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An Unknown Eastern Shore Heroine of the Civil War Era

By Katherine Grout

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/delmarva/local-delmarva-934942.mp3

Salisbury, MD – Anna Ella Carroll played a prominent role in the civil war era, including being credited with assisting to keep the state of Maryland in the Union. Her life is highlighted by a new film "The Lost River" to be shown at the Hyatt in Cambridge and the book "Women of Distinction in Maryland History" authored by Caroline Stegman. Stegman talked with Public Radio Delmarva's Katherine Grout about the life of this distinguished woman from the Eastern Shore.