Civil War writer Austin E Giskel and family await arrival
Austin E Giskel, Frederick based writer with work in News-Post and publications such as Baseball Digest and Baltimore Sun, co-founded A and M Editorial Consultants with his wife Martha. The Gisriels expect their first child this November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin E. Giskel
Frederick
News-Post
Ocean City
Richmond
Gettysburg
Mr. Gisrel
Baseball Digest
The
Baltimore Sun
Hagerstown Herald-Mail
Diversions Magazine
Mr. Gisriel
Martha
A&m Editorial Consultants
Gisriels
Visiting the South Mountain battlefield tour guide
A detailed guide to touring the South Mountain battlefield notes access via Route 40 and Maryland Route 17 to Crampton’s Gap and Burkittsville. It highlights markers, trenches, the War Correspondents Arch, the Reno Monument, and Turner's and Fox’s Gaps, with references to nearby churches, the Appalachian Trail, and historic sites including a Washington monument and the Boonsboro lookout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crampton's Gap
Middletown
Burkittsville
George Alfred Townsend
Gathland State Park
Fox’s Gap
Turner's Gap
Church Street
Route 17
McClellan
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Main Street
South Mountain
Antietam
West Main Street
23Rd Ohio Regiment
Rutherford B. Hayes
William McKinley
United States
Fox's Gap
Bolivar Road
Monument Road
Reno Monument
Jesse J. Reno
17Th
Michigan
Old South Mountain Inn
George Washington
Boonsboro
Timothy J. Reese
South Mountain Battlefield
South Mountain Battle: Lost Order and Missed Chance
The Lost Order reveals Lee split the army into four wings threatening Harper’s Ferry and Pennsylvania. McClellan, slower and cautious, failed to exploit the opportunity as Union forces battled through Turner's Fox and Crampton's Gaps. Both sides suffered about 2,300 casualties. Lee’s rear guard delayed Union advance, shaping the Antietam aftermath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keen
Indiana
Robert H. Lee
Frederick
George B. McClellan
Lee
McClellan
Harper's Ferry
James Longstreet
Boonsboro
Pennsylvania
South Mountain
Middletown Valley
Turner's Gap
Hill
Army of the
Harpers Ferry
Antietam Creek
Maryland Seccession Vote At Frederick Hall Fell Short
The Maryland legislature’s attempt to secede at Frederick's Kemp Hall ended with no quorum as Federal troops sealed the town. Arrests on August 7 and later thwarted measures left Maryland in the Union, despite high Confederate sympathy among legislators. The period led to Antietam a year later as McClellan faced a major Confederate threat.
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Washington
Maryland
Manassas
Bull Run
Simon Cameron
George B. McClellan
Frederick
Gates
Senate
Gen. McClellan
Robert E. Lee
Antietam
Battle of South Mountain Delays Union Pursuit of Lee
The lost order revealed Lee's plans and prompted Union divisions to push toward the three passes on South Mountain. McClellan's advance slowed as Lee rushed reenforcements, delaying pursuit. A Union remark noted soldiers found the order but McClellan misused it.
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South Mountain
McClellan
Lee
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Arnett’s Garage
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Turner’s Gap
Turner
Fox
Jesse Reno
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Crampton’s Gap
Kemp Hall
the Country Way
N. Market St. Frederick
Hearthstone
Dong
Timber Products Inspection, Inc
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Mt. Olivet Cemetery
Kemp Hall War Correspondents Memorial
Frederick City Historic District
Tourism Council of Frederick County, Inc
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