Reading Wednesday -- The Valley Campaign 1864 + History Channel Roots 2016

There's a great deal to absorb about the initiation of the very worst year of the War of Rebellion, 1864 - 1865, in the Shenandoah Valley -- i.e. the Valley Campaign -- which began there, with D.C. raid and actions against the B&O railroad, invasions into Maryland, and Pennsylvania by Jubal Early's corps.

However, el V's just returned from another 8 days in Havana, and we're getting him ready for a foray to North Carolina for a concert next week, so I don't have time today to go into it.  Alas.

Plus I've been doing a lot of reading and watching around Alex Haley and Roots, in preparation for the interview concerning the new televised series that premieres on Memorial Day (when I'll be at the Gullah-Geechee Festival outside Beaufort, South Carolina).

Here's the official History Channel trailer for Roots, 2016: