At the Battle of Antietam, Burnside commanded the 13,000 ... considered America’s first amphibious assault in war. Armed Union soldiers in boats paddled the Rappahannock under fire, landing ...

as it unfolded in letters written by soldiers, of a New Jersey woman who participated in the Union army’s June 1862 siege of Richmond, Virginia, was wounded at the Battle of Antietam in ...

On September 17, 1862, during what became known as the Battle of Antietam, Union troops needed to cross Antietam Creek ... I thought about how soldiers might have watched those same species in the ...

The small plaque that stands in Elm Park marks a major contribution that Worcester made in the fight against chattel slavery.

Over 130,000 soldiers faced each other on the cornfield at Antietam. The Union outnumbered the Confederate forces with over 87,000 men on the field. The Battle of Antietam began at sunrise when ...

Ambrose Burnside's roller-coaster military career included early Civil War successes, a bloody draw at Antietam, and selection as general of all Union armies ... At the Battle of Fredericksburg ...

Steven Cowie opens When Hell Came to Sharpsburg by describing the Battle of Antietam (Sept. 19 ... the voices and memories of soldiers, civilians, property owners, and the landscape itself. This ...

Well written and incredibly well edited and annotated by the editor, Beckwith’s memoir is not only a good read, but a valuable resource for scholars to further research this regiment and the life of ...