America's Civil War

LETTERS

A STEP BACK IN TIME

for a Civil War symposium, we had decided that a side trip to Antietam was in order. Our plan was to cover the ground of Joe Hooker’s assault, especially the East Woods area. Days before the trip, my January copy of arrived. I noted the cover line “Antietam Veteran’s Rare Photos.” I eagerly searched for that particular article and was promptly rewarded. I felt I had been granted a

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