1861 and Mosby’s Raids in Civil War Northern Virginia. His articles have appeared in the Civil War Courier, the Civil War page of the Washington Times and other publications. A popular speaker to local groups about Civil War history, he has a degree in history from the University of Maryland, College Park, and has lived in the Bush Hill neighborhood since 1989. He has been invited to bring his books for signing and sale.





Contact Phone No.:703.746.4554
Fees:Free
Audience:Anyone may attend
Tags:Lecture, Museums, Old & Historic Alexandria


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