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“Nothing to the right!”: The plight of the 13th New Jersey – Marty Pritchett
The 13th New Jersey Infantry saw its “baptism of fire” at the Battle of Antietam on September 17, 1862, arriving only days after mustering in, and suffered heavy casualties, including the death of Captain Hugh C. Irish. Becoming one of the bloodiest engagements for the unit, the 13th New Jersey would place three monuments…
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“One of Abraham Lincoln’s 300,000: The 125th Pennsylvania Infantry” – D. Scott Kenepp
Learn about the recruitment and muster of the 125th Pennsylvania. See how this newly organized unit behaved in battle for the first time. How did the mortal wounding of XII Corps commander Joseph Mansfield change the trajectory of the 125th Pennsylvania? Follow the track of the regiment across the field as it engages the…
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Picture and Poetry at the Bloody Lane: 61st/64th New York Infantry – Jim Smith
“It was a picture—it was poetry.” So observed an Irish Brigade lieutenant who witnessed the advance of the 61st and 64th New York against the Bloody Lane on September 17, 1862. The combined regiments fought up and down the lane under the command of two Civil War luminaries—Harvard valedictorian Francis Channing Barlow and future…
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A Farmer, a Physician, and a General: Henry Rohrbach, Nathan Mayer, and Isaac P. Rodman – John Schildt
We wrap up our Summer Lecture Series on August 31, with esteemed local historian John Schildt presenting “A Farmer, a Physician, and a General: Henry Rohrbach, Nathan Mayer, and Isaac P. Rodman.” Although not on the battlefield proper, the Henry Rohrbach farm sat just east of the Lower Bridge and would serve as a…
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“Make me a Map” The Creation of the Artillery Atlas of Antietam – Aaron Holly & Jim Rosebrock
Captain Albert Monroe who commanded a Federal battery at Antietam believed that “the value of the light artillery in the army as a factor in the suppression of the Rebellion, has never been accorded that credit to which it is entitled.” James Rosebrock and Aaron Holley have partnered to set the record straight by…