“Commanders of Antietam” Speaker Series: Maj. Gen. John Sedgwick

Historian and Author Jim Buchanan will present on Maj. Gen. John Sedgwick

On Saturday June 29 at 2:00 PM at the Pry House Field Hospital Museum barn, historian and Commanders of Antietam contributor Jim Buchanan will discuss Major General John Sedgwick during our “Commanders of Antietam” speaker series sponsored by the Antietam Institute.

The presentation begins in the Pry Barn at 2:00 PM and is a pay-what-you-please event. There is a $3.00 suggested donation to tour the Pry House Field Hospital Museum. Members access events and tours for FREE.

The Pry House is open from 11 AM to 5 PM on Saturdays, from June 1 through October 26. It is located at 18906 Shepherdstown Pike, Keedysville, MD 21756.

Jim Buchanan is a fourth generation Washingtonian and grew up spending many hours playing with friends on the earthworks of Fort [Benjamin “Grimes”] Davis in his Southeast D.C. neighborhood. He graduated from the city’s public schools and earned a BA and an MA in history at the University of Maryland, College Park. With a teacher’s certificate, he returned to the D.C. schools to teach social studies. He eventually signed on for 11 years as an associate editor on a Supreme Court history project. That led him to a national organization where he developed law-related education curriculum for high school teachers. Then in 1992, he joined the Federal Judicial Center where he worked until retirement in 2017. Currently, he is a volunteer and certified guide at Antietam National Battlefield.​

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