As a general rule, the Union Army in the east scaled back active campaigning in the winter months and constructed shelters and camps of a more substantial nature than those of the warmer times of year. This was particularly true for the Army of the Potomac which spent the first three winters of the war [...]
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The David Miller farm on the Union right flank was the scene of some of the most deadly fighting at the Battle of Antietam on September 17th, 1862. The battle’s first shots were fired on this flank early in the morning when Major General Joseph Hooker’s 1st Corps attacked. Union and Confederate forces attacked and [...]
It wasn’t unusual for soldiers in the Civil War to think they would be killed in a battle. This was understandable considering the high number of casualties in the war and the close calls many of them experienced when they were on a battlefield. But for some, it was more than just thinking it could happen. Some [...]
