Last week the Preservation Maryland team hosted a book release party celebrating Scott Hartwig’s newest book, I Dread the Thought of the Place: The Battle of Antietam and the End of the Maryland Campaign, which sheds light on the visceral experience of the battle and the emotional aftermath for those who survived. It was a great evening with fellow historians, members of the National Park Service (Hartwig is a thirty-four year veteran of the National Park Service and served as Gettysburg’s supervisory park historian for twenty years), researchers, and history lovers.
The event was hosted at McClintock Distilling in Frederick, Md. and kicked off with remarks by Preservation Maryland’s CEO, Nicholas Redding. Peter Carmichael, professor of Civil War Studies at Gettysburg College, then introduced Hartwig while praising his work.
Hartwig then shared his experience writing the book before signing copies.
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS AMERICAN BATTLEFIELD TRUST, MARY J. ABROE, HISTORY ASSOCIATES, AND THE CIVIL WAR TIMES.
