Postcards--Maryland--Sharpsburg; Antietam, Battle of, Md., 1862; Antietam National Battlefield (Md.)--Pictorial works; Farms--Maryland--Washington County
During the Battle of Antietam on September 17, 1862, Union troops under generals French and Richardson crossed William Roulette's farm, heading toward a group of Confederate soldiers posted near a sunken road just beyond the property. The farm...
At the time of the Antietam Battle on September 17, 1862, William McKinley was the Commissary Sergeant with the 23rd Regiment of Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He served hot coffee and food to the soldiers in the regiment on the spot where the monument...
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Following the bloody Civil War Battle of Antietam in September of 1862, Sharpsburg became a huge hospital and burial place. Over 4,000 were killed during the battle and in the following days more of the wounded died. On William Roulette's farm...
Postcards--Maryland--Sharpsburg; Antietam Creek (Pa. and Md.); Antietam, Battle of, Md., 1862; Antietam National Battlefield (Md.)--Pictorial works; Rivers--Maryland--Washington County
Antietam Creek, near Sharpsburg in Washington County, is part of the Antietam National Battlefield, a National Park Service protected area. At that Civil War battle on September 17, 1862, over 22,000 soldiers on both sides were killed, wounded or...
At the Antietam Civil War battle on September 17, 1862 over 22,000 soldiers on both sides were killed, wounded or listed as missing, making it the bloodiest day of the war. The battle took place by the Antietam Creek, located near Sharpsburg in...
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The Little Mill, or Miller's Mill was a part of David R. Miller farm buildings, a residence sited in the center of Antietam Battlefield near historic Burnside's Bridge. Miller had several orchards, cornfields, and pasture land in the area. A part...
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Burnside's Bridge is a landmark of Civil War history and a part of the Antietam National Battlefield. On September 17, 1862 over 22,000 soldiers on both sides were killed, wounded or listed as missing, making it the bloodiest day of the Civil war....
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Document containing the broadside entitled "Battle of Hagers' Town Road. The Rebels Are Skedadling [sic] Out of My Maryland, and leaving all their 'Stolen goods behind'," sung to the popular Confederate tune "Gay and Happy." This broadside, an...
