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Date: 20 May 2017
Assembly Location/Time: Centreville Library
Parking Lot, 8:00 AM
Tour Duration: Tour expected to end about 5:00
PM at Centreville Library
Cost: Free to All. Carpooling
Centreville Library parking lot is essential to minimize
site congestion & maximize camaraderie. Again, let's try to
consolidate into the fewest number of vehicles
possible.
Uniform of the Day: Dress for possible hot
& humid weather, wear comfortable shoes; bug spray to
deal with possible ticks, etc.
Lunch: Pack your own lunch, bring
water. Lunch stop at Gathland State Pa
Tour Features: The Antietam Campaign in
September 1862 was a turning point of the Civil War.
For the first time, Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern
Virginia pushed beyond the boundary of the Potomac River on
an invasion of Northern territory. The Antietam
Campaign was unique in its strategy, tactics, as well as it
political consequence. The Spring tour will look out
origins of the campaign, the decision made by the
commanders, how the terrain influenced the fighting, and the
circumstances that brought the Union and Confederate armies
face-to-face along Antietam Creek. We plan to stop at
Harpers Ferry, Crampton's Gap, Fox's Gap and walk these
battlegrounds that were a preliminary fighting stage to the
actual battle of Antietam.
Stops will include:
Harpers Ferry, Crampton's Gap, Fox's Gap
Tour Leader: Scott Kenepp dsk22264@comcast.net
cell: 703-624-4995.
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