Antietam Cornfields
by John M Bailey
Title
Antietam Cornfields
Artist
John M Bailey
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
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. This is a view of the battlefield expanse taken from the observation tower.
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April 18th, 2015
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FRANCE ART
Just Gorgeous John! Love the intense contrasts of pure color! Exciting! L&F . Dona Dugay :0)
Barbie Corbett-Newmin
Nice intensity --both in color and the images evoked by the good description of an important event.
Gabriella Weninger - David
Wow... what a fantastic view, GORGEOUS Image, wonderful colors and simply AWESOME capture John!
Susan Esbensen
Some of the worst battles were fought on some of the most beautiful geography. You have captured John the beauty of this place! Well done!