150th Anniversary of the Battle of Sharpsburg

The Battle of Antietam, by Kurz & Allison, depicting the scene of action at Burnside’s Bridge.

Tomorrow, 17 September 2012, is the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Sharpsburg (Antietam to the Yankees), the bloodiest single day in American military history.  There were 23,000 casualties between both the Confederate and Union armies.

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