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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
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Antietam Aftermath Series – Post 8 This is the eighth in a series of blog posts past and future that relate the words of various writers about [...]
October 23, 2012
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A group of folks connected with the Yates County, New York Historical Society came to Antietam on Saturday. It was my privilege to host them and [...]
October 22, 2012
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I again continue with this post by sharing some more of the writing of George F. Noyes – a lawyer from Maine who was a part of Abner [...]
October 19, 2012
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Sights around the Dunker Church Over a number of blog posts, I want to share with readers a series of descriptions of the scenes surrounding the [...]
October 14, 2012
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Antietam Aftermath – part 2 This is the 2nd in a series of posts on the scenes of devastation and army life after the Battle of Antietam – [...]
October 12, 2012
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It was 150 years ago on the date of October 4, 1862 that Lincoln departed Antietam and headed back to Washington after his surprise visit of [...]
October 5, 2012
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On this date of October 2nd in 1862, President Lincoln arrived in the Sharpsburg area from Harpers Ferry in a trip to visit the Army of the [...]
October 2, 2012
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One of the great human interest stories is that of Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr… wounded at Antietam in the West Woods, ultimately to recover and [...]
September 28, 2012
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What more iconic image of the American Civil War is there than the Burnside Bridge at Antietam? The structure itself – nestled in a bucolic [...]
September 26, 2012
Enfilading Lines 