In Episode 7 of "The Antietam And Beyond Podcast," historian and author Dr. Tom Clemens joins co-hosts John Banks and Tom McMillan for a chat about the Battle of Antietam, battlefield preservation and much more. Clemens, a Keedysville, Md., resident, is president of Save Historic Antietam Foundation (SHAF), one of the country's foremost battlefield preservation organizations, and editor and annotator of three books on the Ezra Carman papers about the Maryland Campaign. You may purchase those books on the Savas Beatie site here.

We discuss:

• One of Save Historic Antietam Foundation's recent great saves of battlefield property.
• The origins of SHAF.
• Veteran Ezra Carman, who served as the historical expert for the board that created Antietam National Battlefield.
• The greatness of Bonnie's at The Red Byrd restaurant in Keedysville, Md. (Brown gravy!)

CORRECTION (3/4/2024): Clemens misspoke regarding Ezra Carman's wartime service. Carman was, in fact, present at Gettysburg during the battle.

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McMillan is author of the recently released Our Flag Was Still There. Banks is author of the recently released A Civil War Road Trip Of A Lifetime.Find them on Facebook at Author Tom McMillan and John Banks' Civil War Blog. Banks' popular Civil War blog is here.