Posted in Civil War Monuments Places to Visit

90th Pennsylvania Monument at Antietam “A Hot Place”

The 90th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry was raised in Philadelphia in September of 1861. The regiment saw it first large-scale combat during the Second Battle of…

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Posted in Book Reviews Civil War

To Antietam Creek: The Maryland Campaign of September 1862 by Scott Hartwig

To Antietam Creek: The Maryland Campaign of September 1862 by Scott Hartwig published by Johns Hopkins University Press (2012) My regular readers know that a…

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Posted in Civil War Emancipation Proclamation Places to Visit

National Park Service Opening New Exhibits to Depict the Impact of the Battle of Antietam on African American Communities Nearby

Antietam National Battlefield Park is opening new exhibits focusing on the impact of the battle and the issuance of the Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation a few…

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Posted in Religion

Black Church Tolson’s Chapel Near Burnside’s Bridge Designated National Historic Landmark

Tolson’s Chapel in Sharpsburg, Md. has been designated a National Historic Landmark. The church, established by African Americans in 1866, is near the road leading…

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Posted in Civil War Videos

Civil War Institute Video Tour of Antietam with Historian/Ranger Scott Hartwig

This is the last video from this year’s Civil War Institute at Gettysburg. In it Scott Hartwig takes viewers on a tour of the Antietam…

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