Newly-discovered Battle of Antietam map shows thousands of burials The Irish Brigade, led by General Francis Meagher, played a central role in the historic Battle of Antietam during the US Civil War.

Antietam’s significance as something more than a bloodbath was sealed. ... It’s not red blocks on a map; it’s the human experience of tragedy, and hardship, and victory.

Historian Bradley Gottfried discussed a trio of strategic bridge battles at Antietam in 1862, the single bloodiest day of the Civil War. This was part of the National Museum of the Civil War ...

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