South From the North Woods

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

Saturday, February 28, 2009

John C. Tidball on Thomas J. Jackson

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I first heard about John C. Tidball on a hike last spring lead by Antietam Ranger Brian Baracz. During the early spring, Antietam National ...
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Friday, February 27, 2009

Hiatus

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I have been away for some time this month with the passing of my Dad on February 17th. As we were going through his papers we uncovered lit...
Sunday, February 8, 2009

My Quote Count

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I just updated my quote count. For those not familiar with my blog, as I read books, I highlight noteworthy quotes and add them to a spread...

Winter Views of the Cornfield

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Winter offers some extra special views of Antietam Battlefield. These photos taken the weekend of January 24th when I was volunteering at t...
Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Pry Ford on Antietam Creek

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Last Monday, my colleagues fellow Antietam volunteer Jim Buchanan and intern Justin McIntyre went off the beaten path so to speak and hiked ...
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Saturday, January 24, 2009

Recollections of a Confederate Staff Officer

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I just finished reading G. Moxley Sorrel’s classic Recollections of a Confederate Staff Officer . A well connected young Georgian, Sorrel m...
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Tuesday, January 20, 2009

"For us, they fought and died, in places like Concord and Gettysburg; Normandy and Khe Sahn."

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Whatever your political persuasion, I think that you can agree with these words made this afternoon by our new President. The lone soldier ...
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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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