Soldier Guarding the Battlefield
by John M Bailey
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Soldier Guarding the Battlefield
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John M Bailey
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Photograph - Photograph
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This soldier stands guard over the battle field at the Antietam National Battlefield. The Battle of Antietam, also known as the Battle of Sharpsburg, was fought on September 17, 1862, near Sharpsburg, Maryland. It was the first major battle in the American Civil War to take place on Union soil. It is the bloodiest single-day battle in American history, with a combined tally of dead, wounded, and missing at 22,717.
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October 20th, 2016
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