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“A Brain the Size of a Hickory Nut”: Joe Hooker’s views about Ambrose Burnside – Darin Wipperman
Join us on June 22 for returning speaker and author, Darin Wipperman. In addition to his Confederate opponents, Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker’s nickname of “Fighting Joe” applied to his relationships with many of his fellow Northern generals. Perhaps no Union officer felt the scorn of Hooker more than Ambrose Burnside. This presentation focuses on…
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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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The Marines Land in Sharpsburg – Keith Snyder
The largest event ever to take place in Sharpsburg, after the Battle of Antietam, was in 1924 when the Marine Expeditionary Force marched to Antietam for a twelve-day training encampment. They brought aircraft, tanks, balloons, machine guns, plus their band and baseball team. On June 8, see numerous historic photos of this somewhat unknown…
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14th New York State Militia in the Maryland Campaign – Jim McLean
We will be kicking off our 2026 Civil War Lecture Series on Monday, June 1st, with historian James L. McLean, Jr., telling the unique story of the 14th New York State Militia (14th Brooklyn) and the regiment’s actions in the 1862 Maryland Campaign. The 14th New York State Militia, nicknamed the “14th Brooklyn,” “Brooklyn…
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Frederick: the Crossroads of the Civil War John Schildt
We’ll be wrapping up the Summer Lecture Series on August 25 with local historian, John Schildt presenting Frederick: the Crossroads of the Civil War Just south of the Mason-Dixon Line, Frederick, Maryland, was poised at the crossroads of the Civil War. Here, Confederate troops passed west to the Battles of Antietam and South Monocacy,…