ted-and-me.jpgThe stone observatory on the Bloody lane is now finished and ready for visitors. The view from this point alone is worth a visit to the famous Bloody lane as you can take in the entire right to the left nearly four miles. There will be, when all planted, nearly four hundred markers, giving one a good idea of the entire battle field with the advantage of the good roads. Every body ought to visit it and make a study of this great battle.
150th Anniversary
Submitted by StephenRecker on Sun, 09/16/2012 - 6:57am
I sure do lead a blessed life. Here I am with my good friend Tom Clemens as we show off our new books, both of which made it to the Antietam bookshelves in time for the 150th Anniversary. I spoke on Friday and Tom speaks this morning at 10am.
I know how much work it was to get my book here on time, so I can't even imagine how much effort Tom put in, as his is a scholarly tome of about 600 pages. I believe he spent the better part of the last twenty years culling through thousands of letter just so we can all study the Battle of Antietam without having to put in a similar effort. Thanks Tom!
In addition to release dates, our books share some images from Ezra Carman's photo collection, scans of which we secured after a long drive across Pennsylvania in the snow. Ah, good times.
Well, I have to get dressed and head back to Sharpsburg for some more book signing. See you there!?
About
Hello. I'm Stephen Recker and welcome to my blog. In it I will be discussing the different projects I am working on related to the American Civil War with a focus on photography related to the battle of Antietam. I am particularly interested in how the battlefield has been interpreted throughout the years. I will be discussing how it was done then and how new technologies can be brought to bear to bring life to those old materials as well as new ones. See the 99 Places Every Antietam Battlefield Guide Should Know.
Sharpsburg Items
Antietam Valley Record
Thursday, September 5, 1895