I admired that. We’d spent the morning at Harper’s Ferry, and next up was Antietam, the site of the bloodiest one-day battle of the American Civil War “Where should we go for lunch?

Mike Ruminski was drafted into the Army in June 1967 and volunteered to serve on long-range patrols when his unit was shipped ...

In other instances, such as a 13-year-old drummer killed at the Battle of Antietam, they became a ... boys played a significant role during the Civil War, including relaying commands and coded ...

Civil War doctors practiced tirelessly in the new general hospitals or the temporary field hospitals; they treated the dying and wounded after horrific battles such as Antietam--where more than ...

The Shippensburg Area Civil War Roundtable will host a meeting on Tuesday, March 18 at 7 p.m. at Christ United Methodist Church in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania. Tom Clemens will present "Antietam's ...

Civil War combat, by comparison ... when they were ordered into battle at Antietam, the bloodiest day of combat in U.S. history. The raw recruits rushed straight into a Confederate crossfire ...

On both sides, the Civil War boasted men who were brilliant and charismatic ... National Museum of American History Major General George McClellan's Coat Worn at Antietam National Museum of American ...

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, succeeding his friend George McClellan.

This article originally appeared on Chambersburg Public Opinion: Civil War Roundtable meeting in Shippensburg will discuss leaders in Battle of Antietam ...