South From the North Woods

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

Monday, November 10, 2014

Cool and Gallant in the Extreme

Top Row Lieutenants King, Cushing, and Evans at Antietam On November 7, 2014, President Obama bestowed the Medal of Honor...

Sunday, May 11, 2014

"Unwavering Fidelity to the Cause of My Country"

--> I almost missed George Dickinson. Last year as I began my research, I assembled a list of officers assigned to the U.S. ...

Saturday, March 29, 2014

Five Cents a Mile

--> William Ennis USMA 1864 The following story underscores how little things have changed over the years when it comes to t...

Tuesday, March 4, 2014

Fort Ridgely Minnesota - An Antebellum Artillery Post

--> Fort Ridgely Minnesota When South Carolina seceded from the Union in December 1860, the regular artillery establish...

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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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