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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
2nd Lt. Edward C. Pierce, Company B, 3rd Maine Infantry
(from the September 2007 SHAF Newsletter)by Joseph Stahl The photograph shown is identified as 2nd Lt. Edward C. Pierce based on what is written on the front of the images. As can be seen in the Photograph Edward wrote “Your friend E. C. Pierce 3rd Me.” The image is a full standing view of an officer holding his hat and
Brigadier General James Nagle
(from the December 2007 SHAF Newsletter) by Antietam BP Ranger John David Hoptak Since the guns fell silent more than fourteen decades ago, tens of thousands of books have been written about America’s Civil War. Historical journals and popular magazines with a sole focus on the war have flourished, and Civil War battlefields and historic sites are visited by millions
