Hi Folks, Dave Gaddy has written an article for AotW on a recently published wartime map of the Antietam Battlefield showing, among other detail, Confederate...
From today's Hagerstown Herald-Mail... REWARD OFFERED IN BATTLEFIELD DUMPING SHARPSBURG - A $100 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest...
Gang, Can anyone tell me if Sumner effectively pushed Sedgwick's division out beyond the Alfred Poffenberger farm? Thanks! Yr. Obt. Svt. G E "Gerry" Mayers To...
Technology of War weekend Antietam National Battlefield will present a Technology of War weekend Saturday, Aug. 12 and Sunday, Aug. 13. Living history...
I'm trying to research Capt. Henry R. Sibley, Co. H, 29th Massachusetts and his regiment at Antietam. Sibley had a "narrow escape from death" at Antietam....
I received a brochure from Greater Chambersburg Chamber of Commerce for a seminar they are offering September 22-24, 2006. The seminar is “From the Cornfield...
Park service worker's ancestral farm was site of historic battle Frederick News Post - July 24, 2006 By Karen Gardner News-Post Staff SHARPSBURG -- The way Ike...
I just picked up the September 2006 issue of "America's Civil War" and saw one of my favorite Antietam regiments, the 7th Maine, as the featured article. Is...
Antietam Battlefield to present '1st Texas' weekend ... Living history volunteers from Medich's Confederate Battalion will tell the story of the men from the...
I added an additional video to my webpage. This is the firing in which Section 1's Gun #2 misfired. Obviously with three videos, the page may take 1+ minutes...
I wonder if this fawn has now grown & is the one that is eating my pepper & tomato plants? Isn't this a beautiful sight.. After the horses moved on, the doe...
Great day at Antietam today. I hiked the entire field and will post more info later. Due to the KKK rally, there was a massive force of well over 200+ police...
Gerry, The brochure states that the "Final Atttack Trail" is 1.7 miles in length and should take 60-90 minutes to walk. The terrain is rolling and the trail ...
Anyone planning to be at Antietam for Artillery Weekend? Is there any specific time scheduled for activities? I plan to arrive there Saturday just after dawn...
Thanks Tom! That helps a lot! Are there any brochures available at the VC about the Locher cabin, etc.? Yr. Obt. Svt. G E "Gerry" Mayers To Be A Virginian,...
Posted by Tom Shay from today's Hagerstown Herald Mail.... In his 25 years at Antietam National Battlefield, Paul Chiles fielded all types of questions from...
Tom; LOL. Precisely where is the spot to gain access to the Locher cabin located? Yr. Obt. Svt. G E "Gerry" Mayers To Be A Virginian, either by birth,...
Tom, yes, both are. Where is the fence you mentioned for the Locher cabin? How can one safely reach it across SR 65? Yr. Obt. Svt. G E "Gerry" Mayers To Be A...
Posted by Tom Shay from Antietam Partner News: Antietam Ranger Retires After 25 Years by Park Historian Ted Alexander In June of this year the “Cannonball...
Tom; Thanks. BTW, if someone wanted to get onto Nicodemus Heights or get over to the Locher cabin, how would one be able to do so? Yr. Obt. Svt. G E "Gerry"...
Dear Tom, To which were you commenting that something made sense and good?????? Yr. Obt. Svt. G E "Gerry" Mayers To Be A Virginian, either by birth, marriage,...
Gang, In October (October 15th) I will be hosting a tour at Sharpsburg (Antietam) battlefield for the Civil War Discussion Group Fall 2006 Muster. I realize...
"Those Arms Were Not Lost in Vain": Union Soldiers and the Price of Freedom Date: June 24, 2006 Time: 3:00 p.m. Location: Pry House Field Hospital Museum,...
Gerry, Another spot that I visited on a ranger-led tour was the rock ledge where the12th Georgia left so many dead. Walker noticed they most of them did not ...
Although this news is a month old, fans of the Hope paintings will find it of interest..... http://www.nysun.com/article/30776?page_no=1 Tom Shay [Non-text...
Mark Maritato recently finished a new painting entitled "Thunder at Dawn". The painting depicts Parker's Virginia Artillery Battery in action near the Dunker...
