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SUMMARY:“Ancestors at Antietam” - “Rediscovering William” Lt. William Alden Horton and the 16th Connecticut at Antietam“
DESCRIPTION:The Antietam Institute’s First Saturday programs are back\, and this year’s theme is “Ancestors at Antietam.” They’ve invited several Institute members who had ancestors who fought at Antietam\, or have unique connections with Sharpsburg\, to tell us a little about their ancestor and/or their experiences. Join on April 4\, to hear Laurie Buckler Mack share the story of her ancestor called\, “Rediscovering William” Lt. William Alden Horton and the 16th Connecticut at Antietam.” \nLaurie is a native of Maryland and lived in the Boston area before moving back to Maryland and settling in Annapolis. Laurie has a BA in English and AA in Veterinary Technology and has enjoyed a second career as a RVT at a Veterinary Surgical Referral practice for the last 25 years. She grew up in the suburbs of Washington DC surrounded by references to the American Civil War: Attending Walt Whitman High School\, learning to drive on the Clara Barton Parkway and taking endless trips across the Potomac River on the Jubal Early at White’s Ferry are just a few. Her father Don was a huge history buff and loved to talk about family history\, reminding Laurie that she had an ancestor who was killed at Antietam. Laurie was finally able to visit Antietam during Covid in August of 2020\, sparking an interest in the Maryland Campaign\, Lt. William Alden Horton\, and the 16th Connecticut. Laurie is currently a member of the Jamestowne Society\, the Maryland Mayflower Society\, Society of New England Women\, Daughters of the American Revolution\, National Society United States Daughters of 1812\, Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War and the New England Historic Genealogical Society. Hobbies include fulfilling Find-a-Grave requests\, exploring historical sites\, and reading. \nThese monthly talks are free and open to the public – anyone may attend – and you do not need to register. The talks will be held at the Institute’s Education Center at 101W Main Street\, Sharpsburg\, beginning at 2 pm.
URL:https://heartofthecivilwar.org/event/ancestors-at-antietam-rediscovering-william-lt-william-alden-horton-and-the-16th-connecticut-at-antietam/
LOCATION:Antietam Institute Education Center\, 101 W Main Street\, Sharpsburg\, MD\, 21782
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SUMMARY:'Meet the Authors' Book Signing of "Armies of Antietam"
DESCRIPTION:“Armies of Antietam: The Union and Confederate Armies at the Battle of Antietam” is a comprehensive look at the organization of both armies during the Maryland Campaign of September 1862. This work focuses on each regiment of the Federal and Confederate armies\, as well as biographical information on the regimental commanders. Each regimental entry includes information on service before\, during\, and after the Maryland Campaign. The work also provides for each regiment where its companies were organized\, how it was armed\, and the casualties it suffered during the Maryland Campaign. \nRobert Gottschalk first became interested in the Civil War 60 years ago\, when his family regularly visited Gettysburg. Growing up in the Philadelphia area\, he graduated with a B.A. in History from West Chester University. A temporary ranger at Antietam during the 125th anniversary years\, Bob continued to do interpretive programs there after leaving\, as well as at Gettysburg\, Harpers Ferry\, Valley Forge\, and Richmond\, among others. “Armies of Antietam” is his first book. Robert currently lives near Indianapolis. J.O. Smith is a native of Miami\, Florida\, and a lifelong student of the Civil War. Jim began volunteering at Antietam in 2017 and became a certified battlefield guide in 2018. He currently serves as Vice President and a board member of the Antietam Institute. Jim contributed chapters for “Brigades of Antietam” and “Commanders of Antietam”\, and has written for “The Antietam Journal.” He has an MA in history from the University of Georgia and undergraduate and law degrees from Duke University. A corporate lawyer for more than 25 years in the Washington\, DC area\, he has been with Hilton since 2011. Jim and his family live in Anne Arundel County\, Maryland. Books will be available to purchase.
