1814 Battle of the Potomac

Patrick O'Neill

In celebration of the 200th anniversary of the writing of the Star Spangled Banner, Patrick O'Neill joined us for our CCASM meeting on September 11th to give a talk on the Battle of the Potomac and the burning of Washington. He described how Maryland and Virginia militias engaged British warships on the Potomac between August and September of 1814 and how these efforts gave Baltimore time to build their defenses before the British attacked Baltimore.

Patrick O’Neill has been a professional archaeologist and historian for over 30 years. He received a BS in Anthropology from Kansas State University and an MA in History from West Texas A & M University.   Patrick is past President of the Archeological Society of Virginia, and historian for the Kittiewan Plantation in Charles City County, Virginia.

CCASM would like to thank Patrick for donating a signed copy of his book "To Annoy or Destroy the Enemy", The Battle of the White House after the Burning of Washington to the CCASM Library.

Attendance: 22

Posting submitted by Sarah and photos provided by Carol.