The Antietam Battlefield
by John M Bailey
Title
The Antietam Battlefield
Artist
John M Bailey
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Photograph - Photograph
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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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Karen Adams
Wow! I love when the lighting is like this! Colors just become so rich and saturated . . . shadows and that sky add so much drama to a place filled with sadness and dramatic history! . . .fv
Kathi Isserman
What an awesome perspective. I was just visited the battlefield During the beginning days of the pandemic. LF