[ Maps of Civil War battlefields in Virginia and Maryland]Jedediah , Hotchkiss
Walked the 1.6 mile Bloody Lane Trail, where a “carpet of red, gray and blue” was left after the carnage of that bloody Civil War battle. Enjoyed dinner at The Press Room and got comfy at the Jacob Rohrbach Inn. Hiked the 1.6 mile Cornfield Trail, where as many as 8,000 men were...
Here, the battlefields and Antietam National Cemetery hold a solemn reminder of the bloodiest single day battle of the Civil War that occurred on September 17, 1862. Five days later, President Lincoln issued a Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation. Although Maryland was a southern state as defined ...
Highlights include: Visiting Civil War battlefields and forts; exploring the city of Baltimore and its famous Inner Harbor, restaurants, art galleries and museums and enjoying the legendary Ocean City Boardwalk, which was built in 1902 and offers relaxed dining, novelty shops and exciting nightlife....
Maryland Civil War Trails are the best way to discover the people, places and stories that were part of Maryland’s pivotal role in the Civil War, especially sig…
To travel Maryland is to embark on an odyssey through tall ships and oyster boats, battlefields and troop movements, majestic plantations and hidden escape routes, and to keep company with pioneers, mariners, soldiers and freedom fighters. Here, visitors stroll centuries-old streets that still echo...
In this second volume of Michael Weeks' thoroughly researched guide to the battlefields of the Civil War, you will find complete tours of every major military campaign in the region from 1863 to 1865, from the battles immediately following the great clash at Gettysburg to the...