Besides conducting several battlefield hikes on September 14th, 2011, I participated or hosted several living history programs for the 149th commemoration of the Maryland Campaign. The first was held on September 9th which was part of my Live and Learn Experience. Mark Dudrow and I did a small hands on living history dedicated to who the Civil War soldier was. I portrayed a member of the famous Iron Brigade and Mark did a cavalry officer. Although the pouring rain kept most of the people away, we did do the program which turned into an informative event. On Saturday the 10th and Sunday the 11th, I hosted the Behind the Line of Battle at Washington Monument State Park. This educational living history focused on the importance of what goes on behind the main fighting lines of opposing sides. One of the main themes was communications and how the Washington Monument was used by Union troops on September 17th during the Battle of Antietam. We had authentic camps and several working stations for spectators from what women did during the occupation of the Confederate to recreating from the research shows how the Union camp was laid out.
On September 17th and 18th, we participated in the artillery demonstrations at Antietam National Battlefield which included an 8:30pm nighttime firing. Seeing the exhibits and meeting tons of people it was good to see so many individuals eager about learning more about the Maryland Campaign and the Battle of Antietam. These living history programs are vital to our park’s success and to those who came out to both parks, I just want to say thank you as we now turn our focus onto the 150th commemoration of the Maryland Campaign in 2012. Thank you to Ranger Manny Gentile for operating my camera during the artillery demos at Antietam.
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