Uncovering Civil War Resources: Authors Share Their InsightsReturn to Calendar

Sunday, September 13, 2026

2:00pm-4:00pm

Location: Washington County Free Library, Community Rooms 308/309, 100 S. Potomac Street, Hagerstown, MD
Website: https://wcfl.librarymarket.com/index.php/event/unearthing-resources-western-maryland-room-historians-share-their-insights-73587
Event/Entrance Fee: Free & Open to the Public

Three authors who used Western Maryland Room (WMR) resources will discuss their research and writing methods in a panel discussion format, and talk about why the WMR's resources are so valuable for historians, writers, and genealogists. The authors are Emilie Amt (Black Antietam), Mark Brugh (Ghosts of Antietam), and Steven Stotelmyer (The Bivouacs of the Dead). Part of America's 250th Celebration, and in commemoration of the 164th anniversary of the Battle of Antietam in Sharpsburg, Maryland.