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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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Over a number of blog posts, I want to share with readers a series of descriptions of the scenes surrounding the Sharpsburg area in the days and [...]
October 11, 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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Today marks 150years since the Battle of Shepherdstown. Located on the Potomac River in (then) Virginia, it is approximately three miles from the [...]
September 19, 2012
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September 10, 1862 – Lee leaves Frederick When speaking with guests at Antietam, I attempt to bring a balanced view toward the interpretation [...]
September 10, 2012
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I don’t think there is any Civil War writing that I enjoy reading quite so much as regimental histories. These are written by men who were [...]
June 22, 2012
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This weekend featured some living history re-enactors portraying S.D. Lee’s Artillery – the Confederate guns posted at Antietam at the spot [...]
June 10, 2012
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The transcript below is the third of three documents found in the Antietam Battlefield file concerning General Joseph Mansfield and his mortal [...]
February 20, 2012