South From the North Woods

The words, images, and landscape of the 1862 Maryland Campaign

Friday, September 16, 2011

"tomorrow we fight the battle that will decide the fate of the Republic." Joseph Hooker, September 16, 1862

Sunrise September 17, 2010

Jim Rosebrock at 8:21 AM

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Sharon MurraySeptember 16, 2011 at 8:34 AM
Nice photo. Where is the ramrod?
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Jim Rosebrock: I am a lifelong student of military history with particular interest in the Battle of Antietam. I work for the federal government in Washington DC and have two young adult children who I love very much. I currently volunteer at Antietam and devote much time to the study of this battle and the Maryland Campaign. I enjoy collecting notable contemporary quotations by and about the men of Antietam. Since 2013 I have been conducting in depth research on the regular artillery companies of the Union Army and their leaders. I hope to turn this into a book on this subject in the future. My perspective comes from a 28-year career in the U.S. Army. Travels took me to World War II battlefields in Europe and the Pacific where American valor ended the tyranny of Nazism and Empire. But our country faced its own greatest challenge 80 years earlier during the Civil War. And it was the critical late summer of 1862, when Robert E. Lee launched the Maryland Campaign. It is an incredible story of drama, carnage, bravery, and missed opportunities that culminated around the fields and woodlots of peaceful Sharpsburg MD. So join me as I make this journey South from the North Woods.

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