The American Battlefield Trust -- I am honored to be a member -- has done it again. Check out this informative and fun video of their canoe trip today down Antietam Creek on this, the day before the anniversary of the Battle of Antietam.
On this map, you can see the Upper Bridge where, exactly 163 years ago today, Union General George McClellan sent Hooker's X Corps of tens of thousands of men across the Antietam.
The next day the great battle would begin in the 24-acre cornfield of David Miller.
David Miller's brother John was my great-great-great grandfather. The John Miller farm is clearly shown on the above map, just above the Upper Bridge. I hope to visit his farmhouse soon. It was recently sold and I have the contact information of the new owners.
Does anyone else have a similar interest in their genealogy and heritage? It's been said that a person dies twice -- once when they actually pass away, and once when their name is said for the last time. I love the idea of keeping my ancestors alive, even if it's just a thought!