Monthly Archives: September 2012

Volume TWO is available!

By Tom | Published: September 21, 2012
Mary­land Cam­paign Vol 2 Vol­ume Two of Ezra Carman’s man­u­script has finally arrived! Find it on Ama­zon, Barnes & Noble or the WMIA Museum Store at Anti­etam. By far the most com­plete work avail­able on the bat­tle, and includes pho­tos from the era Car­man was work­ing, and also his maps to illus­trate the bat­tle action.
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Pentagon Talk September 4, 2012

By Tom | Published: September 6, 2012
I was for­tu­nate to be asked to speak as part of the Office of the Sect. of Defense His­tor­i­cal lec­ture Series. Here is a press report about it.
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150 Years Ago today

By Tom | Published: September 6, 2012
Con­fed­er­ate troops marched into Fred­er­ick today, few cel­e­brated their arrival. One lady remarked that she could smell them com­ing before she could see them. Gen. McClel­lan began push­ing troops west­ward to Rockville in order to block any attacks on the capital.
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150 years ago today

By Tom | Published: September 5, 2012
Today Lee’s inva­sion of Mary­land began in earnest as the bulk of his army crossed the Potomac River, join­ing D.H. Hill’s divi­sion which crossed the day before. Lee had spent the pre­vi­ous night in Lees­burg at Har­ri­son Hall, the home of a dis­tant cousin. On this same day McClel­lan was vis­ited by Pres­i­dent Lin­coln and [...]
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