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THTP EP: The Battle of Antietam (MD Campaign 1862 Revisited) Part Two w/ D. Scott Hartwig
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On September 17, 1862, the rolling farmland around Antietam Creek became the stage for the bloodiest single day in American military history. Across cornfields, through woodlots, and around the Dunker Church, Union and Confederate soldiers fought a desperate battle whose consequences would reach far beyond western Maryland.
In Part Two of our Maryland Campaign Revisited series, Patrick reunites with acclaimed historian D. Scott Hartwig to explore the Battle of Antietam itself. We return to the battlefield to examine the fighting, the commanders’ decisions, the experiences of…
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