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Antietam battlefield guide. Music by Lee and Lifeson. Lyrics by Peart.
“As I looked upon the hundreds of dead upon the battlefield . . . I thought of the fathers, mothers, sisters & brothers . . . how they would feel and how much misery that one battle had caused.” Sgt. Isaac Plumb, 61st NY Inf.
December 6, 2025 at 6:09 PM
“As I looked upon the hundreds of dead upon the battlefield . . . I thought of the fathers, mothers, sisters & brothers . . . how they would feel and how much misery that one battle had caused.” Sgt. Isaac Plumb, 61st NY Inf.
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
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
About a mile away from the monument, Sgt. Simpson rests in Antietam National Cemetery, his grave the story of one soldier who gave all. 4/4 #memorialday
May 26, 2025 at 9:10 PM
About a mile away from the monument, Sgt. Simpson rests in Antietam National Cemetery, his grave the story of one soldier who gave all. 4/4 #memorialday
His sister Annie unveiled the monument at the 1904 ceremony. A veteran of the regiment said the monument would “remain where it now stands, to teach the lesson of patriotism to future generations, and to show relatives and friends where we fought for the Union.” 3/
May 26, 2025 at 9:08 PM
His sister Annie unveiled the monument at the 1904 ceremony. A veteran of the regiment said the monument would “remain where it now stands, to teach the lesson of patriotism to future generations, and to show relatives and friends where we fought for the Union.” 3/
His granite figure depicts a resolute determination to wage the war for the Union, the war that ended slavery in America. Not long after the battle, his comrades remembered that he died “bearing aloft in the heat of battle . . . the ensign of Freedom.” 2/
May 26, 2025 at 9:05 PM
His granite figure depicts a resolute determination to wage the war for the Union, the war that ended slavery in America. Not long after the battle, his comrades remembered that he died “bearing aloft in the heat of battle . . . the ensign of Freedom.” 2/
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
Diarists and Richmond newspapers did not. Upon the arrival of “two car-loads” of these unfortunates, the Richmond Dispatch noted that “[t]heir masters propose to offer them for sale in Richmond, not deeming them desirable servants after having associated with the Yankees.” 4/4 #antietam #history
February 9, 2025 at 8:58 PM
The CSA brigade of Col. Edward L. Thomas, himself an enslaver of at least eight persons according to the 1860 census, processed prisoners, arms and supplies, and put the refugees back into slavery. Thomas and other Confederates omitted mention of this re-enslavement in their official reports. 3/
February 9, 2025 at 8:56 PM
The CSA brigade of Col. Edward L. Thomas, himself an enslaver of at least eight persons according to the 1860 census, processed prisoners, arms and supplies, and put the refugees back into slavery. Thomas and other Confederates omitted mention of this re-enslavement in their official reports. 3/
Below the scenic heights of Harpers Ferry, 12,000 US soldiers surrendered to the Confederates on September 15, 1862. 2/
February 9, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Below the scenic heights of Harpers Ferry, 12,000 US soldiers surrendered to the Confederates on September 15, 1862. 2/
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