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  2. Antietam National Battlefield - Wikipedia

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    Established as Antietam National Battlefield Site August 30, 1890, [6] the park was transferred from the War Department on August 10, 1933, [7] and redesignated November 10, 1978. [6] Along with all historic areas administered by the National Park Service, the battlefield was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 15 ...

  3. Battle of Antietam - Wikipedia

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    The Battle of Antietam (/ æ n ˈ t iː t əm / an-TEE-təm), also called the Battle of Sharpsburg, particularly in the Southern United States, took place during the American Civil War on September 17, 1862, between Confederate General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia and Union Major General George B. McClellan's Army of the Potomac near Sharpsburg, Maryland, and Antietam Creek.

  4. Burnside's Bridge - Wikipedia

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    Charge of the 51st New York Infantry and 51st Pennsylvania Infantry regiments across Burnside's Bridge, by Edwin Forbes.. Crossing over Antietam Creek, the bridge played a key role in the September 1862 Battle of Antietam during the American Civil War when around 500 Confederate soldiers from Georgia under General Robert Toombs and Henry Benning, [3] for several hours held off repeated ...

  5. 100 years ago, Sharpsburg was invaded again — by 3,200 ...

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    U.S. Marines invaded Washington County for a public training event that brought modern — for 1924 — battle tactics to Antietam battlefield. 100 years ago, Sharpsburg was invaded again — by ...

  6. Reopened Antietam visitor center to show 'causes ... - AOL

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    Antietam National Battlefield visitor center renovation provides renewed and deeper look at Sept. 17, 1862, conflict and what led to it.

  7. The Battle of Antietam on Sept. 17, 1862 yielded over 23,000 casualties including dead, wounded, or soldiers missing in action, giving it the title of the single bloodiest day in American history.

  8. Miller's Cornfield - Wikipedia

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    Miller's Cornfield (usually referred to as 'the Cornfield') is a section of the Antietam battlefield of the American Civil War. It is remembered as the site of some of the most savage fighting of the Battle of Antietam, which itself was the bloodiest single-day action of the Civil War. The Union and Confederates fought in the cornfield, many ...

  9. Heart of the Civil War Heritage Area - Wikipedia

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    The Heart of the Civil War Heritage Area Exhibit and Visitor Center is located in Sharpsburg, Maryland in the Newcomer House at Antietam National Battlefield. The Center features interpretive exhibits focus on heritage area themes: On the Home Front, in the Heat of Battle, and Beyond the Battlefield, and panels feature sites where these themes may be explored.