“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 [...]
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 [...]
John Brown’s Raid: Harpers Ferry and the Coming of the American Civil War, October 16-18, 1859 – Kevin Pawlak & Jon-Erik Gilot
The first shot of the American Civil War was not fired on April 12, 1861, in Charleston, South Carolina, but [...]
The Battle for Maryland Heights in the Siege of Harpers Ferry – Laura Marfut
Towering over the Potomac River and Harpers Ferry from the north is Maryland Heights, the key to success for both [...]
Jim Rosebrock – “The Artillery at Antietam – New Insights”
Join us on Wednesday, August 17 form Jim's presentation - “The Artillery at Antietam - New Insights”. The talk will [...]
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 [...]
Joe Stahl & Matt Borders – “Union Faces of South Mountain and Harpers Ferry”
The first Confederate invasion of the North in the fall of 1862 led to a series of engagements known as [...]
2022 Civil War Lecture Series
2022 is the 160th Anniversary of the 1862 Maryland Campaign and the Battle of Antietam. Join us at the Jacob [...]
Sharon Murray – “The Union Cavalry During the Maryland Campaign”
B. F. Davis spearheaded a "valiant coup that compared favorably with anything" his classmate JEB "Stuart had ever done" when [...]
Joseph Stahl – “Faces of Union Soldiers at Harpers Ferry”
22 NY Militia at Harpers Ferry On Wednesday, June 16th, Antietam Battlefield Guide, Joseph W. Stahl will present [...]
The Perfect 3-Day Itinerary for Sharpsburg
With so many things to do in and around Sharpsburg, it can be hard to fit everything into three days. [...]
Evading Capture: Union Cavalry Escape from Harpers Ferry, September 14, 1862
Sharon Murray Sharon Murray is a native Idahoan who moved to West Virginia in 2010 to travel, study [...]