Helen Mumma, a Sharpsburg, Md. resident, painted a scene of the Dunker Church on this original shingle from the church. She was the granddaughter (not daughter) of Samuel Mumma who in 1852 donated the… more →
The Civil Warwrote 5 days ago: SACRED GROUND: Part 12 Tuesday the 24th of May we woke with aching backs and groggy noggins. The fir … more →
wrote 1 week ago: SACRED GROUND: Part 11 We were set to meet the person that was to check us into the Piper House at 4 … more →
wrote 1 week ago: SACRED GROUND: Part 10 I now knew where to get flags for any Confederate units to which I wanted to … more →
wrote 1 week ago: Vernon will be giving a lecture on the Battle of Antietam/Sharpsburg in Harrison, AR on Monday May 1 … more →
wrote 1 week ago: SACRED GROUND: Part 9 We came down a small hill and I could see off to the left a pave road with a b … more →
wrote 2 weeks ago: SACRED GROUND:Part 8 Tuckered out is how you could have described us after our final tour of Gettysb … more →
wrote 2 weeks ago: Mark your calendars and come out to Harrison to hear Civil War historian and re-enactor Vernon Dutto … more →
wrote 4 weeks ago: Vernon will be giving a lecture on the Battle of Antietam/Sharpsburg at the General J. O. Shelby Son … more →
wrote 1 month ago: SACRED GROUND: Part 2 I had never been east to the big battlefields in Virginia, or to Gettysburg or … more →
wrote 3 months ago: Helen Mumma, a Sharpsburg, Md. resident, painted a scene of the Dunker Church on this original shing … more →
wrote 3 months ago: The Dunker Church today. During The Battle On the eve of the Battle of Antietam, the members of the … more →
wrote 3 months ago: Looking north towards Burnside Bridge from the Rohrersville road. This is the view that many of the … more →
wrote 4 months ago: White’s Ford White’s Ford was an important ford over the Potomac River during the Americ … more →
wrote 5 months ago: Buy It Now!! … more →
wrote 5 months ago: Brigadier General Thomas F. Meagher (pronounced “marr”) was in command of the famous … more →
wrote 6 months ago: Check out Vernon describing what happened at the ‘North Woods’ area of Antietam. http:// … more →
wrote 7 months ago: Check out Vernon describing what happened at Mumma Farm, who was there and why it was important. htt … more →
wrote 7 months ago: The battle of Sharpsburg was fought in three major stages and A P Hill completely missed the first t … more →
wrote 7 months ago: Check out Vernon describing what happened and who was there at the Lower Cornfield at Antietam. … more →