# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Following in the Footsteps - 61st/64th New York Infantry - Jim Smith
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 04 Apr, 2026 at 09:30 am
- **Event Description**: The Antietam Institute is offering a series of monthly members-only battlefield excursions called “Following in the Footsteps.” These two-hour programs on Saturday mornings over the course of several months will be led by Antietam Institute historians and will cover the actions of a specific regiment or battery on the battlefield.
During each month’s excursion, you’ll follow in the footsteps of a specific unit, learning where it was raised, its service before Antietam, and who commanded it. The excursion leader will stop at critical locations around the battlefield to explain what the unit and its soldiers experienced on September 17, 1862.

On April 4, Institute historian Jim Smith will lead this excursion -"Picture and Poetry at the Bloody Lane: 61st/64th New York Infantry" - following the action of the 61/64 NY from the Roulette farm to the lane and into the Piper cornfield, paying tribute to their part in ending the Confederate invasion of Maryland.

 To read more about Jim and this excursion, go to: https://antietaminstitute.org/picture-and-poetry-at-the-bloody-lane-61st-64th-new-york-infantry-jim-smith/

This two-hour hike covers approximately 1 ½ miles, across moderate terrain and park roads. All excursions will run from 9:30 to 11:30 am and start at the Visitor Center overflow parking area. The "Following in the Footsteps" hikes are for current members only, and advance registration is required (login before registering), but there is no fee to attend. Members are required to purchase the park entrance pass at the Visitor Center.  To register, go to: https://antietaminstitute.org/seasonal-events/
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/sharpsburg/following-in-the-footsteps-61st-64th-new-york-infantry-jim-smith/200029597443557
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, workshops
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 38

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Sharpsburg
- **state**: MD
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Antietam National Battlefield
- **lat**: 39.474332348109
- **long**: -77.733206748962
- **full address**: Antietam National Battlefield, 5831 Dunker Church Rd,Sharpsburg, Maryland, United States

## Event gallery

- **Alt text**: Following in the Footsteps - 61st/64th New York Infantry - Jim Smith
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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Following in the Footsteps - 61st/64th New York Infantry - Jim Smith being held?
  - **A:** Following in the Footsteps - 61st/64th New York Infantry - Jim Smith takes place on Sat, 04 Apr, 2026 at 09:30 am to Sat, 04 Apr, 2026 at 09:30 am at Antietam National Battlefield, 5831 Dunker Church Rd,Sharpsburg, Maryland, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Following in the Footsteps - 61st/64th New York Infantry - Jim Smith?
  - **A:** Following in the Footsteps - 61st/64th New York Infantry - Jim Smith is organized by Antietam Institute.

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