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SBPA Potomac River Crossing 2010
To honor the 148th Anniversary of the Battle of Shepherdstown, the Shepherdstown Battlefield Preservation Association (SBPA) has scheduled a Battlefield Tour including a wading of the Potomac River. The tour is set, rain or shine, for Saturday, September 18, 2010. Dr. Tom Clemens and Tom McGrath will be the guides. Two tours are scheduled; one to begin at 2:30PM followed
Tour Phase I of the Maryland Campaign of 1862
On Saturday, July 31, 2010, the Save Historic Antietam Foundation (SHAF) will sponsor a tour of “Phase I” of the Maryland Campaign of September, 1862. The tour will be led by SHAF board members Dennis Frye, National Park Service Chief Historian at Harper’s Ferry, and Dr. Thomas Clemens, editor of Ezra Carman’s “The Maryland Campaign of September, 1862, Volume I:
John Brown Sesquicentennial at Harpers Ferry October 16th
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park and the 150th Quad-State Committee, from West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Maryland, are planning and coordinating a range of commemoration events … dramatic productions, exhibits, academic lectures, special tours and much more. SHAF members are encouraged especially to act as volunteers to assist visitors gathering for and attending the “Proceed to the Ferry” event at and near
President’s message – July ’09
(from the July 2009 SHAF Newsletter) I am happy to tell you about some exciting changes at Antietam National Battlefield. The wayside exhibits at the various tour stops in the park have been updated. After much careful research and discussion, new plaques had been placed which aid greatly in enhancing the visitor’s experience. By and large they include a visual
Battlefield Work Day, November First, 2008
Please join SHAF members and other volunteers for the Work Day at Antietam National Battlefield (ANB) Park on Saturday, November 1, 2008. We’ll be doing battlefield scene restoration work. Piper Barn, 1989 (J.E. Boucher, LoC/HABS) We will be working on the trail SHAF helped fund through the middle of the field. Specifically, we will be clearing a portion of the Piper Lane.
Work Day 2008
Please join SHAF members and other volunteers for the annual Work Day at Antietam National Battlefield Park on Saturday April 12, 2008. We’ll be doing scene restoration work. Roulette Farm (Park Service photo) Dress for the weather, bring gloves and water, etc. We may be working more on the tree line separating the Mumma and Roulette Farms. ___________ 4/5 Update! We
Save the dates
Mark your calendar, and plan now to attend the Sharpsburg Heritage Festival, scheduled for September 13 and 14, 2008 (the Battle Anniversary weekend), and the next SHAF Workday on the battlefield, Saturday, November 1st, 2008. Advance notice for the Heritage Festival (via Herald-Mail): The Sharpsburg Heritage Festival will take place Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 13 and 14. The venues will include the fire hall/Emergency
Sunken Road action in 55mm
Gordon: Before the rear lines could recover, my exultant men were on their feet, devouring them with successive volleys. (Murfin, The Gleam of Bayonets, 1965; photo M. Gentile) For a unique perspective, see Antietam Ranger Mannie Gentile’s sequence of narration and photographs depicting the Sunken Road fighting in 55mm from his blog My Year of Living Rangerously. SEPTEMBER 20: POTOMAC RIVER WADING Here is
A New Vista
(from the June 2007 SHAF Newsletter) by Ranger Mannie Gentile As we all know relic hunting is strictly prohibited at Antietam National Battlefield. As a visitor this is a rule that I always followed and now, as a ranger its something that I help enforce. Imagine my surprise, then, as I found myself, in mid-January, actively seeking out a particular
