The Farmsteads of Antietam – Jacob Nicodemus Farm
Captain J. Albert Monroe "We were awakened before daylight by the cook, who had brought up a pail of steaming [...]
The Farmsteads of Antietam – Reel Family Farms
Photo of the Samuel Reel barn taken by Alexander Gardner, 1862 The impact of two large armies during the Battle [...]
The Farmsteads of Antietam – Jacob Avey Farm
View of the Avey farm from the 9th NY Monument. cir. 1897 We continue the story of the Farmsteads of [...]
The Farmsteads of Antietam – Samuel Poffenberger Farm
Sam Poffenberger farm in distance, looking east across the Smoketown Road. 1891 On the late afternoon of September [...]
The Farmsteads of Antietam – Jacob Houser Farm
Houser Farmstead on ridge. looking west from Alfred Poffenberger farm. One of the newest farmsteads added to the [...]
The Farmsteads of Antietam – the Henry Rohrbach Farm
We continue our series on the Farmsteads of Antietam with the first farm located off of the park which is [...]
The Farmsteads of Antietam – John Otto Farm
The John Otto farm is the last farmstead on the battlefield and is often overlooked as you drive to the [...]
The Farmsteads of Antietam – The Joseph Sherrick Farm
The one farm house on the Antietam Battlefield that looks the same as it did on September 17, 1862 is [...]
The Farmsteads of Antietam – Phillip Pry Farm
The Pry House built in 1844 As discussed in early Farmstead blogs, Joseph Chapline had been acquiring hundreds [...]
The Farmsteads of Antietam Tour
The Dunker Church and debris after the battle For those that remember the PBS series “The Civil War” [...]
The Farmsteads of Antietam – Joseph Parks Farm
Joseph Parks Farmstead While traveling on the roads running through the battlefield you can see most of the [...]
The Farmsteads of Antietam – Joshua Newcomer farm
Some of the earliest land patents of the future Washington County are dated between 1730 and 1740, and they were [...]