We sat down with some of the contributors of the Commanders of Antietam to give us a little insight in to they commanders the wrote about. We asked the contributors several questions during these interviews. One – what got them particularly interested in the commander they choose to write about. We asked about the commanders background before the Maryland Campaign, how important was this commander’s role in the Maryland Campaign or the Battle of Antietam, and finally to summarize this commander’s career after the battle and his life after the Civil War.
We want to thank institute members, Ernie Chase and Will Blaney (Chase History) for volunteering to conduct the interviews and for turning them into these first-rate video productions providing us with a behind the scenes look at the Commanders of Antietam.
We kicked off the interviews with Institute President and author of Artillery at Antietam, James Rosebrock. Jim wrote about the artillery commanders for the book and choose to provide a little more insight on Captain Dunbar Ransom.
Historian and park ranger, Matthew Borders talks about Confederate commander Robert Ransom, Jr. and his role at Antietam and the Civil War.
Author and guide, Joe Stahl talks about Colonel William Christian and what happened to him at the Battle of Antietam.
Historian and author, Steven Stotelmyer discusses the life of Major General Jesse Lee Reno.
Historian and author, Sharon Murray talks about Confederate commander Colonel Thomas Munford.
More contributor interview videos will be add both here and our YouTube channel as they are completed