2021: Antietam on the Web turns 25
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This year marks the 25th anniversary of Antietam on the Web (AotW). My work online about the battle began in 1992 with a collection of text files, but I consider the birthday of AotW to be 1 November 1996 when… continue reading
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Colonel Charles W Roberts
This photograph of Colonel Charles W Roberts is in the collection of Civil War Photographs at the Library of Congress. Roberts commanded the 2nd Maine Infantry on the Maryland Campaign. continue reading
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Lieutenant Colonel Joseph H Barnes
Lieutenant Colonel Joseph H Barnes led the 29th Massachusetts Infantry, part of the Irish Brigade, in their assault on the Sunken Lane at Antietam. His photograph is from a carte-de-visite (CDV) sold on ebay in 2016. continue reading
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Colonel James McQuade
Colonel James McQuade commanded the 14th New York Infantry at Antietam. This photograph is in the Library of Congress. continue reading
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Henry Lawrence Eustis
This postwar photograph is of Henry Lawrence Eustis, professor of engineering at Harvard’s Lawrence Scientific School (now School of Engineering and Applied Sciences – SEAS) from 1849 to 1862, and from 1864 to 1885. It’s online thanks to SEAS. A… continue reading
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Theodore B. Gates 80th N.Y. Inf.
This is a photograph of Colonel Theodore B Gates from the Library of Congress. As Lieutenant Colonel he led the 80th New York Infantry (20th New York State Militia) in action on the Maryland Campaign. continue reading
