Few areas of the country were more affected by the Civil War than central Maryland. The swath of land from the Potomac River through Hagerstown and Frederick up to Pennsylvania saw unending military action for most of the war. Skirmishes at Hancock early in the war, the battles of South Mountain and Antietam, the… Read More
Maryland: At the Heart of the Civil War
July 1, 2011 by Fran Severn
Filed Under: Civil War 150th Anniversary, Current Articles, Fran Severn, Historical Travel Tagged With: Antietam Battlefield, Battle of Gettysburg, Battle of Monocacy, Battle of South Mountain, Boonsboro Pike, Frederick Maryalnd, Hagerstown, Heart of the Civil War Heritage Area, Museum of Civil War Medicine, Newcomer House, Sharpsburg, Union Mills Homestead