The stone observatory on the Bloody lane is now finished and ready for visitors. The view from this point alone is worth a visit to the famous Bloody lane as you can take in the entire right to the left nearly four miles. There will be, when all planted, nearly four hundred markers, giving one a good idea of the entire battle field with the advantage of the good roads. Every body ought to visit it and make a study of this great battle.
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I've got to make a study of this.
Seems to me that Monocacy had just one real cannon when I visited there as a kid. Now I could certainly be wrong, but I know that I only saw one.
The tube on this gun outside the visitor center is from the war, and I imagine that tis is the same gun that I remember as a kid. But these days Monocacy has more cannons than it used to, and some of them are fabulous reproductions that seem...
Seems to me that Monocacy had just one real cannon when I visited there as a kid. Now I could certainly be wrong, but I know that I only saw one.
The tube on this gun outside the visitor center is from the war, and I imagine that tis is the same gun that I remember as a kid. But these days Monocacy has more cannons than it used to, and some of them are fabulous reproductions that seem...
A 2019 release from The History Press is Faces of Union Soldiers at Antietam, by Joseph Stahl and Matthew Borders. Mr. Stahl is a licensed Antietam Battlefield Guide and has authored numerous articles on the civil war. Mr. Borders is a National Park Service ranger at Monocacy National Battlefield as well as a licensed Antietam […]
Here we go: a post! I have a stack of books here, some requiring a preview, and some requiring interviews. My apologies for the delay. So, without further ado, three recent releases from Savas Beatie. “Lee is Trapped and Must be Taken:” Eleven Fateful Days after Gettysburg, July 4-14, 1863, by Thomas J. Ryan and […]
Some of you may know that I also keep a toy soldier blog called Toy Soldiers Forever! .
In one of my installments, I showcased a blockhouse that I made referencing the two that were at Monocacy (here).
My blockhouse is very generic as, unfortunately, there are no photos or drawings of either of the two Federal blockhouses that...
In one of my installments, I showcased a blockhouse that I made referencing the two that were at Monocacy (here).
My blockhouse is very generic as, unfortunately, there are no photos or drawings of either of the two Federal blockhouses that...
No discussion of the Battle of Monocacy is complete without giving nearly equal billing to this guy- John W. Barrett, along with general Lew Wallace
As the head of the B&O railroad he had a lot at risk as Jubal Early came rolling like a juggernaut down (up) the valley and into Western Maryland. Engines, rolling stock,...
As the head of the B&O railroad he had a lot at risk as Jubal Early came rolling like a juggernaut down (up) the valley and into Western Maryland. Engines, rolling stock,...
Sometime this autumn the Antietam visitor center will be closing for a total rehab and remodeling; this will include the museum.
The VC is projected to be closed for two years. What the museum will look like or contain is unknown to me; I've seen no drawings, and the rangers that I know there aren't clear on what...
The VC is projected to be closed for two years. What the museum will look like or contain is unknown to me; I've seen no drawings, and the rangers that I know there aren't clear on what...
This blog posted 174 posts in 2008 and stayed pretty regular for quite a few years, with lots of upbeat posts and nice photos and unbridled optimism.
Then in 2013 my posts dropped to 17 and following that, this blog, except for some fits and starts, pretty much went dark.
See, here's the deal:
It was in 2013 that I was informed that I was not going to be converted to permanent at Antietam, and I would be gone by Spring of 2014. The bottom...
Me and Ed (don't get excited, he'll pose with anyone).
This was taken back in Antietam days. Ed Bearss (pronounced "bars") is a regular visitor to the battlefield, and he always left us laughing. He's a regular Energizer bunny- he keeps going...and going...and going. Here's to many more years of hikers...
This was taken back in Antietam days. Ed Bearss (pronounced "bars") is a regular visitor to the battlefield, and he always left us laughing. He's a regular Energizer bunny- he keeps going...and going...and going. Here's to many more years of hikers...
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