Sunken Road at Battle of Antietam

Scene at the Sunken Road at the Battle of Antietam. The Battle of Antietam, also known as the Battle of Sharpsburg, was fought on September 17, 1862, near Sharpsburg, Maryland and was the first major battle in the Civil War to take place in the North. This battle was the bloodiest single-day battle in American history, with about 23,000 casualties. The Sunken Road was worn down by years of wagon traffic, which formed a natural trench for the men.

Keywords

Civil War, battle of antietam, antietam creek, Maryland Campaign, Battle of Sharpsburg, rail-fence Antietam, bloodiest day in American history, Sunken Road

Galleries

1861-1865 Civil War Land Battles, Maryland, Streets and Roads

Source

Charles Carleton Coffin Drum-Beat of the Nation (New York, NY: Harper & Brothers, 1915)

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