I often see references to books entitled OHIO AT ANTIETAM, PENNSYLVANIA AT ANTIETAM, and NEW YORK AT ANTIETAM. Can anyone comment on their content? Where is...
QUESTION #2 Did the 36th Ohio (Crook's Brigade) participate in the attack on the bridge? Some accounts have them kept in reserve near Rohrbach Farm, while I...
Yet another question regarding action east of the bridge: The road from Porterstown came south to Rohrbach Farm. At the farm, the road branches off to right...
In a message dated 2/26/05 9:20:24 PM Eastern Standard Time, gerry1952@... writes: Where was the Toll Gate House located and is it still standing today? ...
I cannot find where Tucker identifies which two companies served as skirmishers. Priest cites the Ohio monuments Commission 1904 for his information. I don't...
<<Interesting you mention Priest. Priest's work, while valuable in many respects, is also flawed.>> Indeed I found that out when trying to piece together the...
I am trying to put together a "Staff Ride' type document for XI Corps' attack at Antietam. This should come in handy now that the ground west of the bridge is...
News from Antietam NPS website: "Federal Highway Administration Conducts Engineering Studies of Battlefield Tour Road" Antietam National Battlefield...
The current issue of Blue & Gray Magazine (Winter 2005) contains a rebuttal to the sidebar "The Strange Story of the 6th Wisconsin's Flag at Antietam," which...
From Antietam NPS website... Beginning on Tuesday, February 1, 2005 the entrance fee to Antietam National Battlefield will increase to $6 per family or $4 per...
From today's HAGERSTOWN HERALD-MAIL.. A former Civil War hospital that now is a vacation rental property will be featured on the Travel Channel's Amazing...
Hello group...new to this room. Two question to pose.... I live on Main Street in Middletown. I am currently compiling information to determine whether I have...
FROM ANTIETAM'S NPS WEBSITE: Battlefield Receives Grant from Kodak for a new Professional Camera Date: January 06, 2005 Superintendent John Howard announced...
This Tuesday afternoon the History Channel is running two episodes of Battlefield Detectives. One is Gettysburg and the other is Antietam. Ok, their...
FYI....the latest Blue & Gray Magazine's feature article is "The Iron Brigade in the Maryland Campaign" by Alan Nolan and Marc Storch. Tom Shay [Non-text...
From today's Hagerstown Herald-Mail.... BATTLEFIELD ROADS MIGHT BE REPAVED Antietam National Battlefield's tour roads could be repaved for the first time in 30...
BlankHey all you long-silent Antietam buffs...... A bookstore here in Atlanta is offering signed copies of "To Make Men Free" to be shipped in time for...
Hey guys -- you've been awfully quiet lately! I got some personal news to relate. First (what a rush) I was asked to make a speech at the Carter Center on the...
In my opinion, one of the most under-appreciated pieces of terrain at Antietam is The Rock Ledge. It runs along the west side of (and parallel to) the ...
Well, it's over. Hurricane Ivan blew through with decided fury setting off a chain of category-2 tornados throughout the Potomac region. In the battlefield...
I was coaxed to make yet another trip to Antietam. As today was Schuylkill County Day at Antietam, I gave in to pressure of locals and made it to the park for...
I posted some photos from my 9-16 trip to Antietam at: http://members.aol.com/Schuylkill/antietam.htm Any comments about pupose of the various Roulette Farm...
Q: "When did Burnside finally revert back to command of IX Corps and not Right Wing?" According to F.H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion, vol. 1,...
Dear Tom, Can you send me the electronic images that you posted on the webpage, particularly the ones showing the advance to the Lane and the Rebel positions?...
Here are a few of the many questions about Antietam that I still ponder.... Exactly what is the story with AP Hill's men wearing blue? Did a few or many rebs...
Three Pennsylvania statues at Antietam depict specific individuals: 48th PA: BG James Nagle of Schuylkill County, PA 50th PA: Benjamin Christ of Schuylkill...
With the weather forecast looking lousy for Friday, I headed to Antietam Thursday afternoon for battelfield stomping. I parked at the Burnside Bridge parking...
What's the best place to stay close by Sharpsburg or Harpers Ferry? I usually stay in Gettysburg on Battlefield trips out in that area but next year my wife...
