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Free PowerPoint Presentation: The Civil
by Francis Smith
War in the Middletown Valley
On Friday evening, May 18, the Myersville-Wolfsville Area Historical Society
will sponsor a free PowerPoint presentation, exploring the fateful events of the
The setting sun Civil War in the Middletown Valley. The lecture will focus, in particular, on the
underlines low-hanging clouds care of the wounded in the momentous battles of 1862.
that stretch their gilded ribbons The program is open to the public and will be followed by a social hour with
across the western sky; refreshments. There is no charge.
Old Sol himself stays hid On September 13, 1862, Confederate forces under Robert E. Lee marched
beyond the blue horizon. into the Middletown Valley. They soon became engaged in fierce battles with
George McClellan’s Union Army at South Mountain and Sharpsburg. There
And so, tonight were enormous casualties, and many churches and homes were turned into
another glorious sunset makeshift hospitals to treat the massive number of casualties.
most thrilling in the afterglow Betsy Estilow, professor emeritus at Hood College and president of the board
juxta-posed to yester’s splender of directors of the National Museum of Civil War Medicine, will speak about the
outlines the mountaintops momentous local hostilities in 1862, with emphasis on the care of the thousands
with startling solid gold of wounded Union and Confederate soldiers.
where the lilac dusk The presentation will be held at 7:30 p.m. at the Myersville Fire Hall, located
is warmed with softest pink. at 301 Main Street in Myersville, Maryland.
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