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Securing the Potomac: Colonel Charles P. Stone and the Rockville Expedition during the U.S. Civil War.

Tue Sep 15, 2026 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM Poolesville Presbyterian Church Sanctuary 17800 Elgin Road, 20837

Securing the Potomac: Colonel Charles P. Stone and the Rockville Expedition during the U.S. Civil War.

Tue Sep 15, 2026 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM Poolesville Presbyterian Church Sanctuary 17800 Elgin Road, 20837

Join Tim Snyder, author of Trembling in the Balance: The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal During the Civil War, as he talks about a local expedition that includes Poolesville and other nearby river towns. His presentation will examine Col. Charles P. Stone's Rockville Expedition, which was the first Union effort to take possession of the border with the Confederacy above Washington, D.C.

Tim Snyder's Book is available on Amazon: 

Trembling in the Balance: The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal During the Civil War

Trembling in the Balance: The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal During the Civil War: Snyder, Timothy R: 9781935199120: Amazon.com: Books

Location

Poolesville Presbyterian Church Sanctuary 17800 Elgin Road, 20837