I’ve been chastened to find General JEB Stuart had a more considerable role at Sharpsburg on 17 September 1862 than I’ve long thought. He was apparently “everywhere” on the field,
Éire go Brách
A glorious Saint Patrick’s Day to you! Let me recommend to you the website of the Wild Geese for some topical reading today.
Seeking Private Freudenthal at Antietam
Thulstrup’s Antietam (1887) This famous print, from a watercolor by Bror Thure de Thulstrup, is behind a great story sent me by email from a great-granddaughter of the late Gustav
Hooker sells cigars
A somewhat dramatic presentation for General “Fighting Joe” Hooker, isn’t it? But I think it fits the way many of us think of him today. This cigar box inner label
‘Sabers and Roses Ball’ site seeks state grant
The current owner of the Landon House, Urbana, Maryland, seeks money to help him restore the historic structure. The report in yesterday’s Frederick News Post suggests his chances of getting
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