South From the North Woods

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

Sunday, May 27, 2012

First Division, First Corps, Army of the Potomac

Irvin McDowell The Department of the Rappahannock was created on April 4, 1862 by the War Department. It included Virginia east...

Saturday, May 26, 2012

Memorial Day - On Keeping Faith

I was privileged to stand today on the rostrum at Antietam National Cemetery where for the last 145 years, the town of Sharpsburg has hono...

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Another Round with George McClellan

George McClellan Equestrian Statue in Washington DC Brooks Simpson over at his blog Crossroads had a great post yesterday titled...

Saturday, May 19, 2012

The (Re) Emergence of the First Corps Part One

Joseph Poffenberger Farm - First Corps assembly area on September 17, 1862 The Army of the Potomac adopted the corps structure ...

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Artillery Relocation at Antietam

Antietam National Battlefield recently embarked on an ambitious relocation of a large number of artillery pieces. The plan which was develo...

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About Me

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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