D. Scott Hartwig, Author at HistoryNet

Burial detail after Battle of Antietam

Can a Photograph Tell the Full Story of War’s Horror? This Antietam Ambrotype Just Might

by D. Scott Hartwig9/11/20237/28/2023

Though the men are nameless, their struggles unspoken, the horror in this wartime photograph endures.

George Custer and Alfred Pleasonton on horseback

Joe Hooker Was an Ineffectual General, But Does He Deserve Credit for Transforming the Union Cavalry?

by D. Scott Hartwig5/8/20235/16/2023

20th Massachusetts’ “Puddingstone” boulder memorial

Why Are Gettysburg Monuments Placed Where They Are?

by D. Scott Hartwig2/13/20231/20/2023

Rufus Ingalls, U.S. Army quartermaster

Was This Logistics Genius the Union’s Secret Weapon in the Civil War?

by D. Scott Hartwig11/10/202211/10/2022

Monument to Colonel George Willard at Gettysburg

Hidden Monument Honors Redeemed Gettysburg Colonel

by D. Scott Hartwig8/18/20227/19/2022

Green Regiment Takes Unjust Blame for Union Loss of Harpers Ferry

by D. Scott Hartwig2/18/20204/21/2020

A Closer Look at First Assault at Antietam’s ‘Creek of Death’

by D. Scott Hartwig1/14/20201/9/2020

Dorsey Pender’s July 1 Attack on Seminary Ridge Helped Inspire Pickett’s Charge

by D. Scott Hartwig11/26/20196/27/2023

From the Crossroads: Prized Land

by D. Scott Hartwig3/19/20193/19/2019

From the Crossroads: No Remorse

by D. Scott Hartwig1/8/20193/6/2019