• I am in South Florida this week, and it is amazing to believe that this entire area was essentially a total wilderness 150 years ago on the eve [...]

  Doubleday in Florida

  January 30, 2012
• It is interesting already in this short time that I’ve had this blog/page in operation as to how many people have seen it and who they are by [...]

  Mansfield Picture Correction

  January 28, 2012
• Another Old Document from the Files While digging through the Joseph Mansfield files at Antietam Battlefield, I have come across another copy of [...]

  John Mead Gould Report on the Mortal Wounding of General Mansfield

  January 25, 2012
• One of the more interesting regiments at the Battle of Antietam was the 51st Pennsylvania. Their story is told on every battlefield tour, not [...]

  A Quick Clip from the 51st PA

  January 19, 2012

• 150 Years of Controversy How do we interpret General George B. McClellan? This is a challenge for us as Antietam Battlefield Guides, though the [...]

  The Enigmatic McClellan

  January 17, 2012
• Not to sound like a mutual admiration society here, but my fellow blogger and new friend John Banks followed up on my earlier post about the [...]

  Letter to Mansfield’s Wife – Update

  January 17, 2012
• Edwin Stanton and Abraham Lincoln were opposites in many ways. Lincoln was a tall Republican, known for his wit and warmth; Stanton was a short [...]

  150 Years Ago Today: Stanton Appointed Secretary of War

  January 16, 2012
• Memorializing the Living We tend to make a big deal over those who died at Antietan, and rightly so. But we sometimes forget about those who went [...]

  C.I. Scofield of the 7th Tennessee

  January 12, 2012

• Generals Killed at Antietam A total of six generals perished at the Battle of Antietam (or within weeks of the conflict) – three from each [...]

  A Letter to General Mansfield’s Widow

  January 6, 2012