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    Sep 13, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  1. 150 years later, preservationists see victory at Antietam

    — The fighting that killed or wounded 21,000 Americans in the rolling hills of Western Maryland was over in about 12 grisly hours.
    — The fighting that killed or wounded 21,000 Americans in the rolling hills of Western Maryland was over in about 12 grisly hours. But a century and a half after the bloodiest day in American military history, the struggle to preserve the ground...

    Tags: Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), William Donald Schaefer, National Parks, Battle of Antietam, West Point

    2. Sep 6, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  2. Back Story: 150th anniversary of the Battle of Antietam

    On a sunny, humid day 150 Septembers ago, the fate of a nation seemingly converged at a diminutive rural Western Maryland village called Sharpsburg.
    On a sunny, humid day 150 Septembers ago, the fate of a nation seemingly converged at a diminutive rural Western Maryland village called Sharpsburg. There, 87,000 federal troops under the command of Union Gen. George Brinton McClellan met the...

    Tags: Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Frederick County (Virginia), Harbor, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)

    3. Sep 14, 2012 |Story| Herald Mail

  3. Students catch glimpse of life during Civil War

    Kristy Tarner of Halfway was among a group of Springfield Middle School students at the Sesquicentennial Antietam Reenactment site Friday learning about the different flags the Confederates used during the Civil War.
    caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.com
    Kristy Tarner of Halfway was among a group of Springfield Middle School students at the Sesquicentennial Antietam Reenactment site Friday learning about the different flags the Confederates used during the Civil War. “It was the stars and bars...

    Tags: Battle of Antietam, Students, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Wars and Interventions, Middle Schools

    4. Sep 14, 2012 |Story| Herald Mail

  4. Sally Tomkins was the Angel of the Confederacy

    While Clara Barton treated the Union wounded on the battlefields of the Civil War, Sally Tomkins ran a hospital for the Confederacy in Richmond, Va.
    dan.dearth@herald-mail.com
    While Clara Barton treated the Union wounded on the battlefields of the Civil War, Sally Tomkins ran a hospital for the Confederacy in Richmond, Va. Marilyn Iglesias of Gloucester, Va., portrayed Tomkins on Friday during a re-enactment marking the...

    Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Battle of Antietam, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Antietam National Battlefield, Wars and Interventions

    5. Sep 14, 2012 |Story| Herald Mail

  5. Sisters in arms found their way to war

    timr@herald-mail.com
    Editor’s note: Tim Rowland is a Herald-Mail columnist and the author of “Strange and Obscure Stories of the Civil War.” A wounded Dutchman lay writhing in a makeshift Washington, D.C., hospital following the Battle of Bull Run, a...

    Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Hospitals and Clinics, Battle of Antietam, Fishing, Health and Medical Professionals

    6. Sep 11, 2012 |Story| Herald Mail

  6. Clara L. Bussard, 79

    Clara Luana Ridenour Bussard, 79, of Maugansville, Md., passed away Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012, at her home. She was born Nov. 5, 1932, to the late H. Paul Ridenour and Ruth C. Kendle Ridenour. She attended schools at Winter Street and West Washington...

    Tags: The Salvation Army, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)

    7. Sep 8, 2012 |Story| Herald Mail

  7. Milton D. Lawyer

    Milton Lawyer was known for his Smithsburg body shop and community involvement, but he had many talents unrelated to his business.
    janeth@herald-mail.com
    Milton Lawyer was known for his Smithsburg body shop and community involvement, but he had many talents unrelated to his business. He loved music and wanted to study at the Peabody Conservatory, but as the youngest of four sons, there was no money left...

    Tags: Peabody Conservatory, Arthur Godfrey, U.S. Army, The Herald-Mail, Washington, DC

    8. Sep 5, 2012 |Story| Herald Mail

  8. Skirmish on South Mountain

    <strong>Editor's note:</strong> <em>It has been 150 years since the Civil War moved into Washington County and North and South met Sept. 17, 1862, on a battlefield along Antietam Creek.</em>
    dan.dearth@herald-mail.com
    Editor's note: It has been 150 years since the Civil War moved into Washington County and North and South met Sept. 17, 1862, on a battlefield along Antietam Creek. The following story is part of a package of stories that look back at the Battle of...

    Tags: Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Career and Workplace, Unions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Wars and Interventions

    9. Sep 4, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun
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    Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Cherry Hill, Crime, Law and Justice, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center , Mount Vernon

    10. Sep 1, 2012 |Story| Herald Mail

  10. Excerpts from 'September Suspense: Lincoln's Union in Peril'

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    September 2 No American ever envisioned the U.S. Capitol building as a hospital. Wounded Union soldiers from the Battle of Second Manassas occupied the Rotunda and halls of the Senate and House. Seats formerly used by senators from the South — men...

    Tags: The Philadelphia Inquirer, Career and Workplace, Unions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Wars and Interventions

    11. Aug 29, 2012 |Story| Herald Mail

  11. Milton D. Lawyer, 94

    Milton D. Lawyer, 94, of West Water Street, Smithsburg, Md., passed away Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012, at Homewood at Williamsport (Md.) Nursing Home.
    Milton D. Lawyer, 94, of West Water Street, Smithsburg, Md., passed away Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012, at Homewood at Williamsport (Md.) Nursing Home. Born June 19, 1918, in Detour, Md., he was the son of the late Milton Oliver and Mary Elma (Fike) Lawyer of...

    Tags: Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice, Funeral Parlor and Crematorium, Justice System, Services and Shopping

    12. Aug 29, 2012 |Story| Daily American

  12. Harold LeRoy "Boomer" Poland, 59, of Morgantown, W. Va.

    Harold LeRoy "Boomer" Poland, 59, of&nbsp; Morgantown, W. Va., passed away Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012, at Golden Living Center of Morgantown. Harold was born in Morgantown on July 15, 1953, the son of the late Leonard Leroy Poland and the late Martha Jane (Lee) Poland. Survivors include his wife, Dolores Jean Genther Poland; one daughter, Melinda Mae Poland of Buckhannon, W.Va.; one son, Carl Harold Poland and his wife Michelle of Morgantown, three grandchildren, Reese Hunter Kayira, Savannah Grace Poland and Luke Asher Poland; two sisters: Martha Anne Lee of Falls Church, Va., and Lyda Barnhart and her husband Bill of Manassas, Va. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by brother, Leonard Lee Poland. Mr. Poland worked for more than 17 years in Consol Energy&rsquo;s Blacksville No. 2 Mine. He was raised in the Drummond Chapel Methodist Church. He was involved with the Boy Scouts of America for a number of years, enjoyed flying model airplanes, and was an avid fisherman and hunter. Additionally, he spent time growing vegetable gardens. Family and friends will be received at Hastings Funeral Home, 153 Spruce St., Morgantown from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 31 and again on Saturday, Sept. 1 from 12:30 p.m. until the time of the funeral service at 1:30 p.m. with Rev.&nbsp; Richard Work officiating. Interment will be held privately in Beverly Hills Memorial Gardens, Westover. Send condolences online at www.hastingsfuneralhome.com.
    Harold LeRoy "Boomer" Poland, 59, of  Morgantown, W. Va., passed away Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012, at Golden Living Center of Morgantown. Harold was born in Morgantown on July 15, 1953, the son of the late Leonard Leroy Poland and the late Martha Jane (Lee)...

    Tags: Boy Scouts of America, Falls Church (Falls Church, Virginia)

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