The left flank of General Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia was collapsing on September 17, 1862, at Antietam Creek. Elements of Joseph Hooker’s Union first Corps had torn a hole in Jackson’s gray line near the Dunker Church and West Woods and the Rebels fell back. General James … Read More »
The Battle of Sharpsburg began early in the morning of September 17, 1862 on Lee’s left with a multiple corp assault. The Union’s attack failed because Rebel sharpshooters had either wounded or mortally wounded the commanders leading or who have led the charge.
From late 1860 to early 1861 or ‘Secession Winter’, the question of secession and preserving the Union divided Americans…
“Slavery was legal until it wasn’t. The descendants of former slave owners should not be prosecuted or shamed over something that happened over 150 years ago. The descendants today who had family to fight for the Confederacy should be honored. They are no different from the soldiers who fought in … Read More »