When my husband, Bobby, and I took our trip to Pennsylvania, we had in mind some things to do. While I am usually the trip planner, this time Bobby did the planning. But even still, we always seem to do or see additional things on our way to the planned visits. Things that maybe catch our eye or something that someone we meet recommends to us to check out. The trip to Pennsylvania was no different. While we were waiting for our tour guide, Mark Brugh, in Sharpsburg, Maryland, we walked … [Read more...]
Guide Makes Civil War Come Alive at Antietam National Battlefield
What had begun as an overcast and sometimes rainy morning, turned into a beautiful, if not slightly warm day, when my husband, Bobby, and I visited the Antietam National Battlefield outside of Sharpsburg, Maryland. Not being too familiar with the specific battles of the Civil War (outside of Gettysburg), I didn't fully understand what we were going to see or learn on our excursion. We had already spent a little time in Sharpsburg on the Sharpsburg Civil War Ghost Tour with Mark Brugh, … [Read more...]