Antietam on the Web

Your reference to the battle at Sharpsburg, turning point in the American Civil War

Lincoln at Burnside bridge. Photograph by the Ford Motor Co., 1910 - 1926 [Library of Congress]

Lincoln at Burnside bridge. Photograph by the Ford Motor Co., 1910 - 1926 [Library of Congress]

With ... an Overview and Timeline of the battle and the Maryland Campaign of 1862
Sets of Campaign and Battle Maps, with a Gazetteer
Pages for Participants: 11,000+ people and 816 units at Sharpsburg and nearby
Union and Confederate Orders of Battle and the commanders' After-Action Reports
Original Articles and Primary Documents about the Battle and our Bibliography
A gallery of some of the Faces of Sharpsburg, and ...
Features on the Weapons, Medals of Honor, and the battlefield Historical Tablets

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Just as surely dead I like to look beyond lists and rosters to flesh out the individuals who were at Antietam. An example of how this sometimes goes, with a bit of an unexpected twist, is the case of Sgt Hascall of the 61st NY Infantry.

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