BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:486@mariettaohio.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230316T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230316T210000 DTSTAMP:20230303T171441Z URL:https://mariettaohio.org/events/next-regular-meeting-of-the-civil-war- round-table-of-the-mid-ohio-valley/ SUMMARY:Next Regular Meeting of the Civil War Round Table of the Mid-Ohio V alley DESCRIPTION:Event:  Next Regular Meeting of the Civil War Round Table of t he Mid-Ohio Valley\n\nWhen:  7:00 p.m.\, Thursday\, March 16\, 2023\n\nWh ere:  St. Luke's Episcopal Church Parish Hall\, 320 2nd Street\, Marietta \n\nPresentation:  Lincoln's Navy:  The Men\, Ships and Organization\, 1861 - 65\, presented by Donnald L. Canney\, former Registrar of the U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office\, Bowie\, MD.\n\n\nThe next regular meetin g of the Civil War Round Table of the Mid-Ohio Valley will begin at 7:00 p .m. on Thursday\, March 16\, 2023\, at St. luke's Episcopal Church Parish Hall\, 320 Second Street\, Marietta\,  Donald L. Canney\, former Registra r of the U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office\, Bowie\, MD\, will present  Lincoln's Navy:  The Men\, Ships and Organization\, 1861 - 65.\n \nThe U .S. Navy was completely unprepared for war when Fort Sumter was fired upon on April 12\, 1861.  The daring and tenacity demonstrated by the fledgli ng Confederate Navy demanded that Lincoln's naval forces advance from the strategies and tactics employed in the preceding decades.  In addition\, President's Lincoln's ambitious Anaconda Plan imposed unprecedented deman ds on Union naval resources.  Mr. Canney will account for how the sailors \, ships and leadership of the Federal Navy were re-organized and new tech nologies\, such as ironclads\, steam power\, and innovations in naval ordi nance\, were adopted to yield successes in the blockade of Southern ports\ , open-sea ship duels\, inland river raids\, and the reduction of coastal fortifications\, essential to Union victory.\n\nDonald L. Canney is a U.S. Air Force veteran and a former high school history instructor.  He is re tired following a career as Registrar of the U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office\, Bowie\, Maryland\, Mr. Canney is a prolific author and has publi shed more than a dozen book on American naval history including The Ironc lads\, 1842-1885 (1993)\; Sailing Warships of the U.S. Navy (2003)\; A frica Squadron:  the U.S. Navy and the Slave Trade\, 1842 - 1861 (2006)\ ; and Confederate Navy\, 1861 - 1865.  He resides in Columbus\, Ohio.\n\ nAs always\, the public is welcomed and there is no cost to attend.  Smal l donations will be accepted to defray a portion of the cost of the event.   Refreshments will be provided before and following the meeting.  This program is partially funded through a matching grant program secured from the Ohio Arts Council.  A brief annual business meeting will follow the e ducation program.  The round table and the Ohio Arts Council are committe d to providing accessibility for those with disabilities.  The meeting ve nue is accessible for those with mobility limitations.  Accommodations fo r other disabilities will be considered upon request.\n\nPlease see www.c wrtmov.org or our Facebook Page for more information and direct any quest ions to cwrtmov@gmail.com. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mariettaohio.org/wp-content/uploads/2023 /03/517215CNP1L.jpg CATEGORIES:Arts & Entertainment,Community,Events,Featured,Historical LOCATION:St. Luke's Episcopal Church Parish Hall\, 320 2nd Street\, Mariett a\, Ohio\, 45750\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=320 2nd Street\, Marietta\, Ohio\, 45750\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=St. Luke's Episco pal Church Parish Hall:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20230312T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR