The Aaron Good Chronicles: Introduction

Antietam Anthologies Civil War Podcast

The Aaron Good Chronicles examines the role of Sharpsburg farmhand Aaron Good. His contributions to identifying the dead of Antietam, locating field graves, and his participation in the efforts to remove the bodies from the battlefield to permanent cemeteries has never been historically scrutinized or fully understood. Listen to Sharpsburg Civil War historian M.P. Brugh peel back the full story and reveal the truth about his exploits. From selling information to people who would come to Sharpsburg to retrieve the remains of those sacrificed in battle, to the never before revealed to modern history story about Aaron Good's discovery of the remains of a female Union soldier in June 1865.

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This segment is the introduction to the Aaron Good Chrononicles. The rest of the story will follow in chapters until the story is complete, currently expected to be five chapters. The expected completion and publication of all chapters in The Aaron Good Chronicles should be in mid-September. 

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