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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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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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Antietam Aftermath – Post 7 This is the seventh in a series of blog posts past and future that relate the words of various writers about their [...]
October 21, 2012
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Ten miles north of Antietam/Sharpsburg is the city of Hagerstown. The Washington County Museum of Fine Arts currently features a one-year special [...]
October 18, 2012
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It was on this date of September 22, 1862 that Lincoln issued publically a preliminary proclamation of emancipation of slaves in states in [...]
September 22, 2012
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My friend Steve Recker has announced that his upcoming book Rare Images of Antietam will be out and available before the 150th anniversary of [...]
August 3, 2012
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Though I have lived now within a few miles of Antietam for the past 18 years, and though I’ve been especially interested in this battle of the [...]
July 30, 2012
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On this date 150 years ago – July 22, 1862 – President Lincoln announces to his Cabinet his decision to issue a proclamation of slave [...]
July 22, 2012
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At this point of the Civil War during this summer season of 1862, now 150 years ago, not only had the temperatures risen, so had the varied [...]
July 17, 2012
Enfilading Lines 