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Stop 9 (Lower Bridge: Burnside Bridge), view looking north from high
ground just above the Georgians' rifle pits. The pits are covered by the
brush |
(6-93) Tour
Stop 10 (The Final Attack), view looking north. The Sherrick Farmhouse is
in the right background. 2002 NPS Tour Guide: After taking the
Lower Bridge and reforming his corps, Burnside marched his men across
these hills toward Sharpsburg, threatening to cut off Lee's line of
retreat. Just as the Federals reached this area, A. P. Hill's Confederate
division arrived from Harpers Ferry and drove them back |
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(7-02) Tour
Stop 10 (The Final Attack), view looking southeast |
(7-02) Tour
Stop 11 (Antietam National Cemetery). 2002 NPS Tour Guide: The
remains of 4,776 Federal soldiers, including 1,836 unknowns, are buried in
this hilltop cemetery near town. Most of the Confederate dead are buried
in Hagerstown and Frederick, Md., Shepherdstown, W. Va., and in local
church and family cemeteries |
