Pears and Pomegranate cup
With the holidays quickly approaching, here is an easy alternate to offer for those dinner desserts. Pears and pomegranate is [...]
Battlefield Raspberry Jam
Picking raspberries at Antietam What a find! Chris was hiking the trails at the Antietam National Battlefield and came across [...]
Creme Brûlée Oranges
Creme Brûlée Oranges are not only easy to make, but they also look impressive when served. The best part is they [...]
New Brewery and Restaurants
We have several great places to eat and enjoy some down time during your stay at the Inn just down [...]
Sharpsburgh Museum of History
Although the Sharpsburgh Museum of History has been open for several years, this past month they held a reopening ribbon [...]
One Man’s Experiences: Major Rufus Dawes and the Battle of Antietam – D. Scott Hartwig
Join us on Monday, July 15 as historian D. Scott Hartwig follows the experiences of Major Rufus Dawes of the [...]
“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 [...]
Washington County’s Forgotten Military Hero – Dr. Tom Clemens
Samuel Ringgold Samuel Ringgold, a native of Washington County, Maryland, was one of the most famous heroes of the Mexican [...]
“Gutbusters”: The Evolution of Civil War Ambulances – Dana Shoaf
Reproduction Rucker ambulance at the Pry House In 1861, the U.S. Army had no standard ambulance and no efficient way [...]
Longstreet’s March to Hagerstown and Back, Sept. 11-14, 1862 – Dr. Alex Rossino
James Longstreet A mere footnote in most histories of the Maryland Campaign, the march of Maj. Gen. James Longstreet's diminished [...]