Antietam, a Virtual Tour

Antietam National Battlefield

Tour Stop 9 (Lower Bridge: Burnside Bridge)

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(4 days after the battle) 51st New York grave markers

(6-02Burnside Bridge looking east
 
Photo courtesy of Richard Edling, Philadelphia, PA

      

(7-02Burnside Bridge, view looking northwest

 

(7-02Burnside Bridge, view looking north from high ground just above the Georgians' rifle pits. The pits are covered by the brush
 
Information Tablet (Point blank range)

      

(2007Plaque at base of Burnside Bridge explaining holding action by Toomb's Georgians
 
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Courtesy of  Alan M. Di Sciullo, Esq., Princeton Jct., NJ

 

(2007Final Attack Trail: Start of final union attack after crossing Burnside's Bridge
 
Courtesy of  Alan M. Di Sciullo, Esq., Princeton Jct., NJ

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