URL:https://heartofthecivilwar.org/event/meet-the-authors-book-signing-of-armies-of-antietam/
LOCATION:Antietam Institute Education Center\, 101 W Main Street\, Sharpsburg\, MD\, 21782
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SUMMARY:Summer Lecture Series: "Frederick: the Crossroads of the Civil War" - John Schildt
DESCRIPTION:The Antietam Institute will be wrapping up the Summer Lecture Series on August 25 with local historian\, John Schildt presenting Frederick: the Crossroads of the Civil War \nJust 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\, while Union troops marched north to Gettysburg and south to raid the resources of the Shenandoah Valley. Both heroes and villains were made in the spired city\, such as Dame Barbara Fritchie\, who is said to defied General Jackson; General Jubal Early\, who threatened to put the town to the torch; and the local doctors and nurses who cared for thousands of wounded soldiers. Join local historian John Schildt as he recounts the fascinating history of Frederick in the Civil War. \nReverend John Schildt graduated from Shepherd College\, Wesley Theological Seminary and has studied at Western Maryland College\, Gettysburg Seminary and West Virginia University. John’s first book\, September Echoes\, published in 1960\, was the first on Antietam since Francis Palfrey in 1887. This led to an appointment to the Maryland Centennial Committee. He wrote the account of the battle for the Official Centennial Program and was the guest speaker for the 125h anniversary. John has been a lecturer and guide for several Civil War organizations\, Round Tables\, and many other groups. John led his first tour of Antietam in 1958. Since then\, 2\,000 additional tours have followed. John has written over thirty-five books relating the various aspects of the Maryland Campaign of 1862 and local history. This list includes Drums along the Antietam\, Roads to Antietam\, Four Days in October\, Islands of Mercy\, and Roads to Gettysburg. He and his wife and daughter live in Sharpsburg. \nCome join leading historians and scholars as they discuss intriguing topics about their latest works and research on the Maryland Campaign and the Civil War during the Antietam Institute’s Civil War Summer Lecture Series. See the complete 2025 schedule. \nThese indoors programs are held in McKinley Hall at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church on Monday evenings at 7:00 p.m. The church is located at 209W Main Street with a small parking area off the alley. More parking is available on Main and Hall Streets. These lectures free and open to the public. Each week the Antietam Institute holds a drawing in which the proceeds support the Save Historic Antietam Foundation. Be sure to check their Facebook page for updates and changes to the schedule.
URL:https://heartofthecivilwar.org/event/summer-lecture-series-frederick-the-crossroads-of-the-civil-war-john-schildt/
LOCATION:St. Paul’s Episcopal Church\, 209 W Main Street\, Sharpsburg\, MD\, 21782\, United States
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SUMMARY:Summer Lecture Series: "Meade at War: General George Meade\, ...1861-1865" -  Dr. Jen Murray
DESCRIPTION:Once prominently defined as the “Hero of Gettysburg\,” General George G. Meade is often obscured by generals deeply embedded into the Civil War narrative–Grant\, Sherman\, and Sheridan or Lee and Jackson. This program will explore Meade’s role in the Civil War\, starting with his appointment as a brigade commander in the Pennsylvania Reserves to his rise as commander of the Army of the Potomac\, the North’s principal instrument of war. Dr. Jen Murray will discuss Meade’s leadership during the Gettysburg Campaign\, how Grant’s arrival to the Eastern Theater in March 1864 impacted Meade’s place in the army’s hierarchy\, and some of the challenges that Meade faced as commander of the Army of the Potomac. Be sure to join the Antietam Institute on August 18\, as Dr. Jen Murray presents – Meade at War: General George Meade and the Army of the Potomac\, 1861-1865 \nDr. Jennifer M. Murray is an Assistant Professor of History at Shepherd University and the Director of the George Tyler Moore Center for the Study of the Civil War. Her most recent publication is On A Great Battlefield: The Making\, Management\, and Memory of Gettysburg National Military Park\, 1933-2023\, published by the University of Tennessee Press in 2014 and printed as a second edition in 2023. Murray is currently working on a full-length biography of General George Meade\, tentatively titled Meade at War. She is the co-editor of the forthcoming\, “They Are Dead\, And Yet They Live”: Civil War Memories in a Polarized America to be published by the University of Nebraska Press in February 2026. Prior to joining the faculty at Shepherd\, Murray taught at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater. A native of Maryland\, Murray worked as a seasonal interpretive park ranger at Gettysburg National Military Park for nine summers. \nCome join leading historians and scholars as they discuss intriguing topics about their latest works and research on the Maryland Campaign and the Civil War during the Antietam Institute’s Civil War Summer Lecture Series. See the complete 2025 schedule. \nThese indoors programs are held in McKinley Hall at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church on Monday evenings at 7:00 p.m. The church is located at 209W Main Street with a small parking area off the alley. More parking is available on Main and Hall Streets. These lectures free and open to the public. Each week the Antietam Institute holds a drawing in which the proceeds support the Save Historic Antietam Foundation. Be sure to check their Facebook page for updates and changes to the schedule.
