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Lincoln’s Thanksgiving Proclamation We are yet a year away from the 150 years since Lincoln called for a national day of thanksgiving. The [...]
November 22, 2012
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150 Years Ago Today … On this date of 11/21/1862, James A. Seddon was named as the CSA Secretary of War. He was the fourth to hold this [...]
November 21, 2012
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This evening, the Antietam Battlefield Guides, Western Maryland Interpretive Association, National Park associates, and varied friends gathered [...]
November 16, 2012
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Here in this final of three consecutive posts on reactions within the Army of the Potomac on the dismissal of General McClellan, I quote the most [...]
November 10, 2012
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This is the second of three consecutive posts on reactions within the Army of the Potomac on the dismissal of General McClellan. These are taken [...]
November 9, 2012
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This is the first of three consecutive posts on reactions within the Army of the Potomac on the dismissal of General McClellan. These are taken [...]
November 8, 2012
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On this date of November 7, 1862, General George B. McClellan was officially removed as commander of the Army of the Potomac. The extensive [...]
November 7, 2012
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This is an additional follow-up to the material shared yesterday about the account of Frederick Hitchcock of the 132nd PA – who wrote of [...]
November 6, 2012
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I find no greater joy in Civil War research than to read the remarks of those who were there – to follow their journals and memoirs. So many of [...]
November 5, 2012
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When I talk with guests and host them for a tour of the Antietam Battlefield, at some point in the introductory session I usually mention that [...]
October 31, 2012
Enfilading Lines 