Jay Copenhaver, 69, of New Stanton, sounds taps beside the grave of his great-great-grandfather, Civil War veteran Josiah Inghram, during a Memorial Day ceremony in Mt. Union.

A week later, Washington was handed a map that showed the location of the British positions in Princeton, N.J., before the critical battle there. ... before the pivotal 1862 Battle of Antietam.

The battlefield allows visitors to explore the grounds of this important location in American history, as well as learn more about the battle in the visitor centre, where visitors are shown a film ...

He was mustered into the 87th New York Infantry in November of 1861, was wounded in the bloody Battle of Antietam a year later and trekked back from Maryland to die at home at age 18.

Antietam: The Soldiers' Battle John Michael Priest. White Mane Publishing Company, $34.95 (464pp) ISBN 978-0-942597-09-7. ... but their location in relation to each other is not.

became hospital towns following the Battle of Antietam and the Battle of Gettysburg. The county. housed more than 70,000 Confederate troops during the advance of the Gettysburg Campaign and saw. mile ...

It would be easy to assume that all the historically significant details about the 1862 Battle of Antietam are well-known and frequently shared with the public by historians. After all, the battle ...

At the second battle of Manassas, Lee had another stunning victory. In terms of casualties the Confederacy had about half of the Union casualties. I think it was like 14,000 for the Union, and ...

A sign along River Road marks the location of the Shepherdstown Battlefield on Tuesday. Tabitha Johnston After the Battle of Antietam, soldiers crossed this portion of the Potomac River into ...

Lee’s victory enabled him to take his army across the Potomac and into western Maryland, where he and McClellan would battle again at Antietam. 24/7 Wall St. The 14 Largest Battles of the Civil War ...

all right, dalencia thank you. well, today marks the 161st anniversary of the battle of antietam, which took place right here in maryland and remains one of the most famous battles of the civil war.