Brooding Battlefield
by John M Bailey
Title
Brooding Battlefield
Artist
John M Bailey
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Photograph - Photograph
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This view of the Antietam National Battlefield in Maryland is from the observation tower looking out towards Bloody Lane. 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 19th, 2016
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Karen Adams
A stunning landscape....solemn and still with a sense of drama . . . . love that you got part of the fence in the lower corner!.....fv
Sarah Loft
Wonderful! The dark skies over light fields always appeal to and here it seems to create a mood that is contemplative.