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“The Brigades of Antietam” Speaker Series in the Pry Barn: Caldwell’s Brigade
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- August 20 at 2 PM
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Pry House Field Hospital Museum
18906 Shepherdstown Pike
Keedysville, MD 21756
On Saturday August 20th at 2:00 PM at the Pry House Field Hospital Museum Barn, Historian and “Brigades of Antietam” contributor Laura Marfut will present Caldwell’s Brigade during our “Brigades of Antietam” speaker series sponsored by the Antietam Institute. Marfut will discuss where the brigade fought, its commander, what constituted the unit, and how it performed in the campaign including the casualties sustained.
Laura Marfut is a retired U.S. Army colonel with master’s degrees in International Relations and Education, and a Master of Strategic Studies from the U.S. Army War College. She became a certified Antietam Battlefield Guide in 2019 and added Harpers Ferry and South Mountain credentials the following year. She volunteers for Hospice of Washington County and as an Antietam Battlefield Ambassador. She and her husband Ed live in Hagerstown, Maryland.