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1. ANTINF_150802_02.JPG: Early's Washington Raid Diverting Federal Forces, July 1864 In mid-June 1864, Confederate Gen. Jubal A. Early's corps drove Union Gen. David Hunter's army into West Virginia after the Battle of Lynchburg. On June 23 Early launched an incursion through Maryland against Washington, D.C., to draw Union troops from Richmond and Petersburg and then to release Confederate prisoners held at Point Lookout. After crossing the Potomac River on July 6, Early detached Gen. Bradley T. Johnson's cavalry brigade to raid eastward along with Maj. Harry Gilmor and his cavalry company, which fought several engagements near Baltimore. Several towns including Hagerstown were ransomed. Union Gen. Lew Wallace delayed Early at the Battle of Monocacy on July 9 as Federal reinforcements sent from Petersburg strengthened the capital's defenses. Early probed the lines there briefly on July 11-12, then withdrew to the Shenandoah Valley, where he stopped the Federals at Cool Spring on July 17-18. Despite failing to take Washington, Early's invasion succeeded in diverting Federal resources. You can follow in the steps of Early and Gilmor through Maryland to Baltimore and Washington and back to Virginia while visiting numerous sites related to the Washington Raid. Please drive carefully as you enjoy the beauty and history along the trails. The Newcomer House is the Exhibit and Visitor Center for the Heart of the Civil War Heritage Area. Named for Joshua Newcomer, the owner during the war, the house and barn are all that remain of what was once the prosperous Orndorff farmstead and mill complex.
2. ANTINF_150802_06.JPG: The Newcomer House is the Exhibit and Visitor Center for the Heart of the Civil War Heritage Area. Named for Joshua Newcomer, the owner during the war, the house and barn are all that remain of what was once the prosperous Orndorff farmstead and mill complex.
3. ANTINF_150802_17.JPG: Heart of the Civil War: Below the Mason-Dixon Line, above the Potomac, and at the Heart of the Civil War. The Civil War, its causes, and the aftermath have shaped our country's cultural landscape in countless ways. The significance of the Civil War in north-central Maryland is indisputable; the region is where major battles took place, important decisions were made, and notable personalities made their presence known. Washington, Frederick, and Carroll counties experienced the horrors of war firsthand, and each played a leading role in the state's Civil War history. Today it is these three counties that comprise the Heart of the Civil War Heritage Area (HCWHA). Maryland's HCWHA is part of the Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Heritage Area and encompasses the sites of three major battles, all of which had an impact on the outcome of a campaign or the war itself. With the HCWHA, you can explore the sites of other significant battles and skirmishes, army encampments, military headquarters, museum/heritage facilities, hospital sites, intact structures from the Civil War era, scenic landscapes, artifact and document collections, commemorative events, visitor services, and much more. This diversity of resources provides a breadth of opportunities to fully understand the Civil War's wide impact on both people and place.
4. ANTINF_150802_22.JPG: The Newcomer House "They fed their horses all my corn and pasture that had not been previously ruined by the soldiers... during the skirmishing and progress of the battle." -- Joshua Newcomer This farmhouse, owned by Joshua Newcomer during the mid-1800s, witnessed the Battle of Antietam on September 17, 1862. It was originally built in 1780 and was part of a complex of buildings that included the barn across the street, a grist mill, plaster mill and shops. Today, only te house and barn remain of what was once a bustling farmstead. During the battle, Union soldiers crossed the original stone bridge that spanned Antietam Creek and advanced across this farm toward Sharpsburg. Maryland Campaign of 1862: After winning the Second Battle of Manassas, Confederate General Robert E. Lee led his Army of Northern Virginia into Maryland in early September, 1862. Union General George B. McClellan and his Army of the Potomac marched northwest from Washington DC toward Frederick. Outside Frederick, Lee boldly split his smaller force, sending part to capture a Union garrison at Harpers Ferry. Lee then used his remaining troops to delay McClellan's larger Union army at the Battle of South Mountain on September 14, 1862. Although the Confederates were forced to withdraw from the three nearby passes of South Mountain, they provided Lee the time necessary to pull his Confederate army back together here along the Antietam Creek. On September 17, 1862, the two armies clashed along Antietam Creek and on farms around Sharpsburg in the bloodiest one-day battle in American history. By days end, more than 23,000 men were killed, wounded, or missing. ...
5. ANTINF_150802_31.JPG: This photograph was taken by Alexander Gardner just days after the Battle of Antietam. Gardner captured this image from the other side of Antietam Creek looking west.
6. ANTINF_150802_32.JPG: This view was also taken from the opposite bank of the Antietam looking west. The Newcomer barn is in the background of the right side of the image. That is the barn that is directly across the street.
7. ANTINF_150802_34.JPG: The Newcomer mill is on the right of this image. Antietam Creek is in the foreground. Nothing remains of the original mill.
8. ANTINF_150802_51.JPG: U.S.A. At 10 A.M., September 16, 1862, four companies of the Fourth United States Infantry crossed the stone bridge over the Antietam at this point and took position behind the rock ledge and barn on the left of the road and under the rock ledge and barn on the left of the road and under the bank on the right. At noon two companies were thrown out as skirmishers and advanced on either side of the road to the high ground, about 350 yards west, to hold in check the advance of the enemy. At sunset the Fourth was relieved by the First Battalion, Twelfth United States Infantry. At noon of the 17th several battalions of regular infantry, Pleasanton's Cavalry Division and horse batteries crossed the bridge and moved in the direction of Sharpsburg, the Twelve Infantry acting as a support to the Artillery and advancing with it. No. 87
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2015 photos: Equipment this year: I mostly used my Fuji XS-1 camera but, depending on the event, I also used a Nikon D7000. I retired from the US Census Bureau in god-forsaken Suitland, Maryland on my 58th birthday in May. Yee ha! Trips this year: a quick trip to Florida. two Civil War Trust conferences (Raleigh, NC and Richmond, VA), and my 10th consecutive San Diego Comic-Con trip (including Los Angeles). Ego Strokes: Carolyn Cerbin used a Kevin Costner photo in her USA Today article. Miss DC pictures were used a few times in the Washington Post. Number of photos taken this year: just over 550,000.
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