URL:https://heartofthecivilwar.org/event/summer-lecture-series-meade-at-war-general-george-meade-1861-1865-dr-jen-murray/
LOCATION:St. Paul’s Episcopal Church\, 209 W Main Street\, Sharpsburg\, MD\, 21782\, United States
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SUMMARY:Summer Lecture Series: "Little Mac at the Front" – Steve Stotelmyer
DESCRIPTION:On August 11\, battlefield guide and author\, Steve Stotelmyer will discuss some of his latest research in his presentation – Little Mac at the Front. The accepted historical consensus of the Battle of Antietam portrays a sedentary McClellan at Antietam. The notion persists that\, unlike his counterpart\, Gen. Robert E. Lee\, who visited several locations at the front during the battle\, the allegedly timid and cowardly McClellan remained at his headquarters at the Pry House. Some authors would have their readers believe that Little Mac never led or observed from the front or was even on the battlefield when his army went into a major action. Using primary eyewitness accounts\, Steve’s talk demonstrates conclusively that the accepted consensus does not reflect the historical record. \nSteven R. Stotelmyer is a native of Hagerstown\, Maryland. He first visited Antietam National Battlefield as a child and has been fascinated with it ever since. After serving in the U.S. Navy\, he earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Frostburg State College and a Master of Arts from Hood College in Frederick\, MD. Before retirement\, he was employed as a teacher\, surveyor\, and civil engineer. In 1989 Stotelmyer was a founding member of the Central Maryland Heritage League\, a non-profit land trust which helped preserve some of the South Mountain Battlefield. During his tenure with CMHL he discovered significant information regarding the Battle of South Mountain and the Legend of Wise’s Well. This led to the publication of The Bivouacs of the Dead: The Story of Those Who Died at Antietam and South Mountain (Toomey Press\, 1992). In 2019 Stotelmyer authored Too Useful To Sacrifice\, Reconsidering George B. McClellan’s Generalship in the Maryland Campaign from South Mountain to Antietam (Savas Beatie\, 2019). Recently Steve wrote From Frederick To Sharpsburg; People\, Places\, and Events of the Maryland Campaign before Antietam (Antietam Institute\, 2023). Currently\, Steve is a National Park Service Volunteer as well as a NPS Certified Antietam and South Mountain Battlefield Tour Guide. \nCome join leading historians and scholars as they discuss intriguing topics about their latest works and research on the Maryland Campaign and the Civil War during the Antietam Institute’s Civil War Summer Lecture Series. See the complete 2025 schedule. \nThese indoors programs are held in McKinley Hall at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church on Monday evenings at 7:00 p.m. The church is located at 209W Main Street with a small parking area off the alley. More parking is available on Main and Hall Streets. These lectures free and open to the public. Each week the Antietam Institute holds a drawing in which the proceeds support the Save Historic Antietam Foundation. Be sure to check their Facebook page for updates and changes to the schedule.
URL:https://heartofthecivilwar.org/event/summer-lecture-series-little-mac-at-the-front-steve-stotelmyer/
LOCATION:St. Paul’s Episcopal Church\, 209 W Main Street\, Sharpsburg\, MD\, 21782\, United States
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SUMMARY:Summer Lecture Series: The Fate of Antietam’s Wounded – Tracey McIntire
DESCRIPTION:Join the Antietam Institute on August 4 for Tracey McIntire’s presentation – The Fate of Antietam’s Wounded. Hear the little-known stories of some of the almost 8\,000 soldiers wounded at Antietam who were sent to Frederick for treatment. \nTracey McIntire earned her BA in English at Rivier College in Nashua\, NH. She is Lead Educator at the National Museum of Civil War Medicine\, site manager of the Pry House Field Hospital Museum\, and an interpretive volunteer at Antietam National Battlefield. She is also an active Civil War living historian\, where she portrays a woman soldier in various guises. \nCome join leading historians and scholars as they discuss intriguing topics about their latest works and research on the Maryland Campaign and the Civil War during the Antietam Institute’s Civil War Summer Lecture Series. See the complete 2025 schedule. \nThese indoors programs are held in McKinley Hall at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church on Monday evenings at 7:00 p.m. The church is located at 209W Main Street with a small parking area off the alley. More parking is available on Main and Hall Streets. These lectures free and open to the public. Each week the Antietam Institute holds a drawing in which the proceeds support the Save Historic Antietam Foundation. Be sure to check their Facebook page for updates and changes to the schedule.
