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From The Brazos To The Antietam & Beyond: The Story of the Fifth Texas Volunteer Infantry Regiment – Michael S. Lang
Texas’s history often has deep roots in lore and tall tales. The author John Steinbeck once said of The Lone Star State, “Texas has its own private history, based on but not limited to the facts.” Sometimes, the truth about Texas and Texans feels torn from a tragic Greek legend. Such is the case…
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“Directed to Take Command”: Winfield S. Hancock & Antietam’s Sunken Road – Sarah Kay Bierle
On June 16, Civil War historian and author, Sarah Kay Bierle will be discussing the subject of her up coming book during her talk – “Directed to Take Command”: Winfield S. Hancock & Antietam’s Sunken Road. In the midst of the Federal attacks toward the Sunken Road on September 17, 1862, during the Battle…
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Soldiers from the 29th Massachusetts, the forgotten Irish Brigade Regiment – Joe Stahl and Matt Borders
Who were the 29th Massachusetts? How did they end up with the Irish Brigade at Antietam? We will look into several of the individual soldiers and their stories. Who were these men fighting alongside the New York Irish? How did they do at Antietam? What impacted their fight? Looking at the images of these…
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“The Final Attack at Antietam” – Robert M. Dunkerly
We are kicking off the 10th season of the Civil War Lecture Series on June 2nd with first-time speaker – Robert M. Dunkley speaking on “The Final Attack at Antietam”. The fighting at the lower part of the Antietam battlefield has long been neglected by historians and preservationists. This program explores how the final…
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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…