Description
Because of the C&O Canal’s strategic position as an important commercial and transportation waterway, both the Union and Confederate armies sought to control it. This presentation will explore the Canal during wartime especially related to Montgomery and Frederick Counties. We will draw from contemporary accounts and modern historical studies to better learn what measures were taken to protect the Canal and the specific military events that occurred during the war years. We will also examine the effect the war had on the people who made their home and their living on the canal.
