Year: 2007
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Noodler’s Antietam
Or Google serendipity. Simply watching the internets for Antietam references can yield surprising results. Today I stumbled over a gourmet fountain pen ink maker called Noodler’s. They’re known for durable “fraud proof” varieties. One of the many colors offered is “Antietam”, seen here. Noodler’s owner Nathan Tardiff says of the ink: Antietam has a certain…
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Federal artillery east of the Antietam
Artillery Hell (James Hope, Antietam National Battlefield) A few days ago I was prompted by a TalkAntietam query to look into the strength of the Federal Artillery at Antietam on 17 September 1862. In particular, that of the long-range guns overlooking the battlefield from the heights east of Antietam Creek. Those guns were largely responsible…
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Make your own link spam
Copying and pasting somebody else’s HTML into your blog may not be the best idea. Case in point: earlier today I followed a link from Dan Cohen to the new Digital Scholarship in the Humanities blog. I’m always glad to read of new exploration in the field. At the bottom of a recent post the…
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Delos B Sackett, Inspector General, USA
At the bottom of this page, from the famous Gardner photo of October 1862, are a group of officers of the Army of the Potomac with President Lincoln. It may be one of the most recognizable images of Antietam. Prominent among these men by his size and attitude–if not location, at far left–is Colonel Delos…
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Service Interruption
Apologies to both our readers: due to an intensive work-related training period, culminating in a frightening certification exam Friday (9 Nov), I can’t get a decent post out this week. Thanks in advance for your patience, and I’ll see you Saturday. With my shield, or on it.
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Following a CDV
Ron Coddington recently [2007] bought a CDV of three Clark brothers from Maine. One, Charles Amory Clark, was with the 6th Maine at Antietam and later was awarded the Medal of Honor for his leadership at Chancellorsville.
