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Date: January 28, 2021
Location: Antietam Battlefield - Sharpsburg, Maryland (Washington County)
NOTE: It was 16 degrees wind chill on this day. No one was around but me and just a few others.
During the battle of Antietam the church was the focal point of a number of Union attacks against the Confederate left flank. Most after action reports by commanders of both sides, including Union General Hooker and Confederate Stonewall Jackson, make references to the church.
At battles end the Confederates used the church as a temporary medical aid station. A sketch by well known Civil War artist Alfred Waud depicts a truce between the opposing sides being held in front of the church on September 18, in order to exchange wounded and bury the dead. At least one account states that after the battle the Union Army used the Dunker Church as an embalming station. One tradition persists that Lincoln may have visited the site during his visit to the Army of the Potomac in October 1862.
The Desert Southwest Employees Association rented a dunk tank to celebrate Halloween and raise money for charity. (Staff photo)
I took this photo along the edge of the Dunk River on Prince Edward Island. This ws the first time that I'd visited the aarea looking for a hiking trail. It turns out, as I would discover on a later date, that this is not part of the official trail but just an unused area that I stumbled upon. In any event, the fall colours were edident and beautiful making any exploration well worth the effort.