URL:https://heartofthecivilwar.org/event/summer-lecture-series-the-fate-of-antietams-wounded-tracey-mcintire/
LOCATION:St. Paul’s Episcopal Church\, 209 W Main Street\, Sharpsburg\, MD\, 21782\, United States
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SUMMARY:Summer Lecture Series: Organization of the Federal Artillery in the Civil War – Jim Rosebrock
DESCRIPTION:The Antietam Institute will wrap up the month’s talks on July 28 with battlefield guide and author\, Jim Rosebrock presenting – Organization of the Federal Artillery in the Civil War. This talk will examine the role and evolution of the Federal light artillery organization\, focusing on the Army of the Potomac. Led by innovators such as William Barry and Henry Hunt\, this Army was where the artillery organizations and doctrine evolved\, which would ultimately be used in some variations in every other Federal army in the war. \nJim will start with a look at the US. Army’s experience with light artillery leading up to the start of the Civil War\, examine the four components of the artillery – men and organization\, guns\, ammunition and artillery horses\, and explore the evolution of the artillery arm by looking at the two major schools of artillery organization: Dispersal and Concentration. \nJames Rosebrock is a retired Army officer and Department of Justice employee\, with 45 years of leadership experience in the logistics\, security and emergency management fields. Jim graduated from Niagara University in 1976 with a degree in Russian History. Jim served with the 82nd Airborne Division during Operation Urgent Fury in Grenada. He is a graduate of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College and the Industrial College of the Armed Forces where he was awarded a master’s degree in National Resource Strategy. Jim was an instructor for Combined Arms and Services Staff School when he retired with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. He is a National Park Service certified battlefield guide at Antietam National Battlefield and served as Chief Guide from 2011 – 2018. He has two Civil War related blogs and is the author of the Artillery of Antietam. \nCome join leading historians and scholars as they discuss intriguing topics about their latest works and research on the Maryland Campaign and the Civil War during the Antietam Institute’s Civil War Summer Lecture Series. See the complete 2025 schedule. \nThese indoors programs are held in McKinley Hall at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church on Monday evenings at 7:00 p.m. The church is located at 209W Main Street with a small parking area off the alley. More parking is available on Main and Hall Streets. These lectures free and open to the public. Each week the Antietam Institute holds a drawing in which the proceeds support the Save Historic Antietam Foundation. Be sure to check their Facebook page for updates and changes to the schedule.
URL:https://heartofthecivilwar.org/event/summer-lecture-series-organization-of-the-federal-artillery-in-the-civil-war-jim-rosebrock/
LOCATION:St. Paul’s Episcopal Church\, 209 W Main Street\, Sharpsburg\, MD\, 21782\, United States
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SUMMARY:Summer Lecture Series: “Little-Known Antietam: Henry Winters and Murder at the Lodge” – Tom McMillan
DESCRIPTION:On July 21\, author Tom McMillan will present – “Little-Know Antietam: Henry Winters and ‘Mystery and Murder at the Lodge.‘” Tom will take a look at two of the intriguing but lesser-known stories at Antietam. Henry Winters of the 89th New York Infantry carved his name on a windowsill at the Dunker Church — a piece of Civil War graffiti that still is visible to visitors today. But who was Henry? Why did he leave his mark? When did he come back? The second story involves two Antietam-related murder mysteries\, one of which took place at the National Cemetery lodge\, the other targeting a battlefield superintendent. \nTom McMillan has spent a lifetime in sports media and communications – including 25 years as VP of Communications of the Pittsburgh Penguins of the NHL – but his heartfelt passion is history. The author of four books on American history\, he has served on the board of trustees of Pittsburgh’s Heinz History Center\, the board of directors of the Friends of Flight 93 National Memorial\, the marketing committee of the Gettysburg Foundation\, and as a docent at the Thomas Espy GAR Post in Carnegie\, PA.. Tom and his wife\, Colleen\, are also volunteer ambassadors at Antietam. A former newspaper sports writer and radio talk-show host who has covered the Olympics\, the Super Bowl\, the Stanley Cup Finals and the NCAA Final Four\, he earned a journalism degree from Point Park University in Pittsburgh. \nCome join leading historians and scholars as they discuss intriguing topics about their latest works and research on the Maryland Campaign and the Civil War during the Antietam Institute’s Civil War Summer Lecture Series. See the complete 2025 schedule. \nThese indoors programs are held in McKinley Hall at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church on Monday evenings at 7:00 p.m. The church is located at 209W Main Street with a small parking area off the alley. More parking is available on Main and Hall Streets. These lectures free and open to the public. Each week the Antietam Institute holds a drawing in which the proceeds support the Save Historic Antietam Foundation. Be sure to check their Facebook page for updates and changes to the schedule.
URL:https://heartofthecivilwar.org/event/summer-lecture-series-little-known-antietam-henry-winters-and-murder-at-the-lodge-tom-mcmillan/
LOCATION:St. Paul’s Episcopal Church\, 209 W Main Street\, Sharpsburg\, MD\, 21782\, United States
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SUMMARY:Summer Lecture Series: The Texas Brigade at Antietam – Dr. Brad Gottfried
DESCRIPTION:The storied Texas Brigade had already gained fame as a result of its actions at Elthan’s Landing\, Gaines’ Mill\, and Second Manassas\, but it became legendary as a result of its fight at Antietam. This presentation covers the brigade’s actions before\, during\, and after the battle\, using first hand accounts and maps to describe its actions in the blood-soaked Cornfield. Join the Antietam Institute on July 14 for “The Texas Brigade at Antietam” presented by Dr. Brad Gottfried. \nDr. Brad Gottfried received his Ph.D. in Zoology and worked at seven colleges over a span of 40 years. He retired in 2017 as the President of the College of Southern Maryland. Brad became an Antietam Certified Battlefield Guide in 2019. He is the author of over 20 books\, including his most recent\, The Maps of Second Bull Run. \nCome join leading historians and scholars as they discuss intriguing topics about their latest works and research on the Maryland Campaign and the Civil War during the Antietam Institute’s Civil War Summer Lecture Series. See the complete 2025 schedule. \nThese indoors programs are held in McKinley Hall at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church on Monday evenings at 7:00 p.m. The church is located at 209W Main Street with a small parking area off the alley. More parking is available on Main and Hall Streets. These lectures free and open to the public. Each week the Antietam Institute holds a drawing in which the proceeds support the Save Historic Antietam Foundation. Be sure to check their Facebook page for updates and changes to the schedule.
URL:https://heartofthecivilwar.org/event/summer-lecture-series-the-texas-brigade-at-antietam-dr-brad-gottfried/
LOCATION:St. Paul’s Episcopal Church\, 209 W Main Street\, Sharpsburg\, MD\, 21782\, United States
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SUMMARY:Summer Lecture Series: Before September: The Origin of the 1862 Maryland Campaign – Dr. Alex Rossino
DESCRIPTION:Confederate military and political leaders hatched multiple plans for an invasion of Maryland before Lee’s army crossed the Potomac in September 1862. In this talk\, Dr. Rossino documents those plans and the impact they had on Lee’s decision to enter the state. \nDr. Alexander B. Rossino resides in Washington County\, Maryland. An award-winning independent historian\, Dr. Rossino earned his degree from Syracuse University and worked at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington\, D.C from 1994 to 2003. He is the author of Their Maryland: The Army of Northern Virginia from the Potomac Crossing to Sharpsburg in September 1862 (Savas Beatie\, 2021)\, Calamity at Frederick: Robert E. Lee\, Special Orders No. 191\, and Confederate Misfortune on the Road to Antietam (Savas Beatie\, 2023) and has published several articles on the Maryland Campaign. He has co-authored The Tale Untwisted: General George B. McClellan\, the Maryland Campaign\, and the Discovery of Lee’s Lost Orders (Savas Beatie\, 2022) with Gene Thorp. Alex has also written a two-part series of historically accurate Civil War novels published by Savas Beatie\, Six Days in September: A Novel of Lee’s Army in Maryland\, 1862 (2017) and The Guns of September: A Novel of McClellan’s Army in Maryland\, 1862 (2024). \nCome join leading historians and scholars as they discuss intriguing topics about their latest works and research on the Maryland Campaign and the Civil War during the Antietam Institute’s Civil War Summer Lecture Series. See the complete 2025 schedule. \nThese indoors programs are held in McKinley Hall at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church on Monday evenings at 7:00 p.m. The church is located at 209W Main Street with a small parking area off the alley. More parking is available on Main and Hall Streets. These lectures free and open to the public. Each week the Antietam Institute holds a drawing in which the proceeds support the Save Historic Antietam Foundation. Be sure to check their Facebook page for updates and changes to the schedule.
URL:https://heartofthecivilwar.org/event/summer-lecture-series-before-september-the-origin-of-the-1862-maryland-campaign-dr-alex-rossino/
LOCATION:St. Paul’s Episcopal Church\, 209 W Main Street\, Sharpsburg\, MD\, 21782\, United States
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SUMMARY:Summer Lecture Series: The Last Four Months of a Fifth Corps Soldier – Darin Wipperman
DESCRIPTION:On June 30\, author Darin Wipperman will discuss a unique individual he came across during his research in his presentation – “I Am Bullet Proof:” The Last Four Months of a Fifth Corps Soldier. \nA tremendous resource for students of the Civil War\, the Huntington Library\, San Marino\, California\, houses an array of excellent manuscripts. One of the library’s many highly impressive collections includes more than 200 letters from Captain Joseph Collingwood\, who joined the 18th Massachusetts Infantry in August 1861. Collingwood and soldiers in his Company H became original member of the Fifth Corps the following May. This presentation discusses the Bay State warrior in the last four months of his life\, from the catastrophe at Second Bull Run to Collingwood’s sad destiny below the stone wall at Fredericksburg. His perspectives from ten September letters – before and after the battle of Antietam – offer especially interesting thoughts from a frazzled yet resolute American warrior. \nDarin Wipperman’s first two books on the Civil War discussed the histories of the First and Ninth Corps. His most recent book\, Thunderbolt to the Rebels: The United States Sharpshooters in the Civil War\, was released in February 2025. Darin completed nearly 17 years of service in the federal government\, then moved to northern New Hampshire\, where he was a reporter and editor for weekly newspapers. Continuing his lifetime of studying the Civil War\, Darin’s fourth book on the conflict is currently entitled\, A Dangerous Man: Major General Joseph Hooker and the Civil War. Darin plans to complete his manuscript on “Fighting Joe” by the end of 2025. \nCome join leading historians and scholars as they discuss intriguing topics about their latest works and research on the Maryland Campaign and the Civil War during the Antietam Institute’s Civil War Summer Lecture Series. See the complete 2025 schedule. \nThese indoors programs are held in McKinley Hall at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church on Monday evenings at 7:00 p.m. The church is located at 209W Main Street with a small parking area off the alley. More parking is available on Main and Hall Streets. These lectures free and open to the public. Each week the Antietam Institute holds a drawing in which the proceeds support the Save Historic Antietam Foundation. Be sure to check their Facebook page for updates and changes to the schedule.
URL:https://heartofthecivilwar.org/event/summer-lecture-series-the-last-four-months-of-a-fifth-corps-soldier-darin-wipperman/
LOCATION:St. Paul’s Episcopal Church\, 209 W Main Street\, Sharpsburg\, MD\, 21782\, United States
CATEGORIES:Ongoing
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SUMMARY:Summer Lecture Series: The Fifth Texas Volunteer Infantry Regiment – Michael S. Lang
DESCRIPTION: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 of Hood’s Texas Brigade and the Fifth Texas Infantry\, a regiment that left an indelible mark on history. These young men from Texas left their homes in 1861 and were everywhere. The odds are excellent if you can name a famous battle in the East; the “Bloody 5th\,” as they were sometimes called\, were there\, charging headlong into a storm of enemy fire. \nIn this narrative\, the presentation will follow this regiment from its formation near Houston in 1861 to the surrender at Appomattox four years later. Of course\, no retelling would be complete without recounting its historic counterattack across a blood-strewn cornfield in western Maryland on September 17\, 1862. Be sure to join the Antietam Institute on June 23 to hear author\, Michael S. Lang present – From The Brazos To The Antietam & Beyond: The Story of the Fifth Texas Volunteer Infantry Regiment. \nMichael S. Lang has worked as a manager for Federal Express for 38 years and is also a successful photographer. Capturing images of Civil War battlefields is one of his favorite subjects. \nBorn and raised in Denver\, Colorado\, Michael moved to Frisco\, Texas\, in 2017. As relative newcomers to the great state of Texas\, he and his wife\, Rebecca\, have spent the last seven years exploring the state and learning about its unique and rich history\, including sites related to the Civil War. Michael has loved history since a young boy and has been a student of the Civil War for just as long. \nMichael is the author of three books\, Decisions at Antietam and Decisions of the Maryland Campaign\, and Decisions of the Red River Campaign. These books are all part of the Command Decisions of America’s Civil War series published by the University of Tennessee Press. \nCome join leading historians and scholars as they discuss intriguing topics about their latest works and research on the Maryland Campaign and the Civil War during the Antietam Institute’s Civil War Summer Lecture Series. See the complete 2025 schedule. \nThese indoors programs are held in McKinley Hall at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church on Monday evenings at 7:00 p.m. The church is located at 209W Main Street with a small parking area off the alley. More parking is available on Main and Hall Streets. These lectures free and open to the public. Each week the Antietam Institute holds a drawing in which the proceeds support the Save Historic Antietam Foundation. Be sure to check their Facebook page for updates and changes to the schedule.
URL:https://heartofthecivilwar.org/event/summer-lecture-series-the-fifth-texas-volunteer-infantry-regiment-michael-s-lang/
LOCATION:St. Paul’s Episcopal Church\, 209 W Main Street\, Sharpsburg\, MD\, 21782\, United States
CATEGORIES:Ongoing
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SUMMARY:Summer Lecture Series: “Directed to Take Command”: Winfield S. Hancock – Sarah Kay Bierle
DESCRIPTION: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. \nIn the midst of the Federal attacks toward the Sunken Road on September 17\, 1862\, during the Battle of Antietam\, the First Division of the Second Corps lost their commander\, Major General Israel B. Richardson\, at a critical point of their battle hopes and carnage. General McClellan personally directed Brigadier General Winfield S. Hancock to take command of the division. He rode into a tenuous battlefield situation and took charge of the largest command he had led up to that time. Hancock’s previous military experiences—both in peacetime and war—had been shaping his leadership style. As events unfolded at the heart of Antietam battlefield that day\, Hancock met the challenges and dangers in ways that surprised the troops now under his command and yet obeyed the orders he had been given. This program will take a deeper look at Hancock’s life and leadership\, the situation he inherited at Antietam\, and his report of the actions and decisions in the aftermath of the capture of the Sunken Road. \nSarah Kay Bierle graduated from Thomas Edison State University with a BA in History and works in the Education Department at American Battlefield Trust. She has spent years exploring ways to share quality historical research in ways that will inform and inspire modern audiences\, including school presentations\, writing\, battlefield tours\, and speaking engagements. She has published five books\, and her forthcoming books in 2025 are a biography of John Pelham published by Savas Beatie and a book about military decisions at Chancellorsville with the University of Tennessee Press. She is currently drafting a biography and leadership study about Winfield S. Hancock. \nCome join leading historians and scholars as they discuss intriguing topics about their latest works and research on the Maryland Campaign and the Civil War during the Antietam Institute’s Civil War Summer Lecture Series. See the complete 2025 schedule. \nThese indoors programs are held in McKinley Hall at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church on Monday evenings at 7:00 p.m. The church is located at 209W Main Street with a small parking area off the alley. More parking is available on Main and Hall Streets. These lectures free and open to the public. Each week the Antietam Institute holds a drawing in which the proceeds support the Save Historic Antietam Foundation. Be sure to check their Facebook page for updates and changes to the schedule.
URL:https://heartofthecivilwar.org/event/summer-lecture-series-directed-to-take-command-winfield-s-hancock-sarah-kay-bierle/
LOCATION:St. Paul’s Episcopal Church\, 209 W Main Street\, Sharpsburg\, MD\, 21782\, United States
CATEGORIES:Ongoing
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SUMMARY:Summer Lecture Series: Soldiers from the 29th Mass - Joe Stahl and Matt Borders
DESCRIPTION: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 soldiers you will see the faces of men who were there on September 17\, 1862. Join the Antietam Institute on June 9 to hear author and battlefield guides\, Joe Stahl and Matt Borders present – Soldiers from the 29th Massachusetts\, the forgotten Irish Brigade Regiment. \nA graduate of Michigan State and Eastern Michigan University\, Matthew Borders holds a BA in United States History with a focus in the American Civil War and a MS in Historic Preservation. Following graduation he taught at Kalamazoo Valley Community College before accepting a position with the National Park Service’s American Battlefield Protection Program. He worked as the historian for the ABPP for six years\, during which time he became a certified battlefield guide at Antietam National Battlefield and Harpers Ferry National Historic Site. He is also the President of the Frederick County Civil War Round Table and a founding member of the Antietam Institute. \nJoseph W. Stahl grew up in St. Louis and received BS\, MS\, and MBA degrees from Missouri University of Science and Technology and Washington University. After retiring from the Institute for Defense Analyses\, he became a volunteer and NPS Licensed Battlefield Guide at Antietam and Harpers Ferry. Joe has authored more than two dozen articles and is co-author of several books\, including: Identification Discs of Union Soldiers in the Civil War\, Faces of Union Soldiers at Antietam\, Faces of Union Soldiers at South Mountain and Harpers Ferry and the Faces of Union Soldiers at Fredericksburg. \nCome join leading historians and scholars as they discuss intriguing topics about their latest works and research on the Maryland Campaign and the Civil War during the Antietam Institute’s Civil War Summer Lecture Series. See the complete 2025 schedule. \nThese indoors programs are held in McKinley Hall at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church on Monday evenings at 7:00 p.m. The church is located at 209W Main Street with a small parking area off the alley. More parking is available on Main and Hall Streets. These lectures free and open to the public. Each week the Antietam Institute holds a drawing in which the proceeds support the Save Historic Antietam Foundation. Be sure to check their Facebook page for updates and changes to the schedule.
URL:https://heartofthecivilwar.org/event/summer-lecture-series-soldiers-from-the-29th-mass-joe-stahl-and-matt-borders/
LOCATION:St. Paul’s Episcopal Church\, 209 W Main Street\, Sharpsburg\, MD\, 21782\, United States
CATEGORIES:Ongoing
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SUMMARY:Summer Lecture Series - "The Final Attack at Antietam" - Robert M. Dunkerly
DESCRIPTION:The Antietam Institute is 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 attack and counterattack unfolded\, using eyewitness accounts and terrain analysis. We will also discuss the area’s preservation history\, and why it has been overlooked. \nRobert M. (Bert) Dunkerly is a historian\, award-winning author\, and speaker who is actively involved in historic preservation and research. He holds a degree in History from St. Vincent College and a Masters in Historic Preservation from Middle Tennessee State University. He has worked at fourteen historic sites\, written over a dozen books\, and numerous scholarly articles. His research includes archaeology\, colonial life\, military history\, and historic commemoration. He is a past President of the Richmond Civil War Round Table\, and serves on the Preservation Commission for the American Revolution Round Table-Richmond. He has taught courses at Central Virginia Community College\, the University of Richmond\, and the Virginia Historical Society. Dunkerly is currently a Park Ranger at Richmond National Battlefield Park. He has visited over 500 battlefields and over 1000 historic sites worldwide. He enjoys exploring local bookstores\, battlefields\, and breweries\, not necessarily in that order. Bert’s upcoming book is “The Lower Battlefield of Antietam: The Final Attack” published by History Press. \nCome join leading historians and scholars as they discuss intriguing topics about their latest works and research on the Maryland Campaign and the Civil War during the Antietam Institute’s Civil War Summer Lecture Series. See the complete 2025 schedule. \nThese indoors programs are held in McKinley Hall at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church on Monday evenings at 7:00 p.m. The church is located at 209W Main Street with a small parking area off the alley. More parking is available on Main and Hall Streets. These lectures free and open to the public. Each week we hold a drawing in which the proceeds support the Save Historic Antietam Foundation. Be sure to check our Facebook page for updates and changes to the schedule.
URL:https://heartofthecivilwar.org/event/summer-lecture-series-the-final-attack-at-antietam-robert-m-dunkerly/
LOCATION:St. Paul’s Episcopal Church\, 209 W Main Street\, Sharpsburg\, MD\, 21782\, United States
CATEGORIES:Ongoing
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