Tag Archives: West Woods

Saving History Saturday: 3 Acres at Antietam’s West Woods

Posted on August 15, 2020 by Emerging Civil War

There’s urgent battlefield preservation news from American Battlefield Trust for the West Woods at Antietam. Three acres inside the official boundary of the battlefield are ready to be saved as hallowed ground for future generations! But time is ticking… $155,000 … Continue reading →

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Jubal Early’s Charmed Existence in the Summer of 1862

Posted on July 21, 2020 by ECW Guest Post

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 →

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Visiting “Uncle John”

Posted on May 9, 2017 by Chris Mackowski

I first got to know John Sedgwick during the Chancellorsville campaign. Back in the early 2000-teens, Kris White and I were working on Chancellorsville’s Forgotten Front: The Battles of Second Fredericksburg and Salem Church. Sedgwick, as commander of the Federal … Continue reading →

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