2023 Civil War Lecture Series
We are excited to begin our eighth year of hosting the Civil War Lecture Series. Since we started, we've raised [...]
Books at the Mercantile
We carry a wide selection of local history and Civil War books. Many of our books are written by local [...]
John Schildt – “Hunter Holmes McGuire: Doctor in Gray”
John Schildt John Schildt hardly needs an introduction. He is well known for his many books relating the [...]
Kevin Pawlak & Dan Welch – “Ohio at Antietam”
"No Time for Prayer" by Dan Nance: The Ohio Brigade advances towards the Dunker Church during the Battle of [...]
Frank E Bell III – “Unused Reserves? McClellan’s Failure “To Destroy The Rebel Army”
N. Gen. Fitz John Porter and staff (LOC) For decades, news accounts published days after Antietam undergirded biting [...]
Mac Bryan – “The End of Compromise; Events That Led John Brown to Harpers Ferry”
History books will forever cite the beginning of the American Civil War as April 12, 1861 in Charleston Harbor but [...]
Dr. Tom Clemens – “Veterans’ Memories of Antietam”
Veterans of the 9th NY Vol. at the monument dedication in 1897. On Wednesday, July 6, Dr. Tom [...]
David Welker – “The Cornfield: Antietam’s Bloody Turning Point”
On Wednesday, June 22st, David Welker will present his Summer Lecture Series presentation, "The Cornfield: Antietam’s Bloody Turning Point” The [...]
Brad Gottfried – “Brigades of Antietam”
While the 1862 Maryland Campaign has been extensively studied, a comprehensive treatment of the part played by each unit has [...]
Darin Wipperman – “A Damaged Friendship: McClellan and Burnside’s 1862 Correspondence”
On Wednesday, June 8th, Darin Wipperman will present his Summer Lecture Series talk, “A Damaged Friendship: McClellan and Burnside’s 1862 [...]
M. Chris Bryan – The XII Corps at Antietam: Tactical Details and Findings
On Wednesday, June 1st, Chris Bryan will kick off our Summer Lecture Series with his presentation, "The XII Corps at [...]
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 [...]