A long-forgotten Civil War map has recently been rediscovered, shedding new light on the bloody aftermath of the battle of Antietam.

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.

Simon G. Elliott's Antietam battlefield map was one of about 3,000 antique maps digitized by the New York Public Library between 2015 and 2018. Courtesy of the New York Public Library The Battle ...

The Battle of Antietam saw some 23,000 total casualties, with the National Park Service interpreting that between 4,000-5,000 individuals died on the day of the battle.

A newly discovered 150-year-old map of the Civil War’s Battle of Antietam shows thousands of graves of Union and Confederate soldiers killed near Sharpsburg, Md., in 1862.

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 ...

Victory close at hand in Battle of Antietam Preservation: The national park, once threatened by unruly development, now is one of the nation’s best-preserved Civil War sites.

"A Fierce Glory: Antietam — The Desperate Battle that Saved Lincoln and Doomed Slavery," by Justin Martin. Da Capo Press. 336 pages, $28. With this year's observance of the anniversary of the ...

The battle of Antietam near Sharpsburg, Maryland, on September 17, 1862, remains the bloodiest single day of combat.

Probably more raw material (letters, diaries, unit histories) about the Civil War battle of Antietam has been crammed into this volume than any other book on the subject. Unfortunately, the author ...