Commanders

  • Battlefield Calculus: Tactics, Technology, and the Battle of Antietam – Steven Eden

    Battlefield Calculus: Tactics, Technology, and the Battle of Antietam – Steven Eden

    On August 17, author Steven Eden will present “Battlefield Calculus: Tactics, Technology, and the Battle of Antietam.” Using examples from Antietam, and describe the factors that caused a unit to withdraw or stop advancing. Surprisingly, it was rarely because of casualties. In fact, it was fairly uncommon for a regimental commander to lose control…

  • The “Commanders of Antietam” Speaker Series in the Pry Barn

    Institute historian are back at the Pry House this summer for our “Commanders of Antietam” speaker series. Come to the Pry House to hear the contributors of the Commanders of Antietam discuss in detail some of the commanders that fought in the 1862 Maryland Campaign. The series is sponsored by the Antietam Institute and…

  • Commanders of Antietam

    We are pleased to announce that our Membership incentive book for 2024 will be Commanders of Antietam. Commanders of Antietam, the Union and Confederate Commanders at the Battle of Antietam is a comprehensive look at the biographies of both armies’ high command during the Maryland Campaign of September 1862. This treatment focuses on the lives…