My introduction to the Civil War took place on the Antietam battlefield back in 1994. In fact, my first published piece, which appeared at about this time in The Washington Times, focused on the civilian experience during the battle. I’ve returned many times since. It’s an incredibly powerful landscape on which the experiences of soldiers and civilians …
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