Hello readers, it has been a while! A really long time, in fact, since 2020, since there has been content on this blog. A lot has happened in the last four years. While I have been away blogging on Emerging Civil War and Emerging Revolutionary War, I have also served as the Antietam Institute's chief editor. So, I've been busy in the history field, just not on this blog. Now that we're settled into 2024, I figured it would be time to change that.
The blog is a bit different, though, this time around. My original intention of publishing histories of all the brigades that participated in the Maryland Campaign is a moot point with the publication of the Antietam Institute's excellent Brigades of Antietam, edited by good friend and fellow Antietam Battlefield Guide Brad Gottfried. Do yourself a favor and pick up this book if you haven't already. It's an excellent addition to your Maryland Campaign bookshelf.
With that now out and my horizons broadened slightly, I present to you the "new" blog: Antietam 1862. The Maryland Campaign has been my area of study since I started as a volunteer at Antietam in 2011 (where has the time gone?!). So, that will still be the focus of this blog. However, the more I have studied the Civil War, I have a greater appreciation for the year 1862 as a whole and have been reading furiously about the events of that year. 1862 was a critical year of the Civil War, perhaps the critical year. Not only did it see the Civil War transformed into a revolutionary effort that would forever change the United States, but it saw that war become the large, deadly conflict that we know today. It was a transformative year in American history. You'll find posts about all things 1862 on here, also.
I am not just restricted to reading 1862 books and articles. So, I may branch out and write about any and all things history-related, especially military history. Stay tuned, and thanks for reading!
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