2025 Summer Lecture Series
We are sad to announce that the Jacob Rohrbach Inn will no longer be hosting the Summer Lecture Series. Nine [...]
One Man’s Experiences: Major Rufus Dawes and the Battle of Antietam – D. Scott Hartwig
Join us on Monday, July 15 as historian D. Scott Hartwig follows the experiences of Major Rufus Dawes of the [...]
“Roads to Antietam” – John Schildt and Laura Marfut
Theatre of operations, Maryland Campaign, September 1862 (LoC) The creaking of the wheels, the smell of sweaty leather harnesses, the [...]
The Legend of Barbara Fritchie – Steve Stotelmyer
Barbara Fritchie Barbara Fritchie was born a subject of the British Crown before there was a United States of America. [...]
“‘The hills were black with spectators’: Civilians on the Antietam Battlefield” – Dr. Jim Broomall
Frank H. Schell drew this wartime sketch showing trenches dug for the Confederates as local civilians watch. It was printed [...]
Washington County’s Forgotten Military Hero – Dr. Tom Clemens
Samuel Ringgold Samuel Ringgold, a native of Washington County, Maryland, was one of the most famous heroes of the Mexican [...]
“Gutbusters”: The Evolution of Civil War Ambulances – Dana Shoaf
Reproduction Rucker ambulance at the Pry House In 1861, the U.S. Army had no standard ambulance and no efficient way [...]
Longstreet’s March to Hagerstown and Back, Sept. 11-14, 1862 – Dr. Alex Rossino
James Longstreet A mere footnote in most histories of the Maryland Campaign, the march of Maj. Gen. James Longstreet's diminished [...]
Dixon S. Miles Reconsidered – Sharon Murray
Col. Dixon S. Miles Col. Dixon S. Miles was a career soldier in charge of the United States garrison at [...]
“At the Forefront of the Armies: The Role of the Cavalry During the Maryland Campaign” – Dr. Brad Gottfried
Confederate Army crossing Potomac River The cavalry of both armies played important, but largely overlooked roles during all phases of [...]
The Army of the Potomac: After Pickett’s Charge – George Franks
The Army of the Potomac and its leadership have been criticized for their performance following “Pickett’s Charge” at Gettysburg. During [...]
“Never Such a Campaign”: The Battle of Second Manassas, Aug. 28-30, 1862 – Kevin Pawlak and Dan Welch
The Second Manassas campaign was a pivotal moment for both sides in 1862. Yet, it has largely remained obscured and [...]