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Antietam battlefield guide. Music by Lee and Lifeson. Lyrics by Peart.
At the printer and coming soon . . .
November 21, 2025 at 8:54 PM
At the printer and coming soon . . .
On the field #antietam #anniversaryweekend
September 20, 2025 at 1:28 PM
On the field #antietam #anniversaryweekend
Mary Sully exhibit at the Minneapolis Institute of Art. Her grandfather Alfred commanded the 1st Minnesota at Antietam
September 3, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Mary Sully exhibit at the Minneapolis Institute of Art. Her grandfather Alfred commanded the 1st Minnesota at Antietam
Give ‘em hell, 54th!
August 17, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Give ‘em hell, 54th!
West Woods at Antietam #civilwarhistory
June 21, 2025 at 9:50 PM
West Woods at Antietam #civilwarhistory
June 15, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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This started out as a June 6, 1944 social media post that got insanely out of hand. So I did it on our substack page instead.
I'd say "enjoy", but it really ain't that kind of piece.
dancarlin.substack.com/p/the-real-w...
I'd say "enjoy", but it really ain't that kind of piece.
dancarlin.substack.com/p/the-real-w...
The Real War Will Never Get Into the Books
The best way to avoid the next terrible war is to unflinchingly look at the reality of the last one
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June 7, 2025 at 12:11 AM
This started out as a June 6, 1944 social media post that got insanely out of hand. So I did it on our substack page instead.
I'd say "enjoy", but it really ain't that kind of piece.
dancarlin.substack.com/p/the-real-w...
I'd say "enjoy", but it really ain't that kind of piece.
dancarlin.substack.com/p/the-real-w...
Capt John Tompkins reported that his 6-gun Rhode Island battery fired more than a thousand rounds before noon on Sept 17, 1862 #antietam #civilwarhistory
June 1, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Capt John Tompkins reported that his 6-gun Rhode Island battery fired more than a thousand rounds before noon on Sept 17, 1862 #antietam #civilwarhistory
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The best Memorial Day speech is only 271 words and wasn't delivered on Memorial Day, but on November 19, 1863. Read it carefully, it's the most important speech in American military history (and maybe all of American history).
May 26, 2025 at 1:35 PM
The best Memorial Day speech is only 271 words and wasn't delivered on Memorial Day, but on November 19, 1863. Read it carefully, it's the most important speech in American military history (and maybe all of American history).
Among the hundreds of thousands of war dead we remember on Memorial Day, Sgt. George A. Simpson of Huntingdon County, Pa. stands atop his regiment’s monument at Antietam National Battlefield. 1/
May 26, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Among the hundreds of thousands of war dead we remember on Memorial Day, Sgt. George A. Simpson of Huntingdon County, Pa. stands atop his regiment’s monument at Antietam National Battlefield. 1/
Late afternoon/evening is my favorite time on the battlefield #antietam #battlefields #civilwarhistory
May 10, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Late afternoon/evening is my favorite time on the battlefield #antietam #battlefields #civilwarhistory
Cornfield battleground in winter #antietam #civilwarhistory
February 23, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Cornfield battleground in winter #antietam #civilwarhistory
While the US victory at Antietam brought forth the Emancipation Proclamation, the campaign erased freedom for as many as 2,000 Black Americans who had liberated themselves when US soldiers occupied Harpers Ferry. As they did on the Gettysburg campaign, the Confederate army acted as slavecatchers 1/
February 9, 2025 at 8:50 PM
While the US victory at Antietam brought forth the Emancipation Proclamation, the campaign erased freedom for as many as 2,000 Black Americans who had liberated themselves when US soldiers occupied Harpers Ferry. As they did on the Gettysburg campaign, the Confederate army acted as slavecatchers 1/
Fascinating blog post on leadership problems at Antietam in the 1st SC Infantry. From the exceptional site Antietam on the Web:
behind AotW
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February 4, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Fascinating blog post on leadership problems at Antietam in the 1st SC Infantry. From the exceptional site Antietam on the Web:
My favorite part of the battlefield from around 1900 and today #antietam #finalattack
February 2, 2025 at 9:14 PM
My favorite part of the battlefield from around 1900 and today #antietam #finalattack
Carpenters Hall, Philadelphia
January 20, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Carpenters Hall, Philadelphia
John King Books never disappoints #usedbooks #treasures
December 26, 2024 at 8:09 PM
John King Books never disappoints #usedbooks #treasures
Tuning into SMU vs Penn State #CFBPlayoff Beaver Stadium’s namesake was Civil War veteran James Beaver, whose brother Jacob was killed in the 51st PA’s assault on the Burnside Bridge #antietam
December 21, 2024 at 6:40 PM
Tuning into SMU vs Penn State #CFBPlayoff Beaver Stadium’s namesake was Civil War veteran James Beaver, whose brother Jacob was killed in the 51st PA’s assault on the Burnside Bridge #antietam