Sharpsburgh Museum of History
Although the Sharpsburgh Museum of History has been open for several years, this past month they held a reopening ribbon [...]
“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 [...]
The Chambersburg Raid: Jeb Stuart’s October 1862 Ride Around the Army of the Potomac – Jim Smith
A few weeks after the Battle of Antietam, Jeb Stuart led a Confederate cavalry force into Pennsylvania. What was their [...]
Books at the Mercantile
We carry a wide selection of local history and Civil War books. Many of our books are written by local [...]
Troy Cool – “The Locust Spring Hospital and the far-reaching consequences of Antietam”
Focusing on a Boston Brahmin, a Keedysville farmer, and a young military doctor to expose the stories of some of [...]
Steve Cowie – “When Hell Came to Sharpsburg’
On Wednesday, August 24, author Steve Cowie will present his recently published book on the stories of the civilians of [...]
Dr. Emilie Amt – “An African American Family at the Battle of South Mountain”
South Mountain was a difficult battle for noncombatant eyewitnesses to observe, being fought in multiple sites and on wooded, [...]
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 [...]