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.

SHARPSBURG, Md., June 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Without a doubt, the Antietam Battlefield, site of the September 17, 1862, clash that still represe ...

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.

SHARPSBURG, Md. — Whether you're one of the estimated 362,000 annual visitors to Antietam National Battlefield or a local resident driving by the national park, you've probably seen the cast ...

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 ...

SHARPSBURG — Across a landscape little changed since more than 23,000 soldiers were killed or wounded in the Civil War’s bloodiest day, victory in the second Battle of Antietam is nearly at hand.