Its counted as The Bloodiest One Day Battle in American History....
23,000 soldiers were killed, wounded or missing after
twelve hours of savage combat on September 17, 1862...
Antietam National Battlefield Superintendent J.W. Howard announced on Sept 9th that the remains of the unknown New York soldier found on the National Battlefield in October 2008 will be transferred to the State of New York for burial...
Did u know that Robert Gould Shaw served as a Captain in the 2nd Massachusetts Infantry and was wounded in the Cornfield at Antietam before taking command of the 54th Massachusetts Infantry made famous in the movie Glory???
Hagerstown Pike……..The casualties were of a Louisianian brigade from Gen. Jackson's Corp, the Confederate left wing of the battle, who were under attack from elements from Gen. Joe Hooker's First Corp., of the Union right wing. Both sides attacked across the pike multiple times, leaving hundreds of casualties behind each time. Most of this fighting occurred in the morning hours.
Sunken Road………….Casualties in this photo are North Carolinians from Gen. R.H. Anderson's Division of Gen. James Longstreet's Corp, who were finally routed out of this farm lane by troops from Gen. Richardson's Division of Gen. Sumner's Second Corps, after repulsing wave after wave of attackers. They were finally outflanked, at which time it became a "shooting gallery" when Union infantrymen were able to fire down the length of the road. Much of this action occurred mid to late morning.