Battle at South Mountain draws regiments and spectators
An 1862 Civil War re enactment at the South Mountain site in Boonsboro drew about 80 re enactors and as many spectators. Participants from New York and Pennsylvania portrayed Union and Confederate units, recalling the war's battles while stressing battlefield preservation and ongoing land protection efforts by the Central Maryland Heritage League.
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South Mountain
Maryland
Boonsboro
Larry Fisher
Thompson
C” Battery of
Pennsylvania
Fisher
Brian Bennett
140Th New York Volunteer Infantry
Rochester
Bennett
Doug Elliott
New York
Gettysburg
Fredericksburg
Officer Bennett
Ralph Hocker
47Th Virginia Co. K
Gen. Lee
Sharpsburg
Mr. Hocker
Sylvia
Mrs. Hocker
George Brigham
Central Maryland Heritage League
League
Brigham
Mass Honors St Elizabeth Ann Seton and Navy Link in Emmitsburg
About 400 people attended a Mass at the Basilica of the National Shrine of St Elizabeth Ann Seton reinstituting the Day for the Navy tradition. The ceremony honored Adm James D Watkins and recalled St Elizabeth Ann Seton’s naval family ties and her role founding the Daughters of Charity, with remarks by Bishop John R McNamara and Sister Elyse Staab. The event celebrated the saint’s canonization anniversary and highlighted her American roots and charitable legacy.
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Emmitsburg
United States Navy
National Shrine of
St. Elizabeth
U.S. Navy
Daughters of Charity
Hollywood
Italy
United States
McNamara
Navy
Elizabeth Ann
Bishop McNamara
Robert Ingram
Ingram
Sister Staub
Adm Watkins
Rome
St. Elizabeth Ann
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Reagan
Skip Lawrence
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
Basilica of the National Shrine of
Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton
SCLC to form local chapter in Washington Frederick
Washington and Frederick counties may gain a Southern Christian Leadership Conference chapter. Rev. Philip Hundley says discrimination issues are unaddressed in Washington County while noting few black owned businesses and alleged hospital bias. Community members cite jobs, scholarships, and policing concerns, contrasting Frederick County's active NAACP presence.
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New Market
Washington County
NAACP
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Washington
Frederick Counties
SCLC
Philip Hundley
Simpson Christian Community Church
House of Prayer For All People
Hagerstown
Hundley
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Dwaine
Central Committee
Darian Robbins
Jan Gardner
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Af Gon Warley Terese
John L. “Lennie
John L. Thompson, Jr
Frederick
Weldon
Rick Weldon
Amy M. Weldon
Dear District 3
Alex Mooney
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