A century and a half after the bloodiest day in American military history, the struggle to preserve the ground where Union and Confederate soldiers fought the battle of Antietam only now appears ...

all right, dalencia thank you. well, today marks the 161st anniversary of the battle of antietam, which took place right here in maryland and remains one of the most famous battles of the civil war.

But a June 14, 1865, clipping from The Herald and Torch Light newspaper reveals the body of a female in Union uniform was found while recovering bodies for burial at Antietam National Cemetery.

To this total, Mr. Budiansky’s account in “A Day in September” adds some 3,000 mortally wounded in battle. Antietam also inspired the first intensive photographic coverage of a Civil War ...

Report of Antietam, additional extracts. ... THE BATTLE OF ANTIETAM; Why the Victory was not Improved--Additional Extracts from McClellan's Report. Share full article. Jan. 24, 1864.

THE BATTLE OF ANTIETAM. Share full article. Jan. 26, 1864. Credit... The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from January 26, 1864, Page 4 Buy Reprints.

Newly-discovered Battle of Antietam map shows thousands ... shows the location of more than 5,800 graves in an area of just 12 square miles and adds another visual representation of one of the ...

The Antietam Battlefield National Park is where the most lethal single-day battle in American History took place. The Civil War Battle of Antietam took place on September 17th, 1862, and left ...

Unlike many of the places where Union and Confederate forces clashed, Antietam offers visitors the opportunity to view the terrain much as it appeared at the time — without the visual clutter of ...

Change your current location ... It was on this 24-acre cornfield at what is now the Antietam Battle Field where more than 4,000 Civil War soldiers died and/or were wounded in about four hours.

It's been 154 years since the Battle of Antietam was fought on Sept. 17, 1862, and the rolling hills and open fields look much like they did on the day Union and Confederate soldiers fought and ...