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 [...]
Civil War Sharpsburg Tour
Lutheran Church after the Battle of Antietam, 1862. The residents of Sharpsburg not only witnessed the bloodiest day in American [...]
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 Dunker Church – Alann Schimdt
The Dunker Church is one of the most iconic structures of the American Civil War. Few people know much, if [...]
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 [...]