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Burkittsville Preservation Association Donation
Among the Antietam Institute’s objectives are the support of other groups and nonprofit organizations with goals related to ours. On February 26, 2022, members of the Antietam Institute Board of Directors were honored to present the Burkittsville Preservation Association with a check for $2500 to support the restoration of the Hamilton Willard Shafer Farm,…
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Antietam Journal-Volume 2 is here!
The second volume of the Antietam Journal is hot off the press. This edition features a variety of stories and analysis about the events of September 1862 in Maryland, with many of the lesser-known ones that are nonetheless important. The first titled “Davis’s ‘Valiant Coup’: Breaking the Union Cavalry out of Harpers Ferry, September…
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The 2021 Fall Conference
The Antietam Institute’s first Fall Conference was a HUGE success! In case you missed the conference, our intern from Shepherd University, Christian Webb helped write a review of the weekend’s activities along with photos provided by board member, Randy Short.
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Behind the “Brigades of Antietam”
We sat down with Brad Gottfried, the editor of the Brigades of Antietam and all the contributors of the book to give us a little insight in to their brigade. We asked them about the action the brigade was in during the 1862 Maryland Campaign, some of the interesting men that served in the…
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Brigades of Antietam is Here!
We are pleased to announce that the Brigades of Antietam has arrived! The book, written by a collaboration of Antietam Battlefield Guides, Rangers, and park volunteers presents complete accounts of every infantry and cavalry brigade and their commanders, 112 in all, that fought in the 1862 Maryland Campaign. Bradley Gottfried, the respected author of The…