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Dr. James Maddox, St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, and the Woodley farm
We will wrap up our “Ancestors at Antietam” programs on November 7, with a special tour of the historic St. Mark’s Episcopal Church and the Woodley Farm. The program was arranged by Saida Russell and Rev. Dr. Brandt L. Montgomery. Saida and her family own Woodley Farm which is on Sharpsburg Pike and just…
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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…
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Slaughter along a Stone Wall: Gregg’s South Carolina Brigade during the Maryland Campaign – Benjamin L. Cwayna
As Lee’s victorious army pivoted away from the bloody field at Manassas and crossed over the Potomac, a simmering feud between Stonewall Jackson and his staff on one side and A.P. Hill and his South Carolina Brigade on the other, took center stage. Multiple arrests, accusations, innuendo, and other high drama played out as…
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“we were almost starved” The Confederate Soldier, Food, and the Maryland Campaign – Michael Hardy
It is a common cliché – that food makes the army move. That is especially true for the Maryland Campaign. Food was one reason why Lee moved north following his victories at Second Manassas and Chantilly. While some of the soldiers, like those who captured Harpers Ferry, were well fed, others went hungry through…
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McClellan in Command
We are pleased to announce that our Membership Incentive Book for 2026 will be “McClellan in Command: The Maryland and Virginia Campaigns of September to November 1862” by Marion V. Armstrong, Jr. What did George B. McClellan truly know—and when did he know it? Drawing on a career that began in a Vietnam-era tactical…