From Antietam NPS website.... Volunteers Needed at Antietam National Battlefield Contact: Park Ranger Debbie Cohen, 301-432-2243 Sharpsburg, Maryland—On...
Visit to Antietam 1. Alone I walk into this quiet landscape from the east, up to a knoll to look out upon hordes of dark color gathered in terrible rituals mid...
Brian, Many thanks for your concern about Antietam. While I would not be so bold as to say there is no danger, I can say that the danger cannot immediately...
From Antietam NPS website: Irish Brigade Hikes Kick Off Antietam Spring Hike Series Date: March 19, 2005 - March 20, 2005 Contact: Park Ranger Brian Baracz,...
As Nagle's Brigade moved forward toward the bridge, they crossed the plowed hill that is southeast of the bridge. The 2nd Maryland encountered a fence and ...
Thanks to everyone who responded to my inquiry regarding whether AL passed through Middletown in October, 1862. I have started skimming the Middletown Valley...
Below is info on a fantastic conference. I have gone to 8 of the 9 conferences and the only reason I missed one was because my son was graduating from...
be vigilant, follow up rumors. Write federal elected officials and let them know you care about it. As far as I know there is no bill yet, but there is a...
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...
