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Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Sentinel Magazine, Summer 2012

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As you may have noticed, I haven't been posting on the blog very frequently as of late. Between research and work at the park, I honest...
Sunday, July 29, 2012

11th Mississippi Monument

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Very recently, Antietam gained a brand new monument, the first on the field since the 1990s. While the National Park Service has a moratoriu...
Sunday, July 22, 2012

The Road to Antietam, July 22, 1862: "Thenceforward, and Forever, Be Free"

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150 years ago today, President Abraham Lincoln introduced to his cabinet what would become the greatest presidential act in American his...
Thursday, July 12, 2012

Edwin V. Sumner to his wife, September 20, 1862: "I think I was never in such a fire as when that division broke"

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Here is another recent find from my research in various collections in the Manuscript Division of the Library of Congress. The below is the ...
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Wednesday, July 4, 2012

"Yes, around comes July and soon will come the honored Fourth."

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On July 4, 1864, Federal forces under the command of Major General William Tecumseh Sherman were engaged in a slogging match with Joe Johnst...
Monday, June 25, 2012

Captain George A. Custer to Major General George B. McClellan, September 15, 1862

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Over the past few weeks, on days when I am not working at the park, you can most likely find me in Washington, at either the National Archiv...
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Thursday, June 14, 2012

Private George Cramer, 11th Pennsylvania Infantry

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Over the next few weeks, I hope to start posting parts of letters that I am coming across in the course of my research. Today, I would like ...