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Tag Archives: Battle of Antietam
Battle of Antietam -149th anniversary
Today is the 149th anniversary of the single bloodiest day in American history -September 17, 1862. On this day two armies met near the small town of Sharpsburg, Maryland. One was intent on protecting his escape route over the Potomac … Continue reading
Battle of South Mountain -149th Anniversary
Today, September 14, is the 149th anniversary of the Battle of South Mountain. Part of the 1862 Maryland Campaign, it is more often than not overshadowed by the Battle of Antietam which followed three days later. With nearly 5,000 combined … Continue reading
Posted in Significant Battles, This Day In The Civil War
Tagged 27th Indiana Infantry, Abraham Lincoln, Ambrose Burnside, Ambrose E Burnside, Army of Northern Virginia, Army of the Potomac, Army of Virginia, Battle of Antietam, Battle of Chantilly, Battle of Crampton's Gap, Battle of Harpers Ferry, Battle of Sharpsburg, Battle of South Mountain, Bill Franklin, D H Hill, Daniel Harvey Hill, Dixon Miles, Dixon S Miles, Fox's Gap, George B McClellan, George Brinton McClellan, George McClellan, Harvey Hill, J.E.B. Stuart, James Ewell Brown Stuart, James Longstreet, JEB Stuart, John Pope, Lafayette McLaws, Maryland Campaign, R E Lee, Robert E. Lee, Robert Lee, Second Battle of Bull Run, Second Battle of Manassas, Seven Days, Special Order 191, Stonewall Jackson, The Maryland Campaign of September 1862, The Seven Days, Thomas Jackson, Thomas Stonewall Jackson, Turner's Gap, William B Franklin, William Franklin
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148th Anniversary of the conclusion of fighting at Gettysburg
Today is the 148th anniversary of the third day of fighting at the Battle of Gettysburg. This battle was destined to become the epic battle in a war of epic battles: Shiloh, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Stones River, Chancellorsville, the Wilderness, Spotsylvania, Cold … Continue reading
Posted in Announcements, Battlefield Wanderings, General Musings, Significant Battles
Tagged Army of Northern Virginia, Army of the Potomac, Battle of Antietam, Battle of Chancellorsville, Battle of Cold Harbor, Battle of Franklin, Battle of Fredericksburg, Battle of Gettysburg, Battle of Shiloh, Battle of Spotsylvania Court House, battle of stones river, Battle of the Wilderness, Civil War, Franklin Nashville Campaign, George G Meade, George Gordon Meade, George Meade, Gettysburg National Military Park, National Park Service, R E Lee, Robert E. Lee, Robert Lee
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High Dynamic Range photos – Is it cheating?
I have been an avid photographer since the late 1970′s. I grew up on Kodachrome 64 and always relished the color saturation and dynamic range the transparencies created – especially in low light with long exposures. While I was slow … Continue reading
Posted in General Musings
Tagged Battle of Antietam, Bloody Lane, Civil War, High Dynamic Range
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Antietam National Military Park -a photo essay
In late May 2011, I had the opportunity to swing by the Antietam National Battlefield Park while on a business trip. By the time I reached the park, the sun was already beginning to set, as it was nearing 7:30 … Continue reading
Alonzo H. Cushing, US Lieutenant (Soldier Profile Series)
Alonzo H. Cushing, US First Lieutenant Birth Date: January 19, 1841 Birth Place: Delafield, Wisconsin Date of Death: July 3, 1863 Location of Death: Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Education: U.S. Military Academy at West Point – Class of 1861 Major Battles: First … Continue reading
Posted in Commissioned Officers, Soldier Profiles, This Day In The Civil War
Tagged 4th US Artillery, 71st Pennsylvania Infantry, 72d Pennsylvania Infantry, 72nd Pennsylvania Infantry, Alexander S Webb, Alexander Webb, Alonzo Cushing, Alonzo H Cushing, Battle of Antietam, Battle of Chancellorsville, Battle of Fair Oaks, Battle of First Bull Run, Battle of Fredericksburg, Battle of Gettysburg, Battle of Savage's Station, Battle of Seven Pines, Cushing's Battery, E Porter Alexander, Edward Porter Alexander, Edwin Sumner, Edwin V Sumner, First Battle of Manassas, Frederick Fuger, George E Pickett, George Pickett, Henry Hunt, Henry J Hunt, Lewis A Armistead, Lewis Armistead, Peninsula Campaign, Philadelphia Brigade, Pickett's Charge, Robert E. Lee, Robert Lee, Seven Days, Siege of Yorktown, Washington Artillery, William B Cushing, Winfield Hancock, Winfield S Hancock, Winfield Scott Hancock
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Battle of Antietam – 148th Anniversary
Today, friends, is the 148th anniversary of the Battle of Antietam. Fought along the Antietam Creek at Sharpsburg, Maryland, it would produce the largest single day casualty list of any battle in American history. It was the culminating battle of … Continue reading