program. 1  Obs. a proclamation. a prospectus or syllabus. 2  the acts, speeches, musical pieces, etc. that make up an entertainment, ceremony, etc. a printed list of these. 3  a scheduled broadcast on radio or television. 4  a plan or procedure for dealing with some matter.
Trent Affair: 1861-1862. The Trent Affair was the diplomatic crisis that potentially brought Great Britain and the United States closest to war during the first year of the American Civil War.
Without knowing it, Abbot and his men were witnessing the beginning of the Confederate Navyâs last, desperate effort to break the Unionâs ever-growing stranglehold on the Confederate capital. It would become one of the last important naval engagements of the Civil War â the battle at Trentâs Reach. The importance of the James River to the Richmond defense cannot be overstated. In April 1861, the mere rumor of the approach of the Federal warship Pawnee provoked near panic in the city.