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Tag Archives: Battle of Antietam
A Legacy of Freedom: Nimrod Burke Provides a Link Between Two Emancipations
Robert Carter III’s 1791 Deed of Gift, which gradually freed 452 of his enslaved laborers, was the largest private emancipation of slaves until the American Civil War. Some of the descendants of the enslaved men, women, and children freed by … Continue reading
A Bridge for Whiskey: The 51st Pennsylvania and Its Famous Request Examined
It is one of Antietam’s most memorable stories. After two unsuccessful tries to seize the Lower Bridge, Maj. Gen. Ambrose Burnside turned to one of his 9th Corps brigade commanders Col. Edward Ferrero and—through an orderly—told him to “take the … Continue reading
Christie, Cox, Crook, Confusion, and the Burnside Bridge
Sometimes, going down rabbit holes of research will lead you to unexpected places. Occasionally, they lead nowhere. But every once in a while, you get rewarded. Hence, the case of Lt. Samuel L. Christie of Jacob Cox’s staff during the … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership--Federal, Personalities
Tagged Battle of Antietam, Burnside Bridge, George Crook, Jacob Cox, Samuel Christie
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Maj. Hilary Herbert’s Antietam After-Action Report
While the actions of Richard H. Anderson’s division on September 17, 1862 are generally known, pinning down specifics has always been difficult. Mostly, that is due to the fact that only one after-action report from the entire division (and it … Continue reading
Antietam Anniversary in the Soldiers’ Words
At 7 a.m. every September 17, the National Park Service holds a program in David Miller’s cornfield, forever after immortalized as The Cornfield, to commemorate the opening of the Battle of Antietam, the bloodiest single day in American military history. … Continue reading
“The Morrow Would Be a Day of Blood”: The Eve of the Battle of Antietam
The evening of September 16 always draws my mind to the Antietam battlefield. 158 years ago tonight, Union and Confederate soldiers settled down for a tense night around Sharpsburg, Maryland. In some cases, they lay within earshot of one another. … Continue reading
Free ECW Podcast – Antietam: Into The Cornfield
Just in time to get ready for the battle anniversary…ECW gets into the weeds—and the cornstalks—talking about the battle of Antietam with Kevin Pawlak, Dan Vermilya, Kris White, and Chris Mackowski. Listen for free here on ECW’s Patreon account!
Posted in Battles, Podcast
Tagged Battle of Antietam, ECW Podcast, Emerging Civil War Podcast
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Question of the Week: 9/14-9/20/20
What’s your favorite regiment that fought at the Battle of Antietam?
Public and Private Recollections of Confederate General Edward Porter Alexander
ECW welcomes back guest author Abbi Smithmyer Nearly fifty years after the conclusion of the American Civil War, Edward Porter Alexander’s book Military Memoirs of a Confederate became available to the public. Alexander’s opening remarks begin with the following passage: … Continue reading
Jubal Early’s Charmed Existence in the Summer of 1862
ECW welcomes guest author Chris Bryan Brigadier General Jubal Early, and his brigade, faced tight spots on numerous battlefields in August and September 1862. These events occurred during a period when the brigade also fought at Kettle Run, Groveton, and … Continue